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    thoroughly about certain events in his book, The Tortilla Curtain. He explains about the American Dream and how people around this beautiful world can be so evil and discriminate different races and ethnics that oppose to their very own. In his book he emphasizes that minorities get mistreated while the majority get away with anything just because of their nationality, a sentence from his book clearly backs up my statement “And then, before the words could turn to as in his mouth, it was out: “I…

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    How to Achieve the American Dream The American Dream is an ideal lifestyle many believe to be achievable through hard work and determination. This is the striving thought that forces thousands of US immigrants and native born Americans alike to work until they achieve success. However, life in America is not always easy; especially for those who consist of the lower class. The American Dream is only possible if one is able to overcome the obstacles that interfere. The characters in A Raisin in…

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    In her poem entitled “Human Family,” Maya Angelou writes, “I've seen the wonders of the world/not yet one common man...but we are more alike, my friends,/than we are unalike...We are more alike, my friends,/than we are unalike.” Angelou is correct in saying people are often more alike than they think. One of the most common human characteristics is possessing the desire to feel accepted, which, in turn, forces most people to conform to society’s standards. University professor and…

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    The moment I saw those two terrifying words, I knew my agony would begin. Poetry Analysis. My professor handed me instructions for a brand new analytical essay assignment that was meant to be completed within a week. According to my professor’s syllabus, the assignment was predictable. I knew one day this essay would be a challenge for me to face with. I despised reading poems throughout my high school years. Yet, was it a possibility for me to actually adore reading poems? On a cloudy…

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    Abstract “Dreams are the touchstones of our characters”. – Henry David Thoreau Dreaming is what gives humans hope for a better future, a future in time where things have improved from the current reality. The theme of dreams and hopes have occupied the most brilliant authors’ thoughts ever since the existence of time. F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the writers that had the purpose to reflect the corruption of society in the 1920s, often referred to as “The roaring twenties” or the “Jazz age” , in…

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    Conversation” by Wole Soyinka was written in 1962, set in London. Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright who was the first African that won the noble for literature in 1986. Few years later, “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou was written in 1978 set in the American Slums of Harlem. Angelou is an educator, and civil rights activist. Together both poems explore the themes of prejudice and racial discrimination. “Telephone Conversation” explores the idea of racial prejudice against the black race. On the…

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    I believe that the American Dream is a guideline for what people have set as there highly important goals in life. I also believe that they call it the american dream because it is most common in America where goals like these are able to be accomplished with a ease that does not exist in other countries. The american dream touches me because I want to accomplish great things and have fun doing it. I hope to do this by being successful in the job that I will one day choose and for that be…

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    Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller’s was an amazing truly outstanding performance of what maybe the most important American play ever written. Examining the time line and the characters within the play most peoples can relate their family to the Loman family. The play addresses loss of identity and a man’s inability to accept change within himself and society. Every character within the play serves an important role and has a psychology purpose within the story. Willy Loman was consider an…

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    guys will have a better life here.) My parents came to The United States of America in 2000 pursuing the American Dream. The American Dream for my parents is for me to have a better education and attend college. My family has helped me shaped my dreams because I have seen how much they have to go through because they did not have a good education. Seeing my parents struggle daily is really heartbreaking knowing I can’t do much about it. The red eyes and bags under my parent's eyes really makes…

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    Almost everyone has an “American dream”, even you. I have an “American dream” too, my American dream is pretty realistic, but OMAM displays some particular dreams. Although you could read multiple dreaming the novel, only a few stood out and were most visible. George has a pretty realistic dream that can be a wish. After Lenny’s aunt died George took care of him. George was Lenny’s rock. Whenever Lenny got into trouble George would try his hardest to get him out, George went as far to killing…

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