Picket fence

everyone seems to be in the play. The audience’s reaction seemed more uniformed and I feel the emotions more in the crowd. The large unfinished house allowed more space on stage for the actors to move about and interact. The red water pump and white picket fence helped add emphasis to the house. The miniscule details in the setting also helped provide a more accommodating Oklahoma!…

Kellen Knight Mrs. Ardelji Film 4/23/16 American Beauty In American Beauty, there is a clear distinction between appearance and reality behind the white picket fences of suburbia. In the opening scenes the audience gets a feel for who these characters really are. The start of the movie begins with Lester Burnham's daughter, Jane, talking to a camera saying that she wants her father to be killed. No ordinary child of her age would want something of this magnitude done to her parent unless…

top of the surface. However, it goes far below the surface to see the American Dream. The American Way of Life is a hope for a lot of people in the world, not just Americans. People long to reach a successful lifestyle, but life is not the white picket fence, the wife, and children anymore. That life dream is slowly fading away. Now, it is paying the bills at the end of the month, putting food on the table, and sending your children to school. It is possible to keep the American Dream alive. It…

of how America represents itself. The American dream that is portrayed to us, through commercials, television shows, and movies consist of the following; a college education, a successful job, and a beautiful family, with a big house and white picket fence. However, this idea that the American dream is achievable for everyone is not true. As an individual, the…

Many Americans have a general understanding that families living in poverty are generally unhappy. Outsiders see poor living conditions, run down houses, and individuals who do not own a pair shoes. However, once you experience these individuals in person you begin to understand that their satisfaction with what they have and how they live. I once believed that no person could actually be happy with those conditions. When I went to Kantunilkín, Mexico in 2013 for a mission trip my opinion…

In our world, there is a common misconception that everything is possible in the United States. For example, people often image a life with a spouse, home, and white picket fence. However, in reality, there is a huge difference between this common misconception that everyone can achieve this picture-perfect life and what life often entails for many. In fact, Gwendolyn Brooks’ “Kitchenette Building,” Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again,” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” all…

Humans have formed societies since the beginning of time. The structures of these societies have been heavily influenced by climate and location, and as these societies evolved and emerged, so did their work systems and technologies. Over time human organizations have relied less and less on nature and more and more on their own inventions and philosophies. In the 1800s the Second Great Awakening spread across the restless nation, and several religious settlements began to go to extremes as…

In a society where everyone is in competition to out-do one another, wealth is highly valued and treasured. For most, the American dream is to be successful enough to raise a family and live comfortably. For some, having wealth means a lavish lifestyle, higher ranking in the community, and a sense of accomplishment and power. When I think of the value of wealth, I am immediately drawn to the movies, “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “The Great Gatsby,” in which Jordan Belfort climbs his way up in…

who are the Queers. Privileged homosexuals, sometimes colloquially referred to as the Hetero-Gays, are those who conform to a heterosexual lifestyle who fulfill the societal expectations of what it means to be a couple. Complete with the white-picket fence, steady careers, two children and the min-van, the Hetero-Gays are the ultimate coverers. They are the people who are accepted into mainstream society because they actually do belong, they are assimilated to a point where their homosexuality…

The White Horse I just wanted the horse white. Not red, yellow, brown, green, or blue, but white. Maybe following the directions created a more soothing outcome, but try telling that to a stubborn five year old who just wants things done their way. Instructions blocked creativity and adults tell kids that uniqueness creates personality. As of that my personality and cleverness in Kindergarten ranked very high on the charts in my eyes. The Gingerbread Man, a classic tale where a little…