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Frederick Douglass experienced the most literal kind of shackles. He was a slave to men who had the power to make him do what they wanted. Douglass was beat into submission for most of his life until even he thought of himself as a slave.

Classical music is often seen as unrelated to the music of today, and the technique and theory of it might be seen as irrelevant by someone who hasn’t studied music. Classical music can seem so far apart from modern music that people forget that modern music is based on the ideas of classical music. Although modern music and classical music have vast differences, they are based on the same musical principles: the mathematics of wavelengths, the timbre of the instrument, and the emotional involvement of the audience. [[file:Finale PrintMusic 2008 - [dream-chorus.MUS].pdf [[file:Finale PrintMusic 2008 - [dream-chorus.MUS].pdf]]

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Zach Daniel What is Amanda's American dream? Does she succeed or fail in the pursuit of this dream?

Amanda has a very simple outlook of the American Dream. She believes that the virtue of America, and even the purpose of freedom, is to ensure that the hardworking and patriotic people have all of the things that they want. She always refuses to accept adversity because of how dilligent she is in order to provide for her family, which is evidence that she refuses to accept that the American Dream has failed her. The question asks wether or not Amanda succeeded the American Dream, but what Amanda really failed at was recognizing that her version of the American Dream was a sham. Amanda did not fail in pursuit of the American Dream, nor did the American Dream fail her, instead, Amanda's idealism failed Amanda by giving her false hope in a false dream.

Give examples of how she tries to imbue her children with the sense of her own dream. Why do her attempts fail? If her dream is that hardworking people have what they want, then she is not the embodiment of that dream because she did not work. Her upbringing as a Southern Belle gave her the expectation that she did not have to work. Is the fault hers or is it society's?

TL: Your answer is very good, I like how you explain it and make it understandable, I agree with what you said that Amanda did not fail her American dream but neither did the American Dream. Great responce.

Lauren: I really like your idea of false hope in a false dream. I think Amanda lives in a world of false pretenses and by doing so she is oblivious to reality. Amanda stresses perfection to her kids but by doing this is only pushing them away, or further into their dream worlds.

I actually think that her American Dream had more to do with being a “Southern Belle” and never having to work. I think she thought that a woman should be courted by a man, and then after marrying him, he would support her financially. She thought that they should not have to do anything else. Later on, after her husband left her, she knew that this was a false hope. I think this is why she pressured Laura to take the typewriting class, so she’d be prepared to support herself with a job if she needed to.--Julia H.

Thats what I think her childhood version of the American Dream was, but that after she grew up and realized that even she would have to work, her idea of the dream changed. Your idea however, is just as valid as mine, and I'm very tempted to just forget mine and go with yours. Except for one thing (Mrs. Sisemore said).