American Dream by Meileen Wu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv en-us 2019-03-05 15:59:16 UTC 2024-05-28 12:57:47 UTC hello@padlet.com “A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell” (Fitzgerald 55). 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971470 2019-03-05 16:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971470 “I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. It made me uneasy, as though the whole evening had been a trick of some sort to exact a contributary emotion from me” (Fitzgerald 17). 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971528 2019-03-05 16:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971528 “I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour. But it wasn’t any use. Nobody came” (Fitzgerald 174). 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971648 2019-03-05 16:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971648 “Sometimes they came and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admission” (Fitzgerald 41). 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971803 2019-03-05 16:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971803 “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” (Fitzgerald 179). 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971861 2019-03-05 16:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971861 Claim: 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971887 Those who define The American Dream as one where wealth and reputation are the most important end up living a life where little to nothing has true meaning.  ]]> 2019-03-05 16:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/337971887 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338652888 Lies: this is a picture of the word "truth", but upon closer inspection, it's made up of the word "lies". Those who determine their actions based on how their reputation will be affected end up lying to themselves or to others.]]> 2019-03-06 23:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338652888 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338652950 Unstable: relying on money to find happiness and meaning in life is unstable; if one tries to build character using wealth, it will fall with one push.]]> 2019-03-06 23:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338652950 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653009 Clutter: materialism leads to the cluttering of one's life with many unimportant things, leaving one more unsatisfied in the end.]]> 2019-03-06 23:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653009 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653069 Chocolate Coin: like someone easily influenced by society, a chocolate coin is fake, deceiving. After all, it's not an actual gold coin. The chocolate is soft and easily melts, like someone who doesn't have anything in their life with true meaning; it's easy to crumble. ]]> 2019-03-06 23:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653069 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653127 Living in a Shell: by seeking for wealth, people try to run away from reality and perhaps the root of the problem and try to construct a reality where they can pretend everything is ok. ]]> 2019-03-06 23:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653127 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653200 Ingratitude: for those who seek wealth, nothing is ever enough. They aren't grateful for what they currently have which leads to nothing having enough meaning for them to be satisfied. This is a picture of a spoiled dog, a symbol of the wealthy, representing ingratitude.]]> 2019-03-06 23:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653200 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653263 Disingenuous: this quote reflects what those who seek for wealth are lacking; they lack genuine friends, people who truly mean something, because they're so focused on trying to attain wealth. People are less genuine, putting up fronts to gain something that human-to-human connection gets lost.]]> 2019-03-06 23:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653263 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653320 Disconnect: by seeking wealth, there's a disconnect between what one wants, happiness, and how they're going about achieving it. They cling on to the last fray of hope by turning to material items. ]]> 2019-03-06 23:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653320 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653393 Static: people who focus on wealth and reputation end up staying static, having no self-improvement.]]> 2019-03-06 23:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653393 20mwu https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653444 Distracted:  those who want wealth are often never satisfied; thus, they seek for ways to distract themselves of the fact that they are not truly happy, usually through buying many material items in order to fill the void.]]> 2019-03-06 23:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/20mwu/8erv6eeqslxv/wish/338653444