The American Dream is Dying by Joe Branderhorst https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg shown through the Great Gatsby and Banksy en-us 2019-03-11 14:38:54 UTC 2025-11-11 17:13:09 UTC hello@padlet.com joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339988331 Many, MANY people have completely given up on achieving the american dream. They all instead hope that joy comes through monetary success or fame.]]> 2019-03-11 14:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339988331 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339988518 The american dream has been fading away because there's nobody doing anything about it; we need another great man to start another great revolution.]]> 2019-03-11 14:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339988518 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339994670 The right place to look for dreams is not back, but forward. We need to evolve the american dream for those that it will impact the most, because they're the ones who need it the most. ]]> 2019-03-11 15:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339994670 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339995879 Even though we strip nature of its right to its land, we can still dream big. We can still make a difference even if we don't get anything out of it.]]> 2019-03-11 15:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339995879 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339996809 We must inspire the american dream's revitalization through love, not war. If we fight for something that is simple and just, then there should be no man to rise against us.]]> 2019-03-11 15:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339996809 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339997646 There are people out there with their own visions of the american dream, but many of them just aren't in any position to do anything. If we work together we can inspire change anywhere.]]> 2019-03-11 15:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339997646 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339998348 We might be to afraid of standing out to do something new or different, even if it makes more sense. We have to stand up for each other to give everyone the ability to live their dreams]]> 2019-03-11 15:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/339998348 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340002049 If we want to live the fabled 'american dream' then we need to take a stand and stand out, even if we have to do so alone.]]> 2019-03-11 15:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340002049 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340015235 While many people may call kids stupid or inexperienced we could all stand to learn a lesson of how to just let go of our troubles for once, and finally be free to dream.]]> 2019-03-11 15:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340015235 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340015868 Adults don't let kids live their own dreams, they're too busy beating the future over the head with old knowledge to even give the future a chance to be something. Restricting their creativity is why the american dream is dying]]> 2019-03-11 15:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340015868 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340017528 Children have the power to wee anything in a bright light; they can turn anything into whimsy. They play better then we ever dreamed we could.]]> 2019-03-11 15:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340017528 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340018859 Even is times of such little dreams, of such little joy, and of such great despair, "There is always hope".]]> 2019-03-11 15:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340018859 joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340019596 You may look at this and say that its sad how the "kids these days" don't get to experience the same wonder that we got to, but all they know is what we need to know: how to dream in despair.]]> 2019-03-11 15:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340019596 "But [Doctor Eckleburg’s] eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under the sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground." (24) joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340449982 The american dream is dying, and even in the eyes of god (Dr. Eckleburg) do we need to save ourselves from our own lack of ambition.]]> 2019-03-12 14:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340449982 "I wouldn't ask too much of her," I ventured. "You can't repeat the past." "Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can!" He looked around him wildly, as if the past were lurking here in the shadow of his house, just out of reach of his hand." (110) joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340450097 The american dream of the past hos long been dead, but many have already replaced it. It is now the time to create a new dream that all can aspire to achieve together.]]> 2019-03-12 14:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340450097 "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And then one fine morning—So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." (180) joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340450156 The green light is the american dream. Though many of us still believe in it, without any action, it will remain out of our reach for many generations to come.]]> 2019-03-12 14:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340450156 "‘Anything can happen now that we’ve slid over this bridge,’ I thought; ‘anything at all. . . .’ Even Gatsby could happen, without any particular wonder." (69) joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340450433 This is the power of the american dream that once was so great. It inspired awe and motivation in countless individuals. It was the lifeblood of america.]]> 2019-03-12 14:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340450433 But I didn't call to him for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. (20-21) joebrander07 https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340451766 The green light is the american dream. Even if we were to swim across the bay to find it, we could never reach it, for it is in the past. If only we were to look to the future to find what will be in store, rather than dwelling on what has already failed.]]> 2019-03-12 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joebrander07/v2umoe3514sg/wish/340451766