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novel and directed in 1992 by Gary Sinise. The American Dream represents "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” said J. Adams, the first writer who coined this term in his book “The Epic of America”. The American dream is a pillar of the American Constitution. In fact, The Declaration of Independence of the USA states that "all men are created equal” and are "endowed by their Creator with

escape the British monarchy, tyranny and escape religious persecution. This freedom came at a huge price to the Native Americans. Natives were considered to be an obstacle to the colonists . These savages needed to be conquered and converted from their pagan religion so that America might flourish. In doing this, colonists took from the Natives, the very freedoms they had fought so hard to establish. Religious freedoms were one of many things denied to Native Americans. The right to the court

Saturday Evening Post magazine over more than four decades.[1] Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter (although his Rosie was reproduced less than others of the day), Saying Grace (1951), and the Four Freedoms series. He is also noted for his work for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA); producing covers for their publication Boys' Life, calendars, and other illustrations. * | [edit] Biography [edit] Early life Norman Rockwell was born on February

was Emphasizing the technological achievement which was the car and it was also , the symbol of freedom and mobility. As it was the major road route from the United States, it has allowed the development around it for thousands of businesses (motels, cafes, service stations ...) then She was dubbed "Main Street of America" ​​(Great Street of America), or "Mother Road" after the words of the writer John Steinbeck in his book the Grapes of Wrath. In this novel, Steinbeck dedicate a chapter to

colonies. Added to this was the need to create strategic new political alliances. Thus, by 1820, Britain ruled 26% of the world total population . It was important for the imperial propaganda to convince the English of their natural superiority. Writers such as Bishop Percy largely contributed to that with his Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1764) which is a racial narrative retracing the history of ancient races displaying the superiority of an intra-European racialism . The conservative Edmund

Encyclopedia Britannica but also by journalists and users. Since its creation, on all these points, answers have been so different and these three articles give some interesting examples of the different points of view. In these three cases, the writers understood that an answer to Wikipedia’s capacities will have repercussions on knowledge evolution facing the emerging of Internet. According to the two journalists, we must wonder about Wikipedia’s status. In fact, if Wikipedia was, not a long

les informations  ▪ a news item : une nouvelle ▪ the headlines : les gros titres ▪ to investigate : enquêter ▪ to inform : informer ▪ to review : faire la critique de ; to have a good/ bad review : avoir bonne/ mauvaise presse. ▪ freedom of the press : la liberté de la presse ▪ censorship : la censure  ▪ to be subject to censorship : être soumis à la censure 2) La télévision ▪ to watch television : regarder la télévision ▪ to turn on/ to shut off TV : allumer/ éteindre

needed to earn money for family expenses. His childhood in Memphis and Mississippi shaped his lasting impressions of American racism.[2] Chicago Wright moved to Chicago in 1927. After finally securing employment as a postal clerk, he read other writers and studied their styles during his time off. When his job at the post office was eliminated by the Great Depression, he was forced to go on relief in 1931. In 1932 he began attending meetings of the John Reed Club. As the club was dominated by the

clothes, taking the subway--were suddenly infused with grand significance. Actions like screwing in light bulbs, inflating tires, and weatherizing windows gained fresh urgency. A new generation of urban hipsters, led by Colin Beavan, a charismatic writer in Manhattan who had branded himself "No Impact Man," proselytized the virtues of downscaling--dumpster-diving, thrift-store shopping, and trading in one's beater car for a beater bike--while suburban matrons proudly clutched copies of Michael Pollan's