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“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” (Audrey Hepburn). This is a quote from the style icon, actress, and philanthropist, Audrey Hepburn. She was born on May 4, 1929 in the city of Brussels, Belgium. Audrey was the beautiful daughter of an aristocratic Dutch mother, Ella and a businessman father, Joseph (6 Lesser-Known Facts About Audrey Hepburn). Audrey has two brothers, Ian and Arnoud. At one point in time, she was married and had a divorce with Mel Ferrer from 1954-1968

After receiving a special Oscar and starring in films Bright Eyes and Heidi, Shirley Temple was the leading child of her time. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23th, 1938 in Santa Monica, California. Born into a family of a banker and housewife with two older siblings. A company named Educational Pictures offered the 3 year old a contract to begin her acting career. Her mother enrolled her to dancing classes at the age of 3½ because of her love for dancing. Temple’s father became her agent and

“ For many the American dream has become a nightmare” The American dream is “the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” The fight for and fail of achieving this dream is seen widely in the book Death Of A Salesman by Arthur Miller. The way Willy Loman saw the American Dream to be like included two specific things being, Wealth and Success. There are three main aspects of the main character

Arthur Miller was arguably one of the greatest American playwrights in modern history. Born in New York City, Miller started as a middle-class American who worked several jobs after high school. While attending the University of Michigan, Miller began writing plays, with The Man Who Had All the Luck being his first Broadway production. Inspired by the Greeks, Miller wrote with conscience, clarity, and compassion. As a tragedian Miller often created characters who wrestled with power conflicts

Grace Kelly: An Iconic Actress Acting her way through her success, Grace Kelly, an American actress, caught her audience’s attention with her direct symbol of excitement in the film The Country Girl (Gevinson 659). People knew her through the many shows she starred in. Kelly changed the acting communities by her various performances and created the iconic characters that she portrayed. After retiring her profession, she continued to help America through her fame. Grace Kelly, a talented American

“When hypocrisy is a character trait, it also affects one’s thinking, because it consists in the negation of all the aspects of reality that one finds disagreeable, irrational or repugnant.” -Octavio Paz. Throughout Death of a Salesman, a play by Arthur miller, Willy Loman is a prime example of hypocrisy. Willy is a traveling salesman for a company which he has worked at for 30+ years. However, the success he’s had as a salesman begins to take a turn for the worst. His two sons, Biff and Happy, begin

In Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller expresses his social commentary by illustrating in his play that society has worked hard to achieve the American Dream. Society says that anyone can successfully achieve this goal, no matter their social status, but his play says otherwise. Miller wrote the protagonist, Willy, to be viewed as a tragic hero. In addition, Willy and his neighbor Charley, created a foil in the story, bringing that American Dream to life. Willy Loman's tragic flaw in Death of a Salesman

In the story “Death of A Salesman,” by Arthur Miller, talks about the main character Willy Loman who trys to reach the top but falls in the end. Willy is a hard working person who is very stubborn and believes he is always right. In the story it talks about how he was a man who was “Way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine” (Arthur Miller Act 2). This quote shows how Willy had only the insubstantial smile on his face and shine of his shoe with which to sell himself. The failures

The pursuit of happiness is a reckless journey in which the best of men lose the things that they cherish most, in particular, their sanity. Arthur Miller presents a compelling position in the play Death of a Salesman by portraying Willy Loman as a person with the biggest of ambitions, but remains unsuccessful. He suggests that the quest to be “truly successful” can ultimately destroy a person and their happiness. Arthur Miller uses Willy’s beliefs on profession, personal appearances, and self-worth

Death of a Salesman and Women’s Roles in the 1940s Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman takes place in the late 1940s when women did not have many rights. Women were being treated like second class citizens by their husbands and did not have much of a voice back then. In this play women only seem to be pursuing the roles of a typical house wife. Female characters in Death of a Salesman depict the limited rights of women in the 1940s. The roles of women have definitely changed over the decades drastically