Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

How would you react if you held off your biggest dream? Would it die, haunt you? Would it hurt those around you and explode? In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, many of the characters go through dream-related struggles. Shortly after the Harlem Renaissance, Hansberry meets Langston Hughes, a famous poet, in Harlem, New York. She is so amazed by his work that she writes her play, A Raisin in the Sun, based off of Hughes’ poem, A Dream Deferred. In her play, A Raisin in the Sun,…

The American dream is defined as an “ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved”. Sound like the perfect dream, doesn’t it? But sadly every one must wake up eventually. The American dream is a major theme is novels and poems such as a book called The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and a poem titled “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes. The Great Gatsby is the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby…

Literary Analysis Essay Outline Name: Karen Essay Title: The character of Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby INTRODUCTION Relevant summary in bullet points: Jay Gatsby wasn’t about to obtain his “American Dream” which was Daisy Buchanan the golden girl because he was initially a part of the lower class. However, Daisy was a part if East Egg. She has always been rich, because of that she cannot be with Gatsby. Since Gatsby was initially a part of the low class he had to work…

The American Dream is the ideology that every citizen has an equal opportunity to achieve success. It can be described by James Truslow Adams, who coined the term, in his book ‘ The Epic of America’ by "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." (p404). Important because it originally gave the Americans a hope for the future, especially during the Great Depression (1929-1941).…

In every American household there is the ultimate goal to achieve the “American Dream”. And every household holds a different version of the “American Dream”. But what is the proper version of the “American Dream”? How can we achieve it? Who has access to it? For the majority of people, myself included, one would argue that the “American Dream” is to utilize the system of capitalism, to achieve financial success, materialistic belongings, have a family and to be healthy and stable when retired.…

all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” Living in the moment and pursuing your dreams are undoubtedly essential parts of enjoying life; however, it is equally as important to stick to your roots and appreciate where you came from, where you obtained your intellectual curiosities, and where you predestined your goals and aspirations. I grew up in a very close-knit family surrounded by the hills of suburban Fullerton in…

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not upheld. Blacks were horribly discriminated against by white people. In 1963, there was a man who spoke in front of thousands of people whose speeches are still read and lectured today, and this man’s name was Martin Luther King Jr. The ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ is important when looking at segregation in the U.S., his involvement in the civil rights movement, and how his speech helped change history. A major conflict in the 1960s was segregation. Blacks were not treated equally with whites,…

The short stories SSR and Wings are both about 2 boys with a very different approach to life, living in a different time era but both have 1 main goal which focuses on the topic of shoes. I, Douglas from SSR and Young Mack from Wings have had a relation to shoes at least once in our lives. We all have had passion for shoes and it has impacted our lives even if its in different ways. This essay will discuss the main differences in each and one of our approach to shoes. Shoes havent been a huge…

1. In terms of times I worked with others in order to accomplish my goals, I want to talk about the time I worked in a dining hall. I worked in Dux Bistro which is one of the canteens in University of Oregon in the Living and Learning Center from January to August in my third school year, and I am a food server and Barista there. As a team player, I collaborated with 10 to 20 people including students and staffs worked in a fast-paced environment to deliver quality product and provided quality…