Is the American Dream Still Alive and Well
“Is the American Dream Still Alive and Well?” (Debate)
The American Dream is the result of possibilities and success. The term “American Dream” was been invented by James Truslow Adams in 1931: “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.” Another reference to the American Dream appears in the Declaration of Independence (1776). The author wrote that people are “endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The question of the debate was: “Is the American Dream Still Alive and Well?” The party arguing that the American Dream is still alive based their argumentation on the definition provided in the Declaration of Independence. They emphasized that the possibilities are present for each individual even if the success may be easier or harder for some people depending on their origins and their conditions of living. They illustrated their point of view by showing that women have a lot more freedom in America than in other countries like Arabia Saudi and by pointing out that people under the level of poverty are still richer than people who are not considered as poor in other countries. The party in disagreement with the idea of the American Dream mentioned the omnipresence (good!) of discrimination still existing today in the United States, showing that the possibilities are not equal to each individual as it is emphasized in the Declaration of Independence. They responded to the other party noting that even if women have a lot of rights compared to other countries, they are still discriminated. Indeed, a woman earns on average $.74 while a man would earns $1 for the same job in the same company. In my opinion, a part of the American Dream is still alive. Coming from another country, France, I can compare the American’s mentality to the
The American Dream is the result of possibilities and success. The term “American Dream” was been invented by James Truslow Adams in 1931: “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.” Another reference to the American Dream appears in the Declaration of Independence (1776). The author wrote that people are “endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The question of the debate was: “Is the American Dream Still Alive and Well?” The party arguing that the American Dream is still alive based their argumentation on the definition provided in the Declaration of Independence. They emphasized that the possibilities are present for each individual even if the success may be easier or harder for some people depending on their origins and their conditions of living. They illustrated their point of view by showing that women have a lot more freedom in America than in other countries like Arabia Saudi and by pointing out that people under the level of poverty are still richer than people who are not considered as poor in other countries. The party in disagreement with the idea of the American Dream mentioned the omnipresence (good!) of discrimination still existing today in the United States, showing that the possibilities are not equal to each individual as it is emphasized in the Declaration of Independence. They responded to the other party noting that even if women have a lot of rights compared to other countries, they are still discriminated. Indeed, a woman earns on average $.74 while a man would earns $1 for the same job in the same company. In my opinion, a part of the American Dream is still alive. Coming from another country, France, I can compare the American’s mentality to the