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Big Ideas of The Harlem Renaissance
Dreams and Visions Stereotyping Diversity Human Motivation Social Equality Rise of Anti-Religious Attitudes American culture, late 1900s
Themes Fighting racial discrimination Importance of family
ELA 10 Michigan Merit Curriculum Course Requirements, 35
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"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something." Franklin D. Roosevelt
"It is the nature of thought to find its way into action." Christian Nevell Bovee
"It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it." Vincent Lombardi
"It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often." Brian Tracy
"Just as a flower, which seems beautiful has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of a man who speaks them but does them not." Dhammapada
"Traditionally, Americans have sought to realize the American dream of success, fame and wealth through thrift and hard work. However, the industrialization of the 19th and 20th centuries began to erode the dream, replacing it with a philosophy of 'get rich quick.' Matthew Warshauer, Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University
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He's moving on full steam He's chasing the American dream And he's going to give his family the finer things "Not this time son. I've no time to waste. Maybe tomorrow we'll have time to play." And then he slips into his new BMW And drives farther and farther and farther away
So he works all day and tries to sleep at night He says things will get better, better in time And he works and he builds with his own two hands And he pours all he has into a castle made with sand But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in. Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands.
His American Dream is beginning to seem More and more like a nightmare With every passing day: "Daddy, can you come to my game?" "Oh Baby, please don't work late." Another wasted weekend, And they are slipping away.
He used to say, "Whoever dies with the most toys wins" Now he works all day and cries alone at night It's not getting any better Looks like he's running out of time 'Cause he worked and he built with his own two hands And he poured all he had in a castle made with sand But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
All they really wanted was you All they really wanted was you All they really wanted was you
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