Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

values two things above all others—love (particularly his love for Daisy Buchanon) and money (which is what he plans on using to win Daisy’s heart) (Kersh 1). Fitzgerald uses the color green as a symbol for love and money as well as Gatsby’s ultimate goal—a reawakening that will erase his past and create a future for his relationship with Daisy. Fitzgerald associates green with life and growth (Colour 47), the life of Jay Gatsby and the growth of a love affair with his beloved Daisy Buchanon.…

Thomas Hardy is a name well known when it comes to classic literature. Some of his most notable works may include Jude the Obscure, The Return of the Native, The Woodlanders, Wessex Poems, and Under the Greenwood Tree. Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840 in Bockhampton, England, where he grew up in an isolated cottage with his family. He was the oldest of four children and a hard worker, but was often found to be sick. His father was a stonemason and builder while his mother was well-educated…

experience when they come in fundamentally difficult culture and can no longer depend on their taken-for-granted assumptions about life The video called The Real Slumdogs takes place in Dharavi, India, a real life slum with around one million people living in one square mile. Dharavi is a landfill created by the people of Mumbai and is now the work place for all of its residents of Dharavi. The producer shows conditions of what a real slum looks like compared to what people come to think when…

Egg, with its traditional living and virtues, and the avant-garde West Eggs, home to new ideas, and new wealth. These two sides of Long Island wealth are represented by East Egg residents, Tom and Daisy Buchanan, and West Egg resident, the eccentric and enigmatic Jay Gatsby. These four character’s fates are intertwined and connected throughout the story, taking root in Gatsby’s mission of winning back Daisy, his love from 5 long years ago, and finally fulfilling a dream a half decade in the…

I worked hard each year because I had determined to achieve my goal, of becoming a biomedical engineer. Yet, my junior year I was informed that I could not attend college at in-state tuition neither could I apply to many scholarships because of my citizenship status. I was disappointed, I could not afford $45,000…

other ranch workers, experience loneliness in their own way. It is the time of the Great Depression and businesses are failing, people cannot rely on anyone else to become successful. In fact, this book is about dreams and how they can be achieved (Attell 1). George and Lennie have a dream to build a place of their own and live there together without anyone telling them what to do (Steinbeck 14). Though it depicts a strong relationship between two people, Steinbeck’s Of Mice…

In Alice’s situation her goal of paying off student loan is an intermediate term goal, it is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely considering her current financial stand without increasing her monthly expenditure. Though she has other plans in her to do list from short term to long term. Using S.M.A.R.T planning method we look at it one after the other. Specific: Knowing what you want to do, considering the pros and cons, itemizing it in your to do list means its specific,…

American dream or did he thrive off a false sense of hope? Throughout The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, Jay Gatsby or James Gatz in which was his real name, achieved numerous goals but also suffered through grotesque events that ultimately led to his downfall. The setting of this novel is in Long Island, New York during the summer of 1922. During this time Jay Gatsby had symbolized the American Dream of many exquisite people that thrived and urged to live like him. The American dream…

she neglected the reflection. She, like she shouldn’t have, waited last minute to write a reflection, and edit. Living on copious amounts of caffeine to keep herself awake was enough to work until two in the morning hit her. As she continues to write her reflection in a groggily induced state, she starts to drift off into a deep sleep. While she was in her sleep, she started to dream… Ashley abruptly woke up from her sleep at her desk. She was completely distraught because she…

1.IS THE IDEA OF THE AMERICAN DREAM UNIQUE TO AMERICANS, OR IS IT A “HUMAN” DREAM? EXPLAIN The idea of the American Dream is not unique to Americans. I think that every human dreams of having a better life for themselves, just like what the American Dream is. -Eddie The American Dream is not unique to Americans because nearly every person on Earth wants a better life for themselves and their families. -Austin The American Dream is not unique to only Americans, as many different societies…