https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7 The American Dream is based on the desire to own materialistic objects and aquire wealth and power. en-us 2019-03-04 16:38:42 UTC 2019-03-10 20:09:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338909673 "She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby - nothing" (149).]]> 2019-03-07 15:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338909673 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338910000 "'It was a yellow car,' he said, 'big yellow car. New'"(139).]]> 2019-03-07 15:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338910000 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338910189 "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed things and creatures and then retreated back to their money" (179).]]> 2019-03-07 15:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338910189 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338911948 Smart phones- now thought of as a necessity- continue to evolve and grow leading people to want the newest, best phone.]]> 2019-03-07 15:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338911948 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338912231 Smart homes and other smart gadgets have become a staple for luxury living.]]> 2019-03-07 15:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338912231 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338918553 Smart devices such as Alexa or Google home have made simple tasks even simpler, creating a form of luxury]]> 2019-03-07 15:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338918553 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338942158 Luxury homes are desired by mostly all American families.]]> 2019-03-07 16:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/338942158 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/339727438 "....Daisy, gleaming like silver, safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor" (150).]]> 2019-03-10 19:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/339727438 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/339727977  “My Finn informed me that Gatsby had dismissed every servant in his house a week ago and replaced them with half a dozen others” (114). ]]> 2019-03-10 19:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/339727977 20clawrence https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/339728106 Most Americans equate money with success and power, proving that happiness is not part of the American Dream. No matter how happy someone is, as long as they have money and luxury things, we look to them as powerful and happy.]]> 2019-03-10 19:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20clawrence/p3wvgzez3jp7/wish/339728106