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Friday, February 3, 2012

INDEPENDENT STUDY!

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DIRECTIONS: Research the topic of the American Dream using the IMC library resources and using Gdocs do the following...

Write a paragraph explaining what it means
  • How do you define the American Dream?
  • What does it mean to people? Americans? You?
  • How has it changed? Is it still real?
    AND

    Find a text (poem, song, film, etc.) that you believe communicates or promotes the concept of the American Dream and write a paragraph description of why you believe this.

    POST GDOC LINK TO THE COMMENT BOX.

38 comments:

  1. KiaFebruary 3, 2012 at 5:24 AM

    -A QUOTE
    by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
    -MY BELIEFS
    I believed in this quote because its true . life should be better and equal ..
    - SOMETHING ABOUT THE MAN WHO WROTHE THE QUOTE
    James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949) was an American writer and historian. He was not an academic, but a freelance author who helped to popularize the latest scholarship about American history and his three volume history of New England is well regarded by scholars.
    -ANOTHER DEFINITION
    American dream - all people can succeed through hard work, and that all people have the potential to live happy

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  2. s.gallagher502February 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkmEZs_Kcms

    the american dream is freedom, pride for your country, unity, friendly neighborhoods, education and succsess in your life.

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  3. Alex ColesFebruary 3, 2012 at 5:28 AM

    Alexander Coles
    2/3/12
    English
    The American dream is being free I have a poem on the American Dream:

    It is the American Dream
    What we all strive for and imagine
    Indouble-wide trailers to double-wide mansions
    In sprouting lakes of fake fish.
    Nothing captures its essence
    Unbound by time or dust or rot
    The thingswe cherish still are lovingly patted
    And brought through thecenturies.

    It is more than a dream now
    It's a reality that the millionshave made
    Our heart and soul builds the heaven on earth.
    A refuge for thesick,
    And a shelter for the needy,
    It is everything we desire.

    Inthe cherry trucks and laughi

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  4. Garcia.AngelFebruary 3, 2012 at 5:49 AM

    Angel Garcia
    2/3/12
    English
    Matin Luther King Jr American Dream

    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."

    I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.

    I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

    I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

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    1. Garcia.AngelFebruary 3, 2012 at 5:58 AM

      An American Tail (1986) by David Kirschner
      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090633/

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  5. NidiraFebruary 3, 2012 at 6:05 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bM3pqyd-ko-doUQwyRaGhKemwGtJ-yJlk9K-WbCJBSg/edit

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  6. Becca LAFebruary 3, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1lwk8BC36R540R68n3fpG0mPWkL6uBF9EBB35mqtlf8U

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  7. majorrampage543February 3, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z8lFuIYlVauaGQ5f8GEWIOZddyQmrLVK0kv_7WypkZk/edit

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  8. jonathan BurgosFebruary 3, 2012 at 6:17 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D8JfRVVskAxQycHeUcibQYpiqVl9rvP4Fn9BcOGiJ4g/edit

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  9. Dominique :)February 3, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DEuZuXCUVNsKINxhGaUygJp3TaHI3ZFlbKvfX5Kju78/edit

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  10. MichaelRobackFebruary 3, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ayJcaLwrF-VYJDgS4XLER8cBeAkfyDAz0ZWuaw65qJg/edit

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  11. Thalia Valentin ^__^ .February 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FYSblLIDiMX2dA2gQCza4f0hAuvTUawfwdatoCsCuXw/edit

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  12. killacam360February 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_R5mYFj59mpJ17uMvPmEC3OKFJ2haeSBYyd-Qh8L72s/edit


    IM A BOSS

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  13. CCruzFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/11BUilrsX67sd1caTvjyhqe0mbpYD2g3-mTUq1DX-PSM/edit

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  14. quinyatta15February 3, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzF9uAPKY5ZpG9ZjtM3uMzjja6kDfwy0gD-ddYyYoLU/edit

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  15. Carlos J. FigueroaFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mbCvTUcF-KXDGJcDCLMbLCcU1erINRWVa1x6BCZoiFM/edit?hl=en_US

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  16. George Washington CarverFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1axUcFlrLAcConlFulx9GcBhQZeMkOoGD9YupgFz-7zk/edit?hl=en_US#

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1alyvR-QldlFAzWZXAAc1qyJzRDuLZzwIp4QC3lGReUA/edit

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  18. marmula1February 3, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EkoG6H1TuaVtE1nQ_2kbVz5xqLacNhL2qfsVcBcJ-uc/edit?hl=en_US#

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    1. marmula1February 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM

      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EkoG6H1TuaVtE1nQ_2kbVz5xqLacNhL2qfsVcBcJ-uc/edit

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  19. Anna MFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/14q1BNbpB5DnvJwQen18BLvUKcC6Y7IDszeCaRmCSq3w/edit

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  20. minalovesuFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J4DEsuyUN7V5FF_7Qhkll4CyA43rhm6iJqD1wzhsxYQ/edit

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  21. oarbeloFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqlz11LSEq6ajh3wJDidbaxAsjttmRM4Qmnxwx_Dt1Q/edit

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  22. JStranskyFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZOcIBwAZnvS5qHDM-5wEuaNJxZD_660yWWkGQwZ6SRk/edit

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  23. nay :)February 3, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ddxnccRl5QGsddAuTjIe7o1wbZtON0RQo-bLNaxBCoA/edit

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  24. Blackhawk ActualFebruary 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W7LyUtjwawV4l9EaXykzRb0x51YRrJCU7oEHCUpzPuw/edit

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  25. Jenna LeighFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nPPf6kX92XVQbilYmxFOc6KWut9h2xxSRh2mroEQzt4/edit

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  26. danielleFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pObEuv4YDrngYYBfq5hs1b-otBoRZHEqH9w0icayiQ4/edit?hl=en_US#

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  27. alexiaFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wbHoIVuTyG-_faAM3cuEFr8UxJQLiwCDNAgRTB3SpoE/edit?hl=en_US#

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  28. colinFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/19LSSgsjwmXmz2Bppo8eItmxxSMf3gSNshtMTuInw1ms/edit

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  29. Lyric JohnsonFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/16gg9CeWxXvTr_gjzs3u_4Ze_3Ie4hdQsh9CaD1mGLtA/edit?hl=en_US#

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  30. MiguelFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LLiUQoehX2FlSwoZEPT3bFdAi-Q__o_tnGJlISKjMyg/edit

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  31. maceoFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/11JD8Xu16SxPBzpuksTnejuXMrz12U4NMAgIVRRPVnY0/edit

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  32. Black Rose's blogFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dcr0DNAZO4u9vyzoovZVIedkLapC50yuCCVNcHM0TBc/edit?hl=en_US#

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  33. oarbeloFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uqlz11LSEq6ajh3wJDidbaxAsjttmRM4Qmnxwx_Dt1Q/edit

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  34. Greenboro Sit-InsFebruary 6, 2012 at 4:42 AM

    American Dream Movie Quote:
    "The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity I need. My name in print. That really makes somebody. Things are going to start happening to me now."

    -Navin Johnson, The Jerk, 1979

    The Meaning of This Quote:
    Since Navin's name is in the phone book, he believes people are going to recognize him and that he will become popular and successful in life.

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  35. S.E.A.CFebruary 6, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OdZZSZn2cu95XH3enPxXBu2Xg0jf5usOSLGP1OSMuco/edit

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  36. IHOODPRFebruary 6, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/19NWRM11Xo-LHBHf8urRndmQsk3Rd8ibv2_ahsth4rwI/edit

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