...The American Dream 1. In text no. 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger has written a comment in the U.S. News & World Report. The American dream is interpreted as something you make yourself worthy for. Schwarzenegger came from Austria to the States in 1983, hoping to fulfill his dreams, instead of becoming a police officer like his father. Schwarzenegger succeeded, especially in his acting-career, but also in his political career. Today he is the governor of California. But there wasn’t anything given to him for free. According to this text, he had to work very hard to accomplish these achievements. In line 13 he writes that “Hard work and determination” was what it took for him to be successful. Schwarzenegger is very humble, when it comes to moving and adjusting to a new country, and he claims that it’s important that immigrants give something back, when they receive so much. Text no. 3 is an article from Yahoo! Finance. It has a much more negative/pessimistic point of view about the American Dream and the time we live in. Anya Kamenetz, the author of this article, supports her opinions on surveys and studies. For instance she found out that once people earn more than $50,000 a year, their level of happiness does not rise with the money they earn, as it should, according to the general idea of the American Dream (page 7, line 17). The last text is called “Is the American Dream still possible?”, and as the name of it indicates, it’s written with doubtfulness. David Wallechinsky...
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...The American Dream Assignment 1: Text 2 interprets the American dream as something every man or woman can achieve if they have the right attitude. “Everyone is the architect of his own fortune” is a common used speech of many immigrants in America. According to this belief everything is possible to archive if you just work hard enough. In text 2 Arnold Schwarzenegger also describes his travel from Austria to the big U.S.A. According to Arnold the travel was about fulfilling his dreams instead of simply being an ordinary police officer in Austria like his old man. Schwarzenegger is a great example of the opportunities and possibilities that lies in the American dream; he succeeded and became a great and sought actor and later was elected governor of California or the “the golden state” as people call it. Text 3 has a more negative view on the American dream. Anya Kanentz, the author of the text thinks the American dream is wounded or even dead. In her opinion money in it self do not make you happy. Instead she elucidates the “real” American dream, where people spend more time on their family than their occupation. She also beliefs that people today are to materialistic thinking, they are more preoccupied by their jobs than their families. Like text 3, text 4 also takes a skeptical stance towards the American dream. The author, David Wallechinsky, argues that people should be able to live a comfortable life without worrying too much about things like money. He claims that the...
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...Before becoming a bodybuilder, Shavershian had been described as a "skinny kid"[7][10] and an ectomorph.[21] Once he completed secondary school,[15] inspired by his bodybuilder brother, he joined a local gym and began learning about nutrition and training, applying it to his pursuit of becoming a bodybuilder. He would spend three to four hours a day training in the gym.[21][22] His favourite professional bodybuilders included Arnold Schwarzenegger and Frank Zane.[21] In an interview with bodybuilding website, Simplyshredded.com, Shavershian recalled that he originally wanted to become a bodybuilder to "impress girls". He said he would look at pictures of "shredded" bodybuilders and tell himself that he would one day be like them. Almost four years into training, he stated that: “ I can safely say that my motivation to train goes far beyond that of merely impressing people, it is derived from the feeling of having set goals and achieving them and outdoing myself in the gym. I absolutely love it, the feeling of pushing out that last rep, and getting skin tearing pumps is something I don't see myself without.[21] ” Prior to his death, Shavershian was the poster boy of a subculture of amateur bodybuilding in Australia, dubbed "aesthetics",[23] which he had made popular.[22] He had established his own protein label, Protein of the Gods, released in June 2011.[9] He also had a clothing line,[24] and Zyzz's Bodybuilding Bible was released on 17 May 2011, based on a compilation...
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...Technology Too Powerful? The year was 1997. The date, August 4th. Skynet, a military computer system used as a global defense network, was activated and given command over all computerized hardware and systems belonging to the United States military. The system also had control over military bombers and the US nuclear arsenal. Skynet was created to eliminate human error and respond quickly to enemy attacks. The system taught itself and by August 29th, gained artificial consciousness. The operators panicked after realizing the capabilities of Skynet and attempted to shut it down. Skynet viewed this as an attack and responded. It’s reponse was the extermination of the humans. Nuclear missiles were launched at Russia and Russia responded with a counter-attack. Over 3 billion people were killed that day. The humans were enslaved by Skynet’s army of machines but started a resistance movement. Today, we are still at battle attempting to over power the machines and regain our world. (The Terminator, 1984) The year today is 2015. We are all living outside of enslavement from machines and our world has not been destroyed by nuclear weapons. What you just read was the basis for the 1984 movie, The Terminator. Technology had been made too powerful, gained self-awareness, and took over the world. Thankfully, that is not our world. However, will it be in the future? Technology may not have progressed as fast and as far as the movie thought that it would by now, but it’s getting better by...
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...A Union Out of Control The California Correctional System which operates prisons in the state is broken and in dire need of reform but this can not be done because Correctional Officer’s union blocks any attempt to implement much needed reforms. So how does the State of California fix its broken prison system? The state must take on the Correctional Officer’s union and find a way to curtail and/or diminish its power. In laymen’s terms the state must break the union. This will be a very difficult task to undertake. This union is one of the most powerful unions in the state as well as the nation with very deep financial pockets for political action. First, we need to look at where and how the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) started and how they gained their power (“California Correctional Peace Officers Association”). The CCPOA started in 1957 and its membership was divided between itself and California State Employee Association. It was not until the early 1980’s when Don Novey was elected president of the CCPOA that he was able to unite different factions of the Correctional Department into one union. Under Novey’s direction during the 1980’s, the union spent a half million dollars on public relations campaign. Novey was known as an aggressive lobbyist who helped the union become very influential in Sacramento politics. The CCPOA had become one of the most powerful unions in the state (“California Correctional Peace Officers Association”)...
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...Studentereksamen The texts in section A focus on the American Dream. Write a paper (700-1000 words) in which your answer the following questions. Answer the questions separately. Give an outline of how the American Dream is interpreted in texts 2, 3 and 4. Text 2: Arnold Schwarzenegger's view on the American Dream is; that it is something you have to make yourself worthy for. This is characterized by three things. To truly succeed as an American citizen you have to learn the English language. This is a necessity to blend in to the American culture. Another factor that weighs in high according to Schwarzenegger about the American Dream is the right to vote. In Austria, you do not have the right to vote, so he exaggerates the fact that the right to vote should not be taken for granted. He also says that 'democracy is not a spectator’s sport', so you should participate as much as possible. Thirdly, he emphasizes that giving back to your country should be important. According to Schwarzenegger you should give back as much and as possible. He ends the text paying tribute to all the great immigrants who have performed service for The United States. Text 3: The third text epitomizes the opinion that the American Dream is money-oriented. Since the economy was at a downfall in 2008, the American Dream had been, metaphorically speaking, been killed or at least wounded. Beyond that, the text is angled in a much more negative way, but maybe a more realistic way. The writer, Anya...
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...the supplements that you take rather than the physical and mental preparation. If you google bodybuilding workout, you will get more than 25 million results! The sport of bodybuilding has never been more popular as athletes of all sports, movie stars, pop icons are amongst the most notable ambassadors of this sport. A simple walk to the nearest bookstore is enough to introduce you to the chiseled physiques staring at you from the shiny magazine covers, it is the rock and roll of the 21st century! With all that information in front of you it is very hard to find the right approach that is going to suit your lifestyle. Every magazine publishes hundreds of articles annually that contain “the secret” to big guns, to wider back, to chest like Arnold Schwarzenneger and etc. One thing that all those “secrets” have in common however is located at the back of the article. Once you are done with your mega boosting workout system, you need to fuel up your body. This is where companies promote their newest protein powders, BCAAs and only God knows what else. For the potential trainee, who has never stepped inside a gym and is looking for the shortest way to achieve his dream physique all these secrets make sense! “If the guy on the magazine is doing it, I should be doing it as well, right? I mean it can’t go wrong, look at the guy!”. Next thing you know, the trainee in inside the supplements store speaking to an advisor about his goals. Powder X provides better results than all powders so...
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... something you are good at. The lawnmower is the skill and the grass is America. I have read about lots of people who wanted to get rich and famous and so they thought that they just could go to America and become rich overnight. What they don’t realize is that you have to have a skill because you need to earn your money and earn your respect. In the text about Arnold Schwarzenegger he tells us about his journey from being a little Austrian boy, to being a big American icon. When Arnold was young he said to himself that he wanted to be the best in the world in something. The dream of being the best stuck with him and now he has won the Mr. Olympia six times, and he is even the governor of California. He moved to America because he wanted people all over the world to know who he was. He wanted “The American Dream”. His dream about being the best is exactly what the American dream is all about. Arnold’s story is a success story. He made it and now he is living the American dream. In the text he says that it’s important to have more than one dream in life. You have to keep yourself occupied. I think that deep down Arnold knows he hasn’t reached “The American Dream”. The American dream is an everlasting search for a better life, a way to stand out. “The American Dream” concept started for many centuries ago. When foreigners came to America, the land of hope and opportunity, they all got settled in. Some earned a lot of money and again some went from poor foreigner...
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...Coming To America Arnold Schwarzenegger an Austrian-American who has had a successful career in bodybuilding, acting, and a role as governor of the state of California. Arnold has many different professions other than the ones I have listed above. Arnold grew up in Austria and moved to america and became very successful. Arnold is still very successful today as the 38th governor of California and having a great acting career throughout the years. ARNOLD’S LIFE OF ADAPTING At the age of ten Arnold dreamed of moving to the U.S and he saw bodybuilding as a way for him to pursue his dream. Arnolds dream came true in September 1968 at the age of 21. Arnold knew very little english but he didn’t let that stop him from becoming successful. He trained at Gold’s Gym in Los Angeles under Joe Weider. “Weider loved Schwarzenegger's bravado, sense of humor, and the potential he saw in the young bodybuilder.”(Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography.com). Weider had the right idea because in all Arnold would win 5 Mr. Universe titles and 6 Mr. Olympia titles. This all happened just a little bit after he came to the U.S and help propel the sport on to the mainstream. Out of nowhere in the late 60’s or early 70’s the immigration law frim stated that Arnold was not a legal immigrant...
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...up seeing this woman played by Gisele Itie and he starts falling for her while still trying to do the right thing. Once the other mercenaries find out about his feelings towards the woman they start to think that he may be making mistakes. Even though this movie is action packed it still shows people that even the toughest person in the world can be loving and kind and that we are all humans that have feelings after all. This movie is a bit graphic so if you have a weak stomach than this is not the movie for you. Another thing that made this movie such a box office smash was the fact that it had a very lengthy list of stars playing in this film. Some of the stars are Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Arnold Schwarzenegger and many more. This movie Show us that society is all about power and what makes power is money. No matter where you go everybody still needs...
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...Dear Professors, It is a privilege for me to recommend, a talented and resourceful individual for admission into your program at your renowned university. I have known Mr. Li Linan since he took my course International Finance in his junior year. When he was a junior student, I instructed him to complete his graduate paper. I am strongly impressed by this young man. In my class, Li could make a clear comprehension of what I taught and use his knowledge to analyze current issues. After class, he often prepared some questions about hot issues of the subject or doubted the experts’ arguments, which he would ask or challenge me in the next class. His performance shows that Li is greatly interested in business and he is a person with original idea as well as challenging spirit. Both of them, I believe, will become two wings, with which this girl abounded with dream can fly higher and higher. In the spring of 2009, as his advisor, I instructed Li to write his graduate paper. During this time, I know him better. I find he always holds his own perspective on economic or business issues. Before starting to write his graduate paper, Li visited me several times and talked with me about his views. From our conversation, I realize that his extensive reading covers finance figures’ investment methods, such as Warren Buffett etc. Targeting his investment concept, Li put forward his own opinion. His diligence and deep thinking allow him to accomplish his paper successfully. According...
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...safety net and provided a baseline of security. These are scary times and young people are the largest and fastest – growing group of American without health insurance. 2) The amrerican dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller to everyone. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to get it enough, and it is not a dream of motor cars and high income, but a dream of social order. In America people work more hours to get the big cars, fancier homes, the fruits of prosperity for their families- but have less time to enjoy their prosperity, others looks toward a new American dream with less focus on financial gain and more emphasis on living a simple, fulfilling life. For Arnold America was the place to go if you wanted your dreams to come true. He thinks that he have succeeded beyond his wildest imagination, because American people were so generous and welcoming. He believed that the immigrants have a responsibility to America as well, and to truly succeed as an American you have to do a lot and give something back. Americans...
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...to help achieve group goals. There are two types of leaders, which are formal leaders and informal leaders. Formal leaders are managers who are given the authority to influence other associates in the organization to accomplish its goals. However, informal leaders are members of an organization with no formal authority but can exert just as much substantial influence in an organization because of their special skills or talents that will build the organization’s realization in helping them accomplish the goals. From the research that I have made, I find that Arnold Schwarzenegger was an informal leader at first as he had no formal authority to influence others but he only had his special skills and talents as an actor and a bodybuilder. From an informal leader, he then managed to run for the governor of California and received authority to lead California, which makes him a formal leader. Arnold Schwarzenegger experienced what is it to be the greatest bodybuilder of all time. His reputation in the bodybuilding world and blockbuster films makes him an informal leader. In addition, the President of the United States also acknowledged him for his expertise in physical fitness and his one of a kind ability to create ideas and share it with citizens of America. Furthermore, the leader trait approach sought to classify durable personal traits that differentiate leaders from non-leaders. There are eight relevant traits which are intelligence, task-relevant knowledge, dominance...
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...Quarter 2 Extra Credit The Republican debate in Charleston was in many ways a success, as it brought forth the goals the candidates had in mind as future president. One general consensus was to strengthen our national alliances around the world. In a specific quote by Ted Cruz claimed, “In that State of the Union, President Obama didn’t so much as mention the 10 sailors that had been captured by Iran…” clearly disapproving our current president’s performance. What struck me quite repulsive were Trump’s attacks on Cruz’s qualifications to run for the presidency. As stated in the Constitution, a presidential candidate must be 35 years of age, a resident in the United States for 14 years, and a natural born citizen. Presidential candidate Ted Cruz clears all 3 of these benchmarks, but a dispute was raised concerning his birth; if he was considered a naturalized citizen. As he was born in Canada, he was criticized for not being a natural-born citizen. As classified by CRS, “… the term ‘natural born citizen’ citizen would mean a person who is entitled to U.S. citizenship 'by birth' or 'at birth,' either by being born 'in' the United States and under its jurisdiction, even those born to alien parents; by being born abroad to U.S. citizen-parents; or by being born in other situations meeting legal requirements for U.S. citizenship 'at birth." This would classify Cruz eligible to run for president as his father was from Cuba, but earned his citizenship in the United States. His mother...
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...havea skill, something you are good at. The lawnmower is the skill and the grass is America. I have readabout lots of people who wanted to get rich and famous and so they thought that they just could go toAmerica and become rich overnight. What they don’t realize is that you have to have a skill becauseyou need to earn your money and earn your respect. In the text about Arnold Schwarzenegger he tellsus about his journey from being a little Austrian boy, to being a big American icon. When Arnold wasyoung he said to himself that he wanted to be the best in the world in something. The dream of beingthe best stuck with him and now he has won the Mr. Olympia six times, and he is even the governor ofCalifornia. He moved to America because he wanted people all over the world to know who he was. Hewanted “The American Dream”. His dream about being the best is exactly what the American dream isall about. Arnold’s story is a success story. He made it and now he is living the American dream. In thetext he says that it’s important to have more than one dream in life. You have to keep yourselfoccupied. I think that deep down Arnold knows he hasn’t reached “The American Dream”. TheAmerican dream is an everlasting search for a better life, a way to stand out.“The American Dream” concept started for many centuries ago. When foreigners came to America, theland of hope and opportunity, they all got settled in. Some earned a lot of money and again some wentfrom poor foreigner to poor American....
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