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    control, and that’s how the original idea of the “American Dream” came to life. There are three common ideals: happiness, freedom, and family, which were created by America’s Founding Fathers. On the other hand, the story “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald has different ideas about the American Dream. These ideas are: Wealth, popularity, and property. Which, as seen in the story, was a big part in the plot and in the characters actions. The first ideal expressed

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    Webster Dictionary defines the American dream as an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity; also : the prosperity or life that is the realization of this ideal. Throughout my highschool career, this idea has been mentioned a lot in both English and Social studies, and what have learned is that the definition of the american dream is different for each person. For me the american dream is the representation of hope. It is a hope that anyone, no matter

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    class discussions were eye-opening, as I now realize the impact my family has on me. We learn our gender roles and how to generally act in society because of our family, which may be positive or negative. We also begin to realize the differences in other family households, which may lead to stereotyping. I believe my family can best be described as a nuclear family, with minor differences. For example, both of my parents work, so my father isn’t necessarily the “breadwinner” of the household.

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    unable to process a new idea or “the right” idea. With hooks idea of mutuality she does not mean equality but mutuality in the sense that everyone agrees to agree that we are all different and have our own ideals that we follow. If that type of thinking was placed into every ones thought process we would not have to need for Immanent Critique. This is because we would all have created a world where there is no conflict. With everyone agreeing to look past our beliefs and ideals we arable to minimize

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    It was my first year trying out for the Winnacunnet baseball team, which everyone had known to be terrible for years. 3 months full of hard work later with that idea still in my mind, I was filled with a weird mixture of confusion, anger, and sadness when I was told that I had been cut from the team before the start of the season. At the time I thought that day ended my entire baseball career, I’d never play another meaningful inning of the game I loved ever again. I decided against that idea though

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    the criteria needed to create the ideal citizen of a diverse and democratic society, as well as how I as an educator plan to integrate and promote democracy and diversity in my teaching practices. In order to promote diversity and democracy it is

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    Frankenstein Real Life

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    Science Fiction or Real Life “You're just a performance of stuff that he performed without thinking, and it's not enough” is a quote from “Be Right Back” which is an episode of Black Mirror. After Ash dies, this is the conclusion that Martha comes to about his clone. This is the point of the episode that I was thinking it could go one of two ways: Martha could destroy the clone or she could keep him around. Much to my surprise, she kept him around. She kept him because she was too afraid of losing

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    Success Success in an ideal that varies from person to person. While most people may believe that success is owning a big house, owning multiple cars, or having lots of money, that is not true for many people. For example, a soccer players’ success may be winning an international title, a singer might feel successful after winning a Grammy. To me, success is fulfilling a long-term goal which for some people may be money and material items. However, my ideals of success revolve around my happiness and that

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    economy, there has been both push and pull of capitalistic and socialistic ideas that have been argued to best suit the economy of the United States. On the side of capitalism, the overall aspect and function that centers around this economic system is freedom. Socialism rests upon the idea of governmental control over the majority of a country's resource supply, as well as the public control over means of production and land. In my opinion, I believe the United States will continue to ride on a mainly

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    The Symbolism of Water

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    literature use symbols to represent abstract ideas. One symbol that is commonly used is water. Water is a viable symbol because it is versatile. It can be used to represent many different ideals because water in itself is ever changing. Water is used in many works to represent such ideals as death, life, love, betrayal, purity, holiness, and so on. Giglamesh, the Old Testament, Egyptian Poetry, and The Odyssey all have symbolized water to represent an idea portrayed in the work. Giglamesh symbolizes

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