The American dream is a perception that life in America is great and if I move to, or live there now, there will be financial freedom and wealth, and all my dreams are possible. ... The other main part of the equation I want to look at is the foreign perspective and what people from other countries think of America in the sense of freedom, and equality, all in terms of pursuing the American Dream. ... Thirdly, with both of that in mind, I will look at if the over all perception of the American Dream in the 20th Century is just an attempt to reach its illusionary goals and that if there is...

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Jowett and Victoria O'Donnell in Propaganda & Persuasion, Propaganda is "the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist ". ... The same goes for life insurance ads that try to draw a sense of guilt from the viewer if they do not buy a life insurance plan so that their families won't be burdened. ... Framing is defined as "presentation of the news and the public's perception of the news " as well as The most basic examples are CNN vs FOX news. ...

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However; I received a false perception from how well my friends accepted it, and found that people looked at me in disgust and disbelief. ... Sensing that something was wrong; mother sent me to a shrink. ...

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Most people, in this world, have a general sense or knowledge of the difference between right and wrong. ... Education, role-models, friends, family, other people, and surroundings affect one's perception of right and wrong. ...

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The highly successful series Bewitched further developed the perception of an immaculate suburbia. ... Norman Lear's All in the Family brought a sense of harsh reality to television which previously had been populated largely by inoffensive characters and stories that seemed to have been laundered before the were ever placed on the air. ... In the 1990s, television as a whole has developed a sense of reality in its programming. ...

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As if the celestial bodies controlling the courses of human events possessed some strange sense of irony, the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, has in recent years, become a mockingbird itself. The book's only crime has been deepening its reader's perception of life, and providing them countless hours of enjoyment, and what thanks does it receive? ... In this sense, it's puzzling that books at the center of this conflict are the ones that seek to condemn racism. ...

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Gender equality is when women and men enjoy equal rights, opportunities and entitlements in civil and political life. Accepted, but not always fully understood. For some, the stumbling block is the word "gender", a relatively recent concept in social science. "Gender" refers not to male and female, ...

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That successful person becomes a "token" symbolizing a skewed perception of reality where their very existence is proof of racial equality. ... Research and common sense show us that racial inequality exists not only on a tangible level, but also on a subconscious level and is prevalent in many areas of society including our criminal justice and educational systems, and also dictates access to opportunity and economic equality. ...

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