America is essentially a dream, a dream as yet unfulfilled. it is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities and of all creeds can live together as brothers. the substance of the dream is expressed in these sublime words, words lifted to cosmic proportions: "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness."' this is the dream. —"the american dream," dr. martin luther king, jr. according to king in this passage, what is the american dream?world that separates people of different nationalities land where people of all nationalities live together as brothers country that has no rules or laws, but allows everyone to do what he or she

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.