They are morality tales, in which the gangster lives in an inverted dream world of success and wealth. ... Reception and Interpretation of American Film: Hollywood genre films tend to promote the American dream and dominant American myths and ideologies. ... So they beat her like an animal I went to the police like a good American The judge sentenced them to three years in prison They went free that very day! ... Shadoian agreed with this idea, in his book, Dreams and Dead Ends he stated that the gangster is an urban figure whose "drive for success embodies the contradictions of the Ameri...

• Word Count: 2074
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The myopic nature of this troubling view was lamented in one of the most famous speeches ever given, "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."... New Spain as described by Christopher Columbus, (with his descriptions of plant life, exotic animals, and the "natives, ") appears a very different place than that as described by John Winthrop, whose inspiration seems rooted in the "Lawe of Grace or the Gospell." ...

• Word Count: 1162
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate