...The Great Gatsby has three huge symbols in the book, Gatsby’s new shirts, The Great Gatsby, and the green light, that are all supporting the main theme of the book, chase after your original dreams. Gatsby’s new shirts are representing what Daisy could have had if she would have waited for Gatsby, her original desire. The Great Gatsby shows Gatsby's great plan and how he has always had a bigger idea of everything to all come together to achieve his one huge dream, Daisy. Also the green light is the symbol itself of the dream that Gatsby had of Daisy and that if you try hard enough and reach far enough you can achieve your dream. Daisy has always had a dream of being with Gatsby and an important symbol that shows this was Gatsby’s new shirts that he has. In the book Gatsby takes all of his...
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...America is most known for the value of equality across the world. These values have totally changed, instead of striving for equality, people are desperate to get as wealthy as they possibly can be. In America where we are believed to all have equal opportunities, this idea of achieving ones desires has spread rapidly. People long for this need they have to be rich and determined to make it become possible as if it were their salvation. This idea that “anyone will achieve success through hard work” proves itself invalid (Fitzgerald). The American dream creates a false sense of expectations of a perfect life and reality. In The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald the American Dream plays a big role. So it is not shocking that this...
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...Brian Kelnhofer English/125 April 2, 2015 University of Phoenix Online Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is one of my favorite plays growing up and one that defines history. Achieving the American dream is sought by so many people in society with little regard to what makes us truly happy. Willy Loman, the main character, works his whole life to provide financial security for his family and dreams about becoming rich only to be left with nothing at the end. The major driving theme behind the play is the American dream; which Miller points out is an allegory, the fallacy of working hard your whole lives chasing the American dream only to die a lonely and depressed man. Death of a Salesman challenges the effects of the American dream in a negative way. The American Dream All your life you are told that to be successful in life you need two things: a career and money. This I find to be the American dream falsehood that today’s society is based on. The Death of a Salesman points out the flaws in that statement. Most Americans don’t work past 72 so we spend our whole life chasing a false dream only to die an unhappy and lonely person. Allegory Willy creates an illusion of what the American dream should be like when he witnessed the accolades of Dave Singleman prolonged success. Willy pressures his children to seek the same ideals but Willy doesn’t even understand the meaning of success himself. I really connected with this part because...
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...The poem American Me, written by Ninfa Miranda-Maloney, tells the story of a Mexican immigrant who comes to the United States to live the American dream. The author incorporates ethnic aspects with her use of Spanish words sprinkled in amongst the poem. With his “spit shine shoes” (Miranda-Maloney, n.d, line 10) and “brillantina-slick back hair” (Miranda-Maloney, n.d., line 11), a picture is painted of a young man’s pride in himself as he begins the journey of a lifetime. This is a young man ready for his new life in America. The tone quickly changes, however, as he probably soon realizes that the dream is not what he had in mind. In San Eli, where he “lived on thank yous and maybes” (Miranda-Maloney, n.d., line 23), the reader gets the sense that the man was taken advantage of and worked hard for little compensation. The most powerful lines in the poem are “kissed your white land, broke my back, sweat a few tears for a piece of the dream” (Miranda-Maloney, n.d., lines 27, 28, 29). The author has incorporated a racial aspect in the poem by showing referring to the white land. This is not his land, this is the “white land”. He is doing back breaking labor for “whites”, probably not what he expected as the young man full of hope chasing the American dream. The author also includes social class aspects in this poem. The poem ends with the man, now here in the United States for fifty years, still smelling the onions on his fingertips. (Miranda-Maloney, n.d.) This leads me...
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...What role does nature play in John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men? Set in the Salinas Valley of California, Of Mice and Men features George and Lennie, two old-time friends setting off to work in a ranch after being kicked out of their last one. Their dream is to own a piece of land on their own, where they're free to do whatever they want. By chasing this dream, the duo will face many obstacles in their path and see new things, many of which will be reflected through the nature and landscape throughout the story. Steinbeck's diction of the natural world creates an atmosphere of peace, eeriness, and forewarning, all of which symbolize events that happen in the story. The story begins with a description of an area surrounding the Salinas...
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...Intro to Aerospace It has been my lifelong dream to become a pilot. I have been in the Aviation field my entire adult life. I joined the United States Navy after graduating high school to chase this dream. However no matter what a recruiter tells you, being a mechanic on an aircraft is not the best way to become a pilot. I am currently 30 years old and I’m still just as fascinated with aviation as I was when I was 16. I have worked in every specialized field of Aviation there is from Avionics to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Most recently quitting an amazing six figure a year UAS job with Textron to chase my dream of finishing college and becoming a pilot. I have realized that chasing my dream instead of chasing the all mighty dollar will be more fulfilling in the long run. I honestly do not have a specialized area I would like to go into as a pilot. With all the options available, I can’t choose just one at this time. I want to do them all. I can say I do not want to be a UAS Operator. I know that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) are the future of aviation but sitting in a box in the back of a truck is not a pilot. I know it is no easy task, but one of my goals is to someday be an Alaskan Bush Pilot. I would love to fly through the mountains and beautiful landscape of Alaska. I have met several interesting pilots in my lifetime and all of them seem to have amazing stories from when they were flying in Alaska. Becoming an Alaskan Bush Pilot will be no easy task...
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...The book Chasing Brooklyn is about Brooklyn, who’s boyfriend, lucca died. She wants to feel better so she starts talking to lucca’s older brother (Nico) to try to feel better. A few days later Nico gets an email saying/asking him to run the triathlon. He asks brooklyn to run the triathlon with him and she agreed too. Never take anything that you have for granted. Everything could just suddenly disappear. Brooklyn and Nico both had that happen to them. They both lost someone that’s close to them. Brooklyn lost her boyfriend who is Nico's brother lucca. Nico is trying to to help Brooklyn with her sadness. Nico’s has been having Nightmares ever since luccas death. 1-2 years after luccas death Nico started...
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...In The Great Gatsby, F.Scott Fitzgerald’s cynicism about the American Dream in the 1920’s is represented by the characters Gatsby,Daisy, and Tom. The Roaring Twenties was 10 years of madness in America. The economy during the twenties were very unpredictable. A lot of criminal activity went on during the Roaring Twenties like bootlegging which helped Gatsby become famous. Parties and jazz music was also very popular which is evidenced by Gatsby big parties. Gatsby was trying to impress the girl he loves by throwing parties constantly so he could finally get to marry her. Gatsby was a very wealthy man who did not achieve his wealth fairly.F.Scott Fitzgerald saw that has the American Dream. But things like laws and depression kept him from that goal. F.Scott Fitzgerald attitude represented in the Great Gatsby was pretty bad since the 18th amendment banned alcohol and that’s what ended up causing F.Scott Fitzgerald view to be pretty bad. Gatsby was a very wealthy man who achieved wealth as a gentleman gangster. Gatsby dream was to marry Daisy Buchanan who was already married to Tom Buchanan. Gatsby constantly...
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...Realization: Evil Oxygen Woke up today and realized I was chasing dreams Going through the motions following my own illusive schemes I’ve made mistakes I’ve never made excuses for But now I wonder who I did this for The manipulation, deception, and game playing Its to the point I no longer hear what I’ve been saying Seems I keep wasting precious breath Oxygen burning every fiber in my chest My heart’s a captive of my rib cage So I try to spill my soul through ink on this blank page No time for hesitation Here’s my realization: Sometimes to hold on you have to let go But the meaning is lost on those too scared to grow That’s complex simplicity It confuses reality with wishful destiny It’s everything that is not and nothing it’s suppose to be Tired of looking backwards too scared to move forward So I stand still in the present But can’t stand to be in my own presence When I write I can release everything I’m feeling Yet words unspoken delay emotional healing Showing an extrovert façade to hide that I’m shy False smiles and tough demeanor, can’t admit that I cry Sometimes I’m dying inside And even when I know better sometimes I believe the lies Maybe I’m addicted to pains drug Maybe I’m a fool captivated by hates love Cause I’m standing in the same place for a second time Only difference is I’m thinking with a different mind The first was instant chemistry The perfect combination of metaphors and similes in poetry If only...
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...Play Macbeth, ambition is the main theme in these two pieces. Both Victor and Macbeth had great dreams of accomplishing certain things that defy a higher order. Ambition drove both of them to strive for what they want and never give up on their dreams. Ambition without doubt help or even single handling brought Macbeth and Victor to their dreams. Ambition is the best quality that a person can have, it allowed Victor and Macbeth to achieve what they always wanted. Whatever can bring you to the top, also has the power to make you fall harder then you fell before, being overly ambitious can also destroy a person and people that surrounds this individual. Victor and Macbeth succeeded in accomplishing their deepest desire but this does not mean they have succeeded in achieving happiness. Everyone dreams about achieving goals and dreams in life that is nearly impossible to grasp due to certain circumstances. Why do some individuals still try in chasing their dreams even though they know that the chances of succeeding are very slim? In the novel Frankenstein and the play Macbeth, Victor and Macbeth had dreams of achieving goals that defy a high order which promises server consequences. Victor and Macbeth are examples of the individual that were driven by ambition, this ambition was so strong and relentless that it actually allowed both Victor and Macbeth achieved their impossible dreams. In Victor’s case he succeeded in creating life and Macbeth succeeded in becoming king and this...
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...They are very significant since Paul is a fist person narrator. They express his feelings. Dreams are obviously an issue when creating a play. The audience has to be able to understand what is going on at all times or they will lose interest quickly and be very confused. On the left side of the stage, there would be a small area that would act as Paul, Damon, and Toby’s room. Their beds would be on the left side of the stage. The stage would go darker and actors would come out. The stage is completely dark so that the audience can’t see what’s going on. In that span of a few seconds, Damon and Toby’s beds are moved out of the scene and Paul’s bed is moved to the center of the stage. When the lights come on, the actors will be dressed in all black and they will dance around wildly with scary music and they can act out some of his dreams. Strobe lights and spot lights can be used also to create a feeling of urgency. The stage will go black again and the three boy’s beds will be moved back to their original positions and when the lights come up Paul will sit up quickly breathing hard. The nightmare actors will have already gone off...
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...The Great Gatsby is a book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story follows Nick, the protagonist, as he moves to New York City and starts his new life there. Throughout the book, the reader meets an abundance of horrible characters like Daisy, a self-absorbed and careless beauty, Tom, a brutal and unmoral man, and Gatsby, an ignorant and mysterious fool who wasted his life chasing a hopeless dream. Baz Luhrmann and Woody Allen are just two people who have recreated The Great Gatsby or dedicated a homage to it. Their works have proven effective representations of the film. A director named Baz Luhrmann turned The Great Gatsby into a film. By casting the right actors to portray the characters, Luhrmann effectively recreated the book on screen....
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...Decision Making Gone Awry Desiree’ L. Johnson Argosy University Isabel Wan Pediatrician What I Thought I Wanted Doctors are portrayed as one of the most successful professionals in the world. Growing up I was always told that I should become a doctor because they are successful and well off financially. I saw doctors on television, whenever I had an appointment with one and heard about them in school all the time. Becoming a doctor sounded amazing as a child and my parents encouraged me to become a doctor to be successful. I never saw all the work hard that was involved with becoming a doctor, the years of schooling and the tasks that would take place throughout the profession. All I was ever saw and told was doctors were amazing and extremely successful. At the age of eight, I decided I wanted to become a pediatrician just like my doctor, at the time. My mind was set on becoming a pediatrician, so I applied to various universities to become a doctor. I decided to go to California State University of Long Beach to receive a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development. Realization However, two years after attending college I decided I did not want to become a doctor anymore. I learned that after undergraduate school that I still had to attending medical school and would most likely not be out of school until I was approximately thirty years old. I also learned that I did not like blood or needles, so that would not work well with the profession I was trying to...
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...the farm (GradeSaver 1). In the beginning of the book the readers find out that Mr. Jones, the farm owner is a drunk and does not remember to care for the animals. Then the readers find out that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had a strange dream that the animals take over the farm a live without humans. Napoleon, a large rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, is one of the few animals that Orwell uses to portray the leaders from World War II (Animal Farm 35). Throughout the chapters of the novel, Napoleon slowly gains control over the farm by letting Snowball organize things, by helping with little things, and by finally chasing Snowball off the farm. Napoleon slowly takes control over the farm by sitting back at letting Snowball organize things after old Major dies. Shortly after old Major died the animals chased Mr. Jones off the farm. They then burned anything and everything that led them back to Mr. Jones. The next day, after all the animals had woke up, they held a meeting. Snowball says, “Comrades, today we begin the hay harvest. Now comrades, to the hay field!” (Animal Farm 42-43). This is an example of Napoleon letting Snowball organize things on the farm. In the beginning of the novel old Major dreams about the animals taking over, then dies three days later. Then the day comes where the animals chase Mr. Jones off of the farm. The pigs, assume they are the most intelligent of the animals and take it upon themselves to lead the farm. So Napoleon...
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...My most recent dream that I can remember was about three weeks ago. I was dreaming about animals I can’t remember what animal but I do recall it being big and furry. In my dream the animal was chasing me and I didn’t have anywhere to run so I jump on top of a car and just stood there screaming. When I woke up I was in my bed screaming and jump out the bed because I thought the animal was in my bed. I ran into my sister’s room turn on her light and started jumping in her bed. When my sister woke up she was asking me what was wrong and I told her there was a brown furry animal in my bed. We went in my room and it was my brown furry blanket. I always seem dream about animals or anything that I afraid of in real life. I believe that if I can conquer my everyday fears my dreams will not be so real to me because I always wake up scared. Psychoanalytic perspective I keep having dreams about animals because of my fear or them but I believe if I can conquer my fears in my dreams maybe I will not be as afraid in real life. Biological perspective I believe this dream happened because I am always thinking that palmetto bugs or any time of bug is in my house or room. I think for a cognitive perspective this dream is trying to help me deal with my everyday experiences because I have a fear of all type of animals and bugs. I have noticed since I relocated to Charlotte from New York I have been having these dreams more. I find myself dreaming of Palmetto bugs all the time and I am...
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