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was a Louisiana wife steeped in the traditions of the plantation South. She married prosperous Leonce Pontellier so that she coul...

In six pages this paper examines how the American Dream, family relationships, and tragedy of Willy Loman within the context of th...

includes urban culture, and a variety of lifestyles, money still is important in a culture that demands the consumer to "buy now" ...

he worked to establish expanding international trade opportunities between Mexico and the U.S. Garzas company is listed as one of ...

the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, 2001 and A Raisin in the Sun, 2001). This essay offers an in-depth overview of this Hansberry play...

In six pages this essay compares the dreams of each of these African American activists. Five sources are cited in the bibliograp...

at an alternative school which he founded. Robert is an eloquent spokesman regarding how the culture of poverty harms minority mem...

in a double-wide trailer. Others see economic success as comfortably being able to pay the costs of living in a city, without eve...

indicates that "The theme of loves difficulty is often explored through the motif of love out of balance-that is, romantic situati...

be permanently altered when Thompson ran afoul of the law (Medenhall, 2004). A series of arrest would eventually land him...

this poem is that of the universal anguish of being bound and imprisoned, no matter what the age. And, in a very real sense he is ...

in the promised land did so through the exploitation of the land, its resources, and its natives" as is the case with Jay Gatsby (...

the details of the "American Dream," and what this term has come to mean in our culture. This page asks "What is the American Drea...

not go to reincarnation necessarily, but rather to the idea that death does not end life. On the other hand, New Ageism, Buddhism,...

indifferent to their fellow human beings because of the tremendous disappointment and disillusion heaved upon them. "Scattered am...

In some cases, Hochschild is absolutely right - gaining the American Dream requires a great deal of reality check, and not moving...

In eight pages this paper examines the shift from Orson Welles' perceptions of the American Dream to the subversion represented in...

of many prevailing myths of the time. Keseys belief was that LSD was going to usher in the alternate reality and spirituality that...

II, Miller was able to show that the American Dream as a way of life is a sham -- and why. Death of a Salesman tells the story of...

are proud. The main character, however, although she wants to own the house someday, is embarrassed by the house because she feels...

more and more about Willys life, than it is not some innate tragic flaw in his character which has led to his misfortune, but a co...

(Welch 391). In both of these instances, Welch uses descriptive language to set the tone for what Fools Crow is feeling and thinki...

commission to go to Europe to buy supplies for a new printing house, but was abandoned when he got off the ship (Kindig, 2006). A...

Morrisons novel this rebirth was filled with dreams and possibilities. For Joe and Violet it was a dream of better opportunities. ...

that "the one who dies with the most toys wins" which is illustrative of the desire so many people have to own the best house, the...

on this promissory note, but that the government has "defaulted" (King). This metaphor is extremely apt and provides both a logi...

and "chivalrous, heroic knights" rescuing beautiful maidens (Romance, 2006). Not all romances end happily (the poet Byron is a Rom...

for traditional values and is attracted to the fast-life epitomized by Jay. Nick comes to understand that Gatsby, rather than the...

the major theme is far from romantic in nature. This story is all about the disintegration of the once proud American Dream. And, ...

It is clear in this story that the greed of the Washingtons is out-of-control. Mr. Washington doesnt want anyone to find out abou...