Picket fence

"There is but only one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy" (Camus 1). This pale phrase prescribes to humanity 's countless efforts to unearth depression 's panacea; purpose. Without a clear meaning to live, those lost stare as the skeletal hand ticks towards demise, awaiting their final hour as the pendulum scythes back and forth. The title of the literary biography…

catch up in school work, so I dropped out. Several years later I went back to retrieve my GED. Marriage vs Being Single As for me, I consider myself to be a family oriented person, I was that person that wanted the beautiful home with the white picket fence, a husband, a son and a daughter. In that order. Unfortunately,…

The idea of the American Dream is that if you work hard, you can be successful and build a better life for yourself and your family. Millions of Americans have believed in this for many generations. But does the American Dream still exist? We ask ourselves this because many families struggle to make ends meet every day, for many years, only to fall further behind. What is happening to the American Dream? What does the American Dream mean today? To some, it can mean being able to find a good…

Here, you will see plenty of trash cans on the street, but plenty more trash on the ground. Also, you will see ripped couches, old dirty mattresses, abandoned bicycles that are disassembled, and drug paraphernalia. What you won’t see are white picket fences, flower gardens, or a suitable playground for kids to frequent. When I say unsuitable I mean the equipment is in deplorable condition, or completely broken, or the drug users and pushers are hanging out. This area is predominantly…

Changing Our Perspective on Society: The Lyrical Content and Imagery in Simple Plan’s Crazy “Tell me what’s wrong with society” is the opening line that Pierre Bouvier, the lead singer of Simple Plan, sings in their song “Crazy” (Simple Plan line 1 ). This line draws the audience’s attention and asks them to think about the problems that are going on in our world today. Despite the fact that “Crazy” was released in 2004 on their second studio album, Still Not Getting Any…, the song is still…

The United States of America promotes a certain kind of lifestyle, not too limiting of one’s being especially compared to other countries around the world, but still limited nonetheless. This promoted lifestyle is one of social gatherings, white picket-fences, and raising a family. The county’s citizens who are accustomed to this culture are, for the most part, content with the way things are going. Studies have shown that there is a direct correlation between immigrants and crime rate regarding…

required to profess their undying love and loyalty to what politicians want them to believe is the greatest nation in the world. Children are brought up to believe that being an American means being safe when walking the streets, having a house with a picket fence, earning a livable income for one’s family, and the possibility of world peace if all other nations would only listen to the US and their ways as a government. This type of thinking usually continues well into adulthood. Politicians…

The death of a salesman: A dysfunctional family tragedy White picket fences line the homes of your neighborhood, everyone has the traditional long haired, yellow dog running and playing with children. “The American Dream” is a main theme of “The Death of a Salesman” however, this central theme inadvertently ignores the more important underlying issues of family dysfunction; which is even more so in existence today. Financial dynamics play a huge role in Loman family dysfunction. Willie isn’t…

A white picket fence in a middle class neighborhood with a dad, mom, two and half kids, and a dog is the old definition of the “American Dream”. It is 2016 where we have major changes from this idea of an American Dream, from women replacing the idea of children with their career all the way to a man carrying and birthing a child. You can say about everything you could imagine happened. But how do these non-traditional families affect raising a child and if so how do they affect the structure of…

Throughout the film, American clichés such as the white picket fence and the instrumental “On Broadway” are accumulated to convey the “showiness” of modern America. Furthermore, the recurring visual motif of the rose, although symbolizing passion, simultaneously symbolizes traditional American beauty, with the genetic…