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[|Working on a Dream Bruce Springsteen] media type="youtube" key="R3ZMfPXgd_M" height="349" width="560" “As I went over to say good-by I saw that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby’s face, as though a faint doubt occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness. Almost five years! There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams—not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything.” (F. Scoot Fitzgerald 96) //Citation: []// “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….” (F. Scott Fitzgerald 180)
 * Dreaming in America**  " //In this remarkable time for the world, I refuse to believe it's time to stop believing in the possibilities of our remarkable country. I refuse to accept the downsizing of the American Dream. I refuse to bet against American entrepreneurial spirit and American ingenuity//. " (Senator John Kerry)

//Citation: [] // “Daisy put her arm through his abruptly, but he seemed absorbed in what he had just said. Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had not vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her.” (F. Scott Fitzgerald 93) //Citation: []// "I've not only pursued the American dream, I've achieved it. I suppose we could say the last few years, I've also achieved the American nightmare." (Kenneth Lay) [|The American Dream Transformed] "We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the shared values that show the true face of America; not narrow values that divide us, but the shared values that unite us: family, faith, hard work, opportunity and responsibility for all, so that every child, every adult, every parent, every worker in America has an equal shot at living up to their God-given potential. That is the American dream and the American value." (Senator John Kerry) Mariel's Wall on Change  Mariel's Wall on the American Other   Mariel's Wall on Race  Mariel's Reflections Back to Home