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"well aware of the way African American identity had become irreducible to a simple set of criteria" (Favor 28). In The Autobiogr...

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...

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

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

done in their lives as they see no hope in the future. Their American Dream is one that came smashing down with the pessimistic re...

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...

of the American Dream with Benjamin Franklin who seemed to prove that through honest and hard work an individual could find succes...

examines the values that Americans hold dear to them, as well as illustrating his own values. It is perhaps somewhat difficult to ...

who is noble, honest, and humble. He fights for the rights of an African American accused of raping a white woman even though the ...

belief in the "American way," but even at the cost of his sanity he is still unable to succeed. What he has done is to instill the...

able to construct homes inexpensively (Kelly, 2004). Additionally, he would bypass union workers for those who came at a lower pri...

the story talks of how Maggie was a determined young woman and how she actually became financially stable enough, even during the ...

Hauptmann School of Public Affairs defines "public affairs" in terms that underscore the significance of the inter-relationships t...

Glauser regards race more as a social construct than a physical characteristic. As such, whether "intentional or unintentional, o...

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...

opening, Hughes moves on to create a "crescendo of horror," which entails moving through a series of neutral questions. The questi...

work and survive, this dream is simple and very powerful Throughout the Great Depression people left their land, when it was use...

a well-respected and world-famous journalist who was trusted by the American people to bring them the news objectively. From hosti...

of the Puerto Rican dream to its death and the deaths of those who made up his poets society, but it is a stretch to say that it m...

as the finest American novel ever written. It retains its power because it is a sort of dual effort: it praises the American Dream...

is silly as the family lives in New York City. And "Happy" is ridiculous; perhaps Willy thought that if he gave his son that name,...

matter how an author chooses to draw the portrait, the mother figure is one of the primal archetypes of human society. This paper ...

Zakaria traces what he calls the "hollowing out" of the American middle class and the chaos that has wrought on the economy and th...

Opinion / Agree / Strongly Agree 4. I am generally accepting and tolerant of other cultures and ethnicities. Strongly Disagree /...

This essay asserts that Nick Carraway's narration presents Jay Gatsby's story in terms of Freudian psychology and as paralleling ...

in the sense that opportunities for success are not actually equally distributed, but the ideal holds true in some sense in that t...

applied to the characters at different times, but the two that seem most effective are Merton, and Shaw and MacKay. The term "Amer...

of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...