The Great Dream Of Betty White

are ideals used to define the American Dream. The American Dream promises immigrants and citizens a chance to pursue a better life, which is portrayed throughout the novel Behold the Dreamers . Behold the Dreamers , by Imbolo Mbue, follows the lives of Jende and Neni Jonga, an immigrant couple from Cameroon, who live in Harlem in hopes of providing a better life for their family. Throughout the Jonga’s journey, Imbolo Mbue proves that the essentials of hard work, education, and strong families are not enough for achieving the American Dream. Jende and Neni came to America in hopes of a brighter future for their family, but come to face with reality and are forced to make an impossible choice.

According to the article, “Minnie Pearl”, written by Alan Cackett on alancackett.com, Minnie Pearl was a mere country girl before becoming the known and accredited comedian that she was. Minnie Pearl was born on October 52, 1912, but her name at birth was not Minnie Pearl. Her name at birth was Sarah Ophelia Colley. She went through two years of schooling at a school located in Nashville called Nashville Ward-Belmont Finishing School. She studied stage techniques while attending school which was also her major. According to the article, “after finishing college in the 1930s Minnie toured the south organizing amateur musicals and dramatic productions.” Despite her success in the 1930s, Minnie lost her job in the year of 1940 as there was a considerable

She was born on December 18, 1916 in Saint Louis, Missouri to John Grable and Lillian Hoffman. Betty’s mom was determined to have one of her daughters become a star. She tried at first with her oldest daughter but failed with her. Therefore, she then turned her sights on Betty. She pushed her to be a performer even though she would she suffered from anxieties.

In her Feminine Mystique essay, “The Importance of Work”, writer Betty Friedan talks about how the identity crisis of American women beginning about a century ago. More and more of the work that was used by human abilities in which they could find self-realization that was taken from women. The identity crisis for women did not begin in America until the fire, strength, and ability of the pioneer women were no longer needed. Women today whom feel that they have no goal, purpose, or future will commit suicide. Betty Friedan attempts to explain the causes of women’s unhappiness as she tags it, “the problem that has no name”. (Friedan, pg.790, 1963) Friedan’s rhetoric in the essay is constructed and based upon three persuasive techniques, which are known as ethos, pathos, and logos. In her essay, her main goal was to bring about how successful her approach in determining the role of women in society. She did an excellent job at defending her argument with facts from history to back it up.

The focus of Norma’s fame is a recurring theme throughout the film that is referenced in order to emphasise the extent to which fame has affected Norma and her life. When Norma decides to talk to Cecil DeMille about her script the young security guard questions her by saying ‘Norma, who?’ as the younger generation are unlikely to have heard of the actress. This further emphasises the harsh reality of fame and in particular, Hollywood, as new actors and actresses are constantly churned out to appeal to the audiences needs for the new Hollywood ‘star’.

She is the first born to the late Sarah Heath (Miller) and William Jones. At a very young age she moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi where she attended Peter Simmons Elementary School and Yazoo City High School No. 2. In high school, she participated in track and field, cheerleading, As a young adult, in 1960 she moved to Indianapolis, Indiana and later moved to Chicago, Illinois is 1964. She attended Marion Business College and upon completion of her studies, she secured employment with the YMCA. After 4 years with the YMCA, Rosie left due to budget cuts. She then found employment with Ada S. McKinley Social Services, the State of Illinois and the U.S. Postal

Betty White was not born famous; she had to work very hard to be where she is today. In the ninety-two years she has been alive, she has been nominated into to the Television Hall of Fame, been married three times, is a huge animal rights contributor, and is one of the funniest and best actresses that have ever lived. Many people think that she didn't have to work very hard to get where she is today because it was easier today, but her main goal is to show that it isn't true. She doesn't care about what people think, she just cares about her accomplishments, and her life. Betty White is only five foot four. She loves acting. She is of Danish Greek background. She is the daughter of a homemaker, and a lighting company exclusive (Imdb).

“I really started dreaming... and broke out of my shyness when I got to Howard University. My first acting class was an Intro to Acting class with Professor Bay, who really broke me out of my shell, encouraged me to follow my dreams and make them a reality” (Gross). I’m going to talk about how to open the door of show business into Hollywood and show you how to potentially reach success. Many talented actors don’t succeed in show business because they forget the first rule: show business is a business. So what I’m going to tell you here briefly covers the business details behind the world of film, television, and theatre. In order to better understand your role in the larger scheme of show business, you need to understand the wants and needs of the wealthiest people in the industry. The business of acting is simple. You help others make money, and they’ll help you make money. But first, you need to figure out how show business really works.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, at only eight years old she was sent to work in the service and experienced hostile actions and abuse. At age eleven she encountered a race riot in which forty black and eight white people were killed. Later she left home and scavenged for food and attempted to earn what little money she could by dancing on the streets, where she was recruited for the chorus line in St. Louis vaudeville. At fifteen she began performing in

Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, 1892,few years later she moved to Waxahachie,Texas where she is living on a farm. When she was nine,her dad left to go back to the Indian Territory,and her mom didn’t want to go with him , so he left. All the time she would skip school to help her mom pick cotton. Years later when Coleman graduated from high school, she went to college at Langston University in Oklahoma. After the first semester she was forced to dropped out because she didn’t have enough money to stay in college.

"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." That quote was one that Lucille Ball lived by throughout her twisted and turbulent life. As one of the most recognized faces in the world, she is known to millions simply as Lucy. She went from waitress and salesgirl to model to Goldwyn Girl to radio clown to an unlikely leading lady in a ground-breaking sitcom that is still seen in regular syndicated reruns more than 40 years after the series ended. Beyond being a television legend, she was the first woman president of a major Hollywood studio—a studio she co-founded. This is the life and times of Lucille Ball.

One of the biggest things that she pushed for in her career was equal pay for men and women in sports. This was a struggle for her as she had trouble paying for her tennis. In the early days of her playing she was not allowed in the picture of her first tennis club because she was not wearing the proper tennis skirt, but instead had on shorts. Her family did not have a lot of extra money to put into her expensive tennis career and it was hard for them to afford the elitists sport. She along with other women had to stand up and risk being band from the tennis league when they signed one dollar contracts with the Virginia Slims to bring attention to the struggle for equal play. It became apparent to Billy even from the young age that she was when she was not allowed in the picture because of her attire that women where not

A star’s image is a concept carefully molded by the celebrity himself or herself with the aid of many factors such as audience reception and current ideological trends. Star image, by definition, given by O’Shaughnessy and Stadler, is “the qualities, ideals, and values that a star represents, based on their films and other performances, and on media information circulated about them” (430). A change of star image encompasses the sum of everything we, as in the audience, affiliate with that star. That means changing the star’s body of work, promotion, publicity, and audience practices. These factors put together is also known as star text (Professor Josh Jackson, September 8, 2016, University of California, Berkeley). Jennifer Lawrence had a particular star text before she took on the role of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and was instead known for her role of Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone. This new role launched Lawrence into a different star text she was previously known for. Though it seemed like the change is solely based on her landing an already popular role, the change in her star text is still calculated in order for her to maintain a certain image that landed her at the top of the celebrity social ladder. This careful manipulation of a celebrity’s image as she takes on a role that guaranteed a big impact on her acting career demonstrates how a star’s image is important when it comes to maintaining what the celebrity, and everyone who is working with that

The American Dream, the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative, is a dream that many people both living in and migrating to the United States desire. Like many dreams, the reality is sometimes much different than the image developed in those hopeful minds. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, depicts the struggle of a strong character’s journey in search of independence and yet to live cohesively with those around her.

The American Dream is surely based on the concept of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” but it is above all, a matter of ambition. James Truslow Adams, an American writer and historian, in 1931 states: "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement”, which not only points towards a better standard of living for Americans but also denounces a degree of greed in the US society. Ambition not only “killed the cat” but killed relationships as well in texts like Sister Carrie and Death of a Salesman. While the American Dream was supposed to be a collective success at its initial stage, ambition, along with a pinch of greed and materialism were perfect ingredients