DEATH OF THE AMERICAN DREAM "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller is a tragedy, which comments on American life and values. ... "Death of a Salesman" has earned Miller a number of awards, such as the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. ... Death of a Salesman could also have been named "Death of the American Dream" because it shows how Willy's dream come shattering in on him and eventually died. Whether reading or watching "Death of a Salesman", the audience can relate to the tragic hero, Willy Loman. ... Willy believed that"after all the highways, and train...

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"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give," is one of my favorite quotes by the late Winston Churchill. I gave six hours to a non-profit charity this past week by selling t-shirts to promote breast cancer awareness and it was most fulfilling. Seeing my hard work make a dif...

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In modern society, one would think that there isn't any place for fantasy and superstitions, but the United States is full of people who are convinced that psychics can predict their future, they have ghosts living in their houses, aliens visit the Earth in flying saucers, and even that they can talk to the dead.7 People believe in the supernatural because they want to believe, because it makes them happy, even if those beliefs exist against logic or opposing evidence.8 In Detroit, "ghost-busting is back big time," with "at least five "ghost hunting" clubs" springing up in the met...

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