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Happy Hour

I just remembered (and subsequently rewatched) a video about Prohibition I watched a few years ago, even before I went to college. It was something informative, funny, and…

Your Interpretation

I’ve been thinking about the collective American Dream a bit too much, something most of my EXPO class has been centering on. I have noticed little tidbits of…

Crumbling Foundation

I couldn’t find a potent source for this post, so I looked up some news on the American Dream. Fox News gave me a reminder of something I’ve…

Money Game

I’m going to preface this week’s post with a question: How did we get here? I’ve been listening to an artist by the name of Ren recently. I…

Double Edge

Spring Break came and went, and I had a chance to not think about this blog for a while. We can’t stop time, so this blog won’t stop…

Free will

This week, I feel like discussing how we reach our American dreams: Liberty.The ability to do and think as we please without restraint, or as littlerestraint as possible….

Stolen & Slain

Learning about Oklahoma’s history has reminded me of one of America’s (unfortunately) defining facts during its developing years: Racism was a common practice. I’ve known about slavery and…

Sacrifices Made

So recently, we looked at some articles about the Oklahoma land runs and the Trail of Tears, and I started thinking about the cost of the American Dream….

Foreign Perspective

I told my mother about this weekly blog assignment, and she wanted to get involved. That being said, I’ll be recounting and making a point about her story…

Materialism Overwhelming

A decent portion of our more recent texts have introduced and discussed the idea of materialism in the American Dream – specifically, Lupsha’s “Suckers and Wiseguys” and Churchwell’s…