The American Dream is something that is unique to America‚ there is no European Dream or the Canadian Dream‚ just the American Dream — something Alexis de Tocqueville referred to as American exceptionalism. For centuries‚ people have flocked to the United States in hopes to attain the prosperity that this country offers. At a time where political figures and the new generations of Americans are leaning further and further towards the idea of Socialism‚ it is more important now than ever to remember
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signing of the Constitution in 1787? With the freedoms provided by the United States‚ a motto of achieving the ‘American Dream’ has developed‚ meaning anyone ‘has the opportunity for prosperity and success achieved through hard work regardless of their social status or circumstances at birth’ With the freedoms given to Americans by the Constitution‚ this should be attainable for all who dream of being successful. Democracy‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster as ‘a government by the people in which the supreme
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Why the American Dream can’t Always be Achieved “For many‚ the American dream has become a nightmare” (Bernie Sanders). Many people dream of the most perfect things in life. They want the American Dream to be having a big fancy house‚ having a fancy car‚ and having a lot of money. That is not all that matters in life‚ there are many other things that matter in life that are not a big fancy house‚ a fancy car‚ and a lot of money. The definition of “American Dream” is that every US citizen should have
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Kevin Miles Mrs. Dressler 10 CP English November 3‚ 2013 Of Mice And Men There were many differences between the novella and the film. One of those differences was how Lennie killed the pup. Another is when one of the workers named Mike who also worked on the boss’s land‚ asked to switch jobs with someone because he could not keep up. The final differences is the way George killed Lennie at the end. The novella and the movie were very similar and majority of the movie favored
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1896‚ in St.Paul‚ Minnesota. Fitzgerald was considered a bright‚ handsome‚ and an ambitious boy who had many dreams of his own. He was the pride and joy of his parents‚ especially his mother. At his early age‚ he was taught of the upper class even though his family did not have the financial means to live in that way. Fitzgerald started writing at an early age. His detective stories were published in his high school newspaper which highly encouraged him
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The roaring 1920s were a pivotal time in American history. Everyone was aspiring something worked hard to achieve the perfect “American Dream”. The stocks were rising and never seemed like they’d fall‚ underground nightclubs during prohibition made people feel invincible‚ and cars were the newest innovation that everyone had to have. However‚ this golden age came to a sudden crash after stocks dramatically fell in 1929. Many people lost everything they owned as the unemployment rate reached 25%.
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“The American Dream”. That can be interpreted as many different things to many different people. It started out as a dream of religious freedoms without prosecution. That has changed as the years go on. The puritans (and immigrants later on) originally wanted to be able to worship who they wanted. They just wanted to escape the hardships and punishments they would have suffered. In many countries if the people didn’t worship the God(s) their government or leader wished they would be punished. These
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money only‚ it is the accumulation of money‚ and acquiring wealth. This journey brings more than wealth‚ it brings people‚ happiness‚ and freedom. This journey is known today as the American Dream‚ and there is no bigger factor than that of wealth. (Insert thesis statement here) Jay Gatsby wanted to achieve the American Dream‚ much like all people of his day. To accumulate piles and piles and piles of money‚ to own the biggest and most beautiful house‚ to live in the perfect neighborhood with the perfect
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One of the reason why people say F. Scott Fitzgerald one of the greatest writers in the twentieth century is that his works were the examples of the Jazz Age. Many people were surprised about the way he depicts the American society. The Great Gatsby is a great example that describe the story of America. His works. The time he wrote this novel was a period of the high growth of America. For this reason‚ people’s clean life was damaged with the materialism. The interesting fact is that his own experience
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Is The American Dream Just A Dream? I think that the American Dream is a social ideal based on equality in social‚ political and economic rights and privileges. The constitution of this country suggests that every person who lives on American soil is free. In the United States’ Declaration of Independence our founding fathers:" held certain 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
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