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…that if he achieves his financial goals that it would lead to his happiness and a better life. In his mind money equals happiness. Jay Gatsby believes in a sort of an American dream, that money equals happiness. To him being successful, having lots of money…

…. No matter what who they are, where they live, people must build in their mind a target to reach, to satisfy. Those are what the purposes of Lorraine Hansberry when she wrote A Raisin in The Sun , a play which shows a dream of an African-American mother…

…Gatsby's Pursuit of Dream The American dream has always offered a belief the possibility of a better life. Its illusion is the conviction that material wealth alone can bring that dream to fulfillment. Jay Gatsby, the central character of F. Scott…

…so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.” (189) Like many Americans still believe today, Gatsby believed that material things alone constitutes the American Dream. The story itself, and the main…

…that it is a crafty device to lead us astray” (Boss 114). Two Americans unlocked a big key about their discovery of REM period of sleep. Calvin Hall and Fredrick Perls believed that dreams are “common everyday objects and settings” leading them to conclude that dreams…

…“Keeping the Dream Alive” “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." These words are part of a famous speech spoken…

…at the most basic needs of human survival. Then they broke apart the common bonds of community and replaced security with fear, to strike at the emotions of the human heart. America was birthed in the hope of something better. The American dream, born…

…, African Americans, to have equality. In his speech, “I have a Dream,” Dr. King spoke about how the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation has not meant anything to the freedom of the African Americans. “But one hundred years later, the Negro still…

…that it is a crafty device to lead us astray” (Boss 114). Two Americans unlocked a big key about their discovery of REM period of sleep. Calvin Hall and Fredrick Perls believed that dreams are “common everyday objects and settings” leading them to conclude that dreams…

…Achieving the American Dream would, by definition, ensure true happiness and success. However, the idea of success for one person may differ from the idea of success of another. Material wealth is essential to a degree, but when does the 'want…