Why do people really come to the United States for? Many say it’s for the American dream but what is the American dream in reality? Why do some people even risk their life’s to come to the United States in order to obtain the American dream? For many people the American dream is the only hope that they have for a better future but not just for themselves but for their family as well. The American dream for many is the idea of having better opportunities of prosperity and success in this country.
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The American dream for many people is the idea of prospering and achieving success while everyone has the same opportunity to triumphant. But there are also plenty of other people who highly disagree with the theory of American dream. Many people believe that there are other countries that are equal if not better than the United States. According to statistics throughout the years‚ the United States has not been the most successful country. There is just as much poverty and lack of employment in
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an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative". This how people define the American Dream and over the course of history people have traveled all over the world searching for their own American Dream. They want a better life‚ with better things either physically or mentally. Certainly‚ the American Dream has changed over time‚ it was the same for everyone in the past. Most people wanted to find their soul mate‚ or the one that they would
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American dream – part 1(history) * Many people from England fled to the New World during the late 1500s and early 1600s in pursuit of their American dream. Their country was in a state of economic‚ political‚ and religious tumult‚ and they saw great potential in the New World. So they came to the America to start a new life‚ and create their perfect society. These immigrants fled from oppressive societies. Religious turmoil in England was surely the main cause for the immigration. Furthermore
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The ‘American dream’ is a term coined by James Truslow in his 1932 book Epic of America‚ but it is a concept as old as America itself: anything is possible if only the individual is willing to work hard. The dream draws immigrants to our shores and borders every year and keeps millions of Americans content in the idea that their toiling will pave the way to success for them and for their children. However‚ for every rags-to-riches story‚ there are thousands of other hard-working people who cannot
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Tsukiyama Shuu was the kind of man that always got what he wanted no matter what‚ he’d tear down a forest of men to reach his goal. He was a connoisseur of a variety of things‚ mostly the classical arts of literature and music‚ but most intensely with food. Being a ghoul made it relatively difficult for Tsukiyama to be much of a connoisseur‚ but the thrill of the chase was a large part of the fun. Finding someone that took his fancy and meticulously planning out the hunt and capture‚ he enjoyed
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The American dream is a tearm used that means you go from absolutly nothing to being an average american. An average american is a person with a steady job and a place to live. In the past‚ The american dream has focused on main important thing to try and gain succes. Jay Gatsby started out with absolutly nothing just to make his dream come true‚ but he is so focused on nice eligant things that he doesnt realize that money really cant buy happeines. The author proves to us that a dream can be
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Juwan Henderson What is the American Dream? When individuals fail to live up to their ideals‚ this is when reality falls short of expectations. The quest to obtain what everyone really wants can be an all-encompassing one‚ requiring all of their devotion and effort. It is especially painful to see others possess what one cannot have. For the characters in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ these problems are all too real. Gatsby works for a lifetime to gain back what he feels is rightfully
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immigrants thought when they came to the USA in order to persue the American dream. To many of those people‚ that translated into something that would impact then for the rest of their lives. These people sacrificed their jobs‚ their relationships and connections‚ their educational levals‚ and their language at their homelands to start their new life in America and succeed in reaching their dream. So what is the defination of the American dream? Some think of it just as being rich and famous or to have
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The American Dream We hear the term American Dream referenced many times in our lives‚ but do we really know what the American Dream is? Is it having more money and more power than everyone else? Is it moving to Hollywood and becoming a famous movie star? What is the American Dream? According to James Truslow Adams‚ the author of the book The Epic of America‚ the American dream is‚ “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each
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