Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

The Glass Castle - Choice 2 Just because the past is dark that doesn’t mean the future cannot be bright and the American can not be reached. The American dream is a term used for people who put in hard work to escape the difficult lives they are living for a more successful one. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls is a good example of how a family overcomes poverty by working hard for a better future. Jeanette Walls and her siblings must escape poverty by getting jobs at a young age, working…

excitement, is was seen as the golden age of our time. Most people living in America during this time believed in achieving success through what we know as the American Dream, the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays how people in the 20’s believed and followed the American Dream, but it also shows how it dies. Jay Gatsby, the…

successful person in life. Which our world also evolved around them trying our best to return this favor by being a good person that they are proud of and still live and achieve our dream. In this life I have many things that I value whether it the things that I have to the things that I tried to pursued in the future such as my dream or career. I value my family the most because they are my main supporter of my life and they too also value me as me and love me unconditional. Also they are the…

lives for the moment not the future. Big Brother is behind the entire government although he never appears, his presence is everywhere as the ruler. As the antagonist his presence alone is an obstacle for Winston. Winston in the end has to give up his dream and learn to accept the current world that he lives in since he doesn’t not have as much power and authority to change anything, which was how the world worked as unfair as it was. Julia ended up being with O’Brien since he made Winston give…

“back-up” mean? 1. When someone moves back. 2. When someone does two things, because the first thing might fail. 3. When someone studies what he or she…

assumed failure of success redefines what matters, and consequently, the turmoil of emotions that people experience acts as a barrier, preventing them from reaching their aspirations, goals, dreams and assimilating to the…

different lifestyles. One filled with people running amuck and butting heads about everything the other never having everyone together at once. One crazy with school emphasis the other crazy with work emphasis, the other encouraging me to follow my dreams, one encourages me to find money no matter if I like it or not, and one unemployed and one sitting healthy on funds. With the differences in households there are bound to be conflict. Even though divorce promises relief of fighting the fighting…

similarities. Both characters have unrealistic dreams, but throughout their novels, they learn the reality of their false fantasies. They both escape their past life, detach themselves from society, and realize the reality of their false fantasies. Both characters drift away from reality and drift toward their fantasy. First off, both characters escape their past life to chase their dreams. Jay Gatsby escapes from his past life of poverty to chase his American dream. He escapes his family,…

Merton, who developed the concept of anomie meaning normlessness, uses the term as a disjunction between socially approved means to success and legitimate goals. Merton maintained that legitimate goals, involving such thing as wealth, status, and personal happiness are generally portrayed as desirable for everyone. The acceptable means to these goals, including education, hard work, and financial savings, are not equally available to all members of society. As a consequence, crime and deviance…

or California, two places I desperately wanted to go to, but could only choose one. This is an approach-approach conflict where I am deciding between two desirable goals. The reason why I wanted to visit New York is because of the culture and the number of amazing sights. Then there’s California, yes, sunny side Cali where your dreams may come true and I am not just saying that because of Disneyland. I wanted to visit because of the beautiful scenery, it must offer; taking a hike to the…