The inconsistency, however, is found within her inhabitants. ... For example, "the slavery question was already embedded within our Constitution-the ideal of equal citizenship under the law that promised its people liberty" (Obama 1). ... This dimmed my dream and woke me up to some harsh realities. ... But it is also the American people who protect the dream. Only through their perseverance can our American dreams be attained....

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It forms an irritable, "fed up" mood within the play. ... The dream begins to take form. ... This dream of hers is similar to the American Dream at the time. ... And with Walter's dream being out of the way Mama's dream is now the family's main concern. ... Those deferred dreams make way for more appropriate bounded dreams because they stand as barriers to other dreams, like the character Walter dream was to Mama's dream. this was proven by: characters, their barriers, and mood that was created by the setting. ...

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The dream King has is the blacks will come together as one in their struggle. ... The nation is segregated and with the segregation comes unrest within the nation. ... King says, "the American 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- (p40). ... King uses bitter sarcasm when talking about the American dream, and the American creed of equality and freedom. ...

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Education was extremely important within her community. ... When all else failed she could always depend on the family she had within her community for support. Accomplishing the American Dream was a prominent issue throughout Angelou's life, although the American Dream was considered "Somewhere over the bridge in the white part of town" (Telgen). ... The best example of this is her dream in becoming the first black streetcar conductor in San Francisco. ... The American Dream is achieved by wealth. ...

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In the book The Epic of America written by James Truslow Adams in 1931 stated that The American Dream was one many immigrants have of a land in which life should be better for each person based on their ability and their achievements. ... Thomas Jefferson once said, "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual....

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Within this poem, the word beautiful is used repeatedly in conjunction with the word people. ... In this poem, Hughes dream is becoming a more of a reality. "Thus the dream becomes not one man's dream alone, /But a community dream. /Not my dream alone, but our dream. / Not my world alone, / But your world and my world, / Belonging to all the hands who build." ... To the enemy who would divide And conquer us from within, We say NO! ...

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"Martin Luther King and his View of the American Dream" Introduction The reason why I have chosen the topic "Martin Luther King and his view of the American Dream" for my research paper has its roots in my early childhood. ... I will start my examination by giving a biography of Martin Luther King and later I will analyze what is obliging behind King's American Dream and how it came to it. ... Within the next year, on September 17, 1955 King became the father of his first child, Yolanda. ... The crowd brimmed over with enthusiasm when Martin Luther King delivered his famous...

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The Dream Yet to be Realized. ... Within an hour, the federal forces were attacked by a mob that would grow to number 2,000 and who fought them with guns, bricks, bottles, and Molotov cocktails. ... Following are some of these cases as outlined by Sar Levitan in Still A Dream: Cooper v. ... Martin Luther King had a dream, and together they would make it a reality. ...

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Before his tragic death, he spoke one of the most important speeches in history, the I Have a Dream speech. ... Soon after he says this, he begins to share the dreams he has for America. ... King's dream was every Negro's dream, to be free of the beatings, discriminating words, and to be able to call white men friends. ... King died trying to make that dream come true and it is our duty, and the government's, to fulfill his dream. ... Within seconds she disappeared into a cross street," Staples calling her a victim is significant and ironic because though he has done nothi...

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In Hughes's extremely short poem, "Harlem", the poet asks "What happens to a dream deferred?" ... He is trying to interpret the meaning within the urn. ... Although Hughes and Keats differ greatly in tone and imagery, they share many similarities in their dreams played out in their writing. ... While Hughes's dreams are only temporarily deferred and Keats" dreams of fulfillment are fading, they both have experienced a death of spirit. ...

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What was the dream that brought our ancestors to America? ... With all of these ideas comes the true American dream "freedom. ... Langston Hughes a famous writer and poet, presented ideas in his works that helped to define his perception of the American dream. ... What is the American Dream? ... (I wonder as I wander) Langston Hughes who became famous for his poetic passion that he carried deep within himself that helped him endure the hardships confronted by himself and his black nation. ...

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Its victory was so complete that event through those outrages took place within the living memory of the baby boomers, they seem like ancient history. ... Being a minister not only put King in touch with the spirit of the black masses but also gave him a base within the black church, then and now the strongest and most independent of black institutions. ... He pursued his dream of spreading the civil-rights movement to other cities. ...

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"I have a dream- are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). ... Although the authorities were worried that the 100,000 participants would prove with acts of violence that Kennedy should not approve the bill, King had faith that there would be no problems whatsoever within the crowd. King made his "I have a Dream" speech to all the people present, and millions watching on TV (Moritz, 220). ... From that decision on, white and blacks were to live as equals within the American borders, and King was viewed as the hero. .....

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Within this assignment I will look to use class material as well as videos to answer the question that is "what influence does the male gaze have on the argument of personal empowerment?... Two other really important things about male gaze that I took out of the "dream world" movie which was shown in class were the topics of male aggression and racial stereotyping. ... In what is called the dream world (often music videos) women never say no to male aggression and often as explained in "dream worlds 3" that it is often a sexual turn on's and often lead to steamy ...

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His works describe problems related within our society that still have yet to be resolved. ... He dreamed of equality, he dreamed of peace, and most of all he dreamed of changes. On his poem "Harlem"(Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000) which is dedicated to the place he loved, he wonders what happens to "dreams" that are "deferred," or to dreams that are held back by someone. ... He also describes how important dreams are and to never let them vanish. But during that period of life, The African-American people did not had the opportunity to dream. ...

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Within eighteen months of its establishment 70 000 freedom riders had taken part in sit-ins across the country against segregated services. ... It was here that the well-known I Have A Dream', speech was delivered to thousands by King and seen by millions on televisions around the world. ... Although his death marked the end of a great leader, others are still carrying on his "Dream-. ...

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Some notices are deep within, some stand out. ... Langston Hughes once said, "Hold fast to your dreams". I believe Frederick and Richard both held fast to their dreams. ... Overall, these writers are wonderful and inspiring, they learned by experience and "held fast to their dreams""....

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Hopes and dreams can be fostered through the power of integrity and courage. ... (Hughes, "I, Too" 807) The male character knows his place within the walls of the family he works for but, he also knows that he is buying time within the walls too. ...

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"I have a dream- are the famous words spoken by Martin Luther king Jr. on August 28, 1963, in the civil rights movement speech. ... King made his "I have a Dream" speech to everyone present and watching on TV. ... From that decision on, white and blacks were to live in equality within the American borders, and King was viewed as the hero. ...

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The Situation of African-Americans in America In their motherland Africa, black people lived together in tribes with the families staying together in the village and leading a live according to strong morals and rites. Each tribe had developed a culture and often an own language, and the people either prayed to their own Gods or (especially in north and central Africa) followed the teachings of the Koran. But in the eyes of most Europeans, all Africans were ignorant, pagan savages who needed to be introduced to Christianity and Western civilisation. When America was discovered in 1492, Eur...

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The book I read was called Dreammakers, Dream Breakers. ... These attributes were instilled within him from day one. ... He had initially gained the spark when the University of Maryland would not let him attend the school, but the man he looked up to, the dean, Charles Hamilton Houston gave him the fire to do more than he ever dreamed of. ... They first concentrated on graduate and professional schools, believing that white judges would be more likely to sympathize with these two ambitious, quick thinking and resourceful young blacks within those settings. ...

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Within segregation it has a Superior and inferior group. ... They had this mind set because they were involved in everything; they had their hands within the system. ... The black community came together with hopes and dreams of desegregation. ... Not only was he the voice of the people, he was also the hope and dreams of the black community. ...

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He and the group of women who followed him acted from within spiritual traditions often associated with Hinduism. ... " It was this devil who had burned his home, killed his father, institutionalized his mother, separated his family, encouraged him to abandon his dreams, and ultimately thrown him in prison. ... His dream was to create an organization different from the NOI that "would embrace all faiths of black people, and it would carry into practice what the NOI had only preached....

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We build our temples for tomorrow, as strong as we know how and we stand on the top of the mountain, free within ourselves." (www.falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hughes.htm) Among his many poems, The Negro Mother (1931), The Dream Keeper (1932), and Montage Of A Dream Deferred (1951) argue passionately a belief in human equality, a wish for color-blind brotherhood, and a growing disillusionment with the American dream. ...

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It speaks of political, sexual, and artistic endeavors within two divergent assemblages of people. ... The internal conflicts are mainly implicated within the paramount characters. Rufus possessed innumerable struggles within himself. ... Ida's innermost issues dealt with omitting self-assurance, self-confidence, and belief within her own mind. ... The "other" country is defined not as an existent place such as Europe, but a dream innumerable people hope for. ...

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