.... to have the opportunity to succeed. It is the ability to come from nothing and become something. It requires hard work, persistence and a desire for something better. To have these qualities and the desire and ambition to carry them out is part of the American Dream. My father has these qualities. My father came to the United States when he was a young child and was raised in a one bedroom apartment that he shared with his parents and brother. Still he had a dream, the American Dream, to own his own business. This dream for him came about when he was a young boy and read the book The Rothschilds, by Frederic Morton. In this book he read ab .....

.... is never enough to cover the whole debt because the harvest was always worse than they expected. Even if they had a great harvest on the cocoons, there would not be enough people to spin the silk. They were never be able to get out of debt. It is amazing how they managed to survive under such poor economy. Things such as predicting harvest by the amount of sprouts that a garlic put out, the way they isolated Lotus believing that she would bring bad luck to them just because her family had a bad harvest, and Huang's interest in Taoism, they were all somehow reflection of Mao's affection. Just around the same period of time, he has been encouraging .....

.... to her meager income and her insatiable need for excessive luxury, which would need to be sacrificed in order to maintain an independent lifestyle, while Isabel's wealth give her the option of a lifestyle that is simultaneously independent and luxurious. Lily and Isabel are both extremely attractive and charming, which cause them to have more than one marriage proposal from wealthy and eligible bachelors. This option would alleviate their financial concerns but would also restrict their personal freedom. Isabel refuses the proposals of Casper Goodwood and Lord Warburton , because she does not want to be someone's wife even though getting married wo .....

.... detail. Often, however, a simple prompt can trigger an outpouring of memories that may have otherwise remained hidden deep in the mind. A sight, a sound, perhaps a smell…all of these things can trigger a deluge of retrospection. We have a home movie of this party…it is grainy and of short duration, but it's a great visual aid to my memory of life at that time. And it is in color - the only complete scene in color I can recall from those years. -Judith Ortiz Cofer, "Silent Dancing" In her essay "Silent Dancing," Cofer recounts the memories of her childhood induced while watching this short piece of film. Each scene brought about more memori .....

.... to one day become a writer. He was a sort of a scary boy. He had no adventurous about him. Only son only child. Some what of an outcast good guy never broke rules. Lived in Ansonia he had adopted catholic religion and was very timid, self conscious, and a follower. Constant Bradley very charming he could make people laugh. Everyone’s favorite in the Bradley’s family. Six-foot-two athletic frame. He possessed a refinement of a face that his parents did not have. His vocal pattern less strident than that of his parents and older siblings. His bearing wet, and style caused much comment, especially among young ladies. He had a facility fo .....

.... thus, creates two completely different women yet allows them to merge into one. The sustainment of the two selves as one proves difficult and Morrison allows them to pursue different paths. But the two women's separate journeys and individual searches for their own selves leads to nothing but despair and Sula's death. Nel's realization that they were only truly individuals when they were joined as one allows them to merge once again. Morrison portrays Sula and Nel as binary opposites at the beginning of the novel. In our first view of Nel she is as conventional and conforming as a young lady can be: Under Helene's hand the girl became obedient an .....

.... is a great change of heart from Amy's first compassion for Yanko to her nonchalance of his death. However, the results may have only been a product of the different levels of love felt by Amy for Yanko. The general population of Brenzett treats Yanko an escaped lunatic when he is first spotted in the seaside town. He is whipped, stoned and beaten by many of the residents. In addition, he was captured and caged like a wild animal. He is described as a "drunk", "tramp", and "creature". He is very different from the usual Englishman and is treated as such. He is segregated and is forced to work for Mr. Swaffer. However, one p .....

.... The other example I am using is a movie called 10 Things I Hate About You. This movie is a 1999 adaptation of the . Although the directors have changed almost every part of the Shakespearean play, the underlying story is mostly the same. Kat and Patrick are thrown together, and it becomes Patrick's job to tame Kat. In this adaptation, both Kat and Patrick learn and change from each other. Though there are many adaptations and interpretations of Katherine and the way she turns out, she is not tamed, and she does not tame, instead she is liberated, and learns to live and love. There is much evidence, which supports the argument that Petruccio .....

.... and economic systems of Victorian England, the industrial revolution, which spawned how industrial relations were viewed during the 1850's, and utilitarianism. I have chosen the two major themes of industrial relations and educational system during this period. Although, you can not discuss labor relations without bringing focus upon the class society of Victorian England during this period. I will use the Norton Critical Edition of Hard Times, the Sources of the Western Tradition, and the Communist Manifesto to support my analytical interpretation of Charles Dickens Hard Times. During this period Dickens wrote for a weekly publication ca .....

.... and therefore they are thrown about by a black wind. Dante considers lust to be the highest sin because it is mutually committed to the pleasure of both parties. Cerberus is the guardian of Circle III, the circle of the Gluttons. Cerberus is meant to portray the image of uncontrolled appetite. In mythology, he was known to devour people who approached hell, and therefore is a glutton himself. However, being a glutton, he must surrender himself to his appetite. His appetite just overtakes him when Dante throws dirt in Cerberus' mouth, and the poets are allowed to enter the circle. Cerberus is an example of how everything must submit to the .....