HTC Dream

Elementary school is a time where lunches are extra sticky with applesauce, classrooms are chock-full with horseplay and petty fights, and physical education is filled with pants less children? Magnolia Park Elementary School was the place that I called home from grades one through four. Every day was filled with complete excitement being that I had two of my very best friends – Julie and Rachel – in my homeroom class. Julie, Rachel, and I were like peas and carrots; we went to language arts,…

Who is Jasmine? Bharati Mukherjee narrates Jasmine the main character in her novel, a female protagonist, as an outsider that strive to shape her identity to fit in mainstream of American society on her journey. Fortunately, Jasmine encounter confrontation that shifts her identity in different directions of her life. Instead of rejecting these names that are given to her by various individuals, she seeks to create a harmonious relationship with those identities. Thus, Mukerjee makes this novel…

We are going to be freshmen again. That’s right, freshmen: bottom of the food chain; inexperienced; grunt work monkeys et cetera. You get the idea. We started as freshmen here at NYU and have grinded our way to the top of the food chain as graduating seniors. We have learned about ourselves in the process, but have also been influenced by our environment to think a certain way and believe certain things. I want to take a step back. I want to take this moment with you all to detach and reflect on…

The American dream was first defined by James Truslow Adams as “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. Many forget to point out the “everyone” aspect of the definition, as in every American should have an equal opportunity to achieve this dream. Not everyone in history has had an equal chance to achieve the American dream, whether it be discrimination, or suppression it has never been a…

the simple things of life exploration, or the resources to enjoy the beauty that life offers. Since his birth, he has been on the wrong side of life tracks. He has not been able to reach his full or even partial potential to realize the American Dream. The zip code of his birth profoundly diminished his star. Even though he was raised with love by family. On occasion he seemed to hold a sadness in his heart. I surmise this is due to not having a…

Prose offers readers a method of expression, some seek to inform, some to attack injustice, some to offer praise and some to be foolish. The poem, “Still I Rise” of Maya Angelou is in piercing contrast to the poem “Guidelines” by Lisa Suhair Majaj; however, they are parallel in numerous facets. They present these two works to express their experiences in their life with vile episodes that no citizen should endure. Assessing separately each poem for its connotation and the distinct elements that…

Throughout my life I was given the chance to be a leader many times. Whether it be from lacrosse, church activities, school clubs and AFJROTC at my school. Before going into leadership myself I thought that a leader had to be a really strong and courageous person. Although those characteristics are true, many other factors go into it as well. This past summer I was chosen to be a small group leader for a mission trip to Yucatan, Mexico with my church youth group. As a small group leader I had…

it is clear that Tom did have many unsatisfactory points that drove him out. While all of these causes are unfortunate, many of them could have been prevented with communication and open-mindedness. His mother was quick to shut down Tom’s hopes and dreams, but never quick to praise him on any of them. Consequently, Tom usually reacted harshly causing disputes to become more heated. As far as his job, it may have not been exciting; however, it seemed as though Tom didn’t try to excel at his job,…

The Importance of Being Earnest is about a character called Jack Worthing, who is the guardian of an eighteen-year-old girl called Cecily Jacobs. For years, to escape from the responsibiities in the country, Jack pretended to have an irresponsible brother called Earnest in the city whom he has to visit every once in a while to get him out of trouble. In fact, Jack is known in the city as Earnest and leads the kind of life he criticizes his imaginary brother for. No one knew that fact except for…

this play is about American Dream and the interpretation about dream includes memories, confliction, and arguments of Willy Loman. Willy Loman who is the main character in this play has to face difficulty to achieve the America dream like others. However, the reality is often different to the imagination, so that Willy Loman has to exchange his life for the dreams. America is a country of youth, opportunities, and freedom which is a reason to explain “American dream”. People can be successful…