Essays on Alger

The “Horatio Alger myth” refers to an American classic success story, which represents a trajectory arc from “rags to riches”. The origin of the myth can be traced to Horatio Alger Jr’s writings and novels that were popular after the American Civil War. On the other hand, the “Trading Places” is a 1983 American film produced by Landis John, and it embodies the “Horatio Alger myth” (Trading Places). The film depicts the idea that a person, regardless of their upbringing and social background, can rise from rags to riches. Billy Ray Valentine is one of the main characters ...

The concept of the American dream has been widely interpreted by many people to mean the national values that guide America towards attaining prosperity (Adams, 23). One such literature work that has tried interpreting the American dream is Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’. In this play, the author puts his focus on the concept of the American dream. In one way or the other, the play exposed the weak points and the failures of blindly having faith in the American dream, as it leads to a tragedy. Although there is no doubt that the American national values ...

How Nike+ Application Works The Nike+ running app has become rapidly recognized fitness tool as it acts as a comprehensive coach for everyday runners. The application lets runners keep track of their essential daily statistics along the exercising period. The Nike+ software comes with various other simple things that can be done using it, which makes the application suitable for persons training for upcoming races to those who just want to be fit. The Nike+ app lets users listen to music as they undertake their training sessions or running. Music powers are exercising activities. Running while listening to favorite ...