Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

and fountains and flowers, don’t murmur against my dream; could I delight in you without them, without them, could I live?” (Line 14-15). She is asking herself if she can continue living her life the way she is when most people think that nature does not symbolize life. More than that however, she is able to dream of things like “the eternal spring of life” because she sees past the practicality of life. Through the greatness of nature she can dream of better things as she approaches death.…

same opportunity to strive and achieve their goals as long as they work for them. Unfortunately, everyone does not get a fair opportunity to succeed. Becoming successful not longer depends on a person’s credential; it is mainly focused on the color of their skin. Many people believe that this is the land of opportunity and have fabricated an imaginary concept the “American Dream.” The rules are simple, according to the article Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes,…

involuntarily in the mind. Many people tend to dream as they sleep, but within minutes of awakening they tend to lose all visual thought of their dreams, with only bits and pieces reminiscing in mind as the day progresses. Leaving one to wonder if their dream had a purposeful meaning, or if its just a natural part of the sleep cycle. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) an Austrian neurologist, interpreted the purpose of dreaming as wish fulfillment. He also noted that dreams were heavily impacted…

radiated out of his personality. He was able to recognize his own abilities, both mental and physical. He was even an advocate for living a “strenuous lifestyle,” which he carried out exclusively in his horseback riding. Nonetheless, his policies and ideals reflected how aggressively he strived to achieve the goals set out by the U.S. Roosevelt treated his foreign polices and goals for the U.S. aggressively, which resulted in both major achievements as well as a few failures. Roosevelt is…

The “American Dream” has been around since America was founded, the idea of a “self-made” man. According to Dictionary.com, the American Dream is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American.” The “American Dream” can never be attained by those chasing it, and it is indeed corrupt. The dream is never fulfilled. In Fitzgerald 's novel, multiple characters throughout the story are left feeling embittered. Although anyone can achieve wealth…

The goal of the book was to better understand the rise of money and how it came to be. As I was reading I found the non-money parts more interesting such as learning how Japan was a successful welfare state. I always knew Japan was advance in technology, but I never knew they were a successful welfare state. Japan welfare was successful because it guaranteed a standard of living for anyone. “The Advisory Council created a system where “the…

American Dream which he strives to achieve. Daisy has become a symbol of success to him. However as their relationship falls through the symbolism continues. According to literary critic and English professor at the University of Manchester, Claire Stocks, Fitzgerald “suggest[s], society is strictly ordered, for the elite to retain their exclusive position at the top” (Stocks). In a grand sense Jay Gatsby is just a pawn in Fitzgerald’s grand statement about the impossibility of the American…

basically about a UCLA oncologist and researcher Dr. Dennis Slamon, creator of the promising breast cancer drug Herceptin. According to Dr. Slamon, this drug could effectively switch off cancer cells for women with tumors of the Her-2+ (Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2-positive) without radiation treatment. In 1998, the FDA finally approved the use of Herceptin to…

Loan Debt Crisis Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech, the audience should be persuaded to support student debt forgiveness programs. Thesis: Student Loan Debt is harming student’s financial stability and undermining their long-term life goals. Introduction: In fall 2014, I transferred to Harold Washington College after being out of school for two years. That same year student loan debt within the United States surpassed $1.1 trillion (Frizell) and some of that debt is my own.…

that was causing concern to her and the ones around her. Ms. Knope promised this woman that she would fill in the pit and create a magnificent park on the land that resides there, and she was going to do whatever she had to in order to achieve her goal. Knope and the woman, Ann Perkins, tried their very hardest to get the pit filled…