People from across the nation have proven through their own experiences that the American Dream can be achieved. The American Dream is reaching what we dreamed of accomplishing our entire life and more. It is having an enormous dream house‚ having the newest car‚ having a huge‚ happy family‚ and having the career we have dreamed of since we were a kid. Barack Obama‚ for example‚ is America’s first African American president‚ and Sonia Maria Sotomayor‚ is America’s first
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popularizing the phrase “American Dream” in 1931 thanks to his book Epic of America. In his book he wrote “ but there has been also the American dream‚ 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”. The American Dream is now a phrase known around the world. People travel from all corners of the earth for the opportunity to live this dream. The American Dream is what the average American thrives on each
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pursuit of the American Dream is sought after by many. Most people feel that America is the land of opportunity. Because of these opportunities‚ America gives us a chance to make our dream a reality. My American Dream is to have a good career. Having my dream career is important to me because it will make my life easier‚ help me stay responsible‚ and will never feel like an actual job. If you love what you do‚ then you will never work a day in your life. By having my dream career‚ will
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Achieving The American Dream All Americans can achieve the American dream. Immigrants consistently prove that with hard work and dedication the American dream can be fulfilled. Education makes it possible to achieve the American dream. There are programs available to help people get out of poverty and achieve the American dream. I chose that all americans can achieve the American dream‚ because what you put your mind to you can achieve. Immigrant consistently prove that with hard work and dedication
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First‚ let’s define "American Dream". "American Dream" is what you would consider a "perfect life." It can be full of happiness‚ money‚ love‚ food‚ cars‚ whatever you desire‚ everyone has a different opinion. One person’s American Dream may be totally different from someone else’s‚ that is what makes us all individuals. My American Dream would include a good job and lots of money‚ spare time for my family and I‚ and most importantly‚ healthiness. It seems that so often the subject of economic standing
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The American Dream Give an outline of how the American Dream is interpreted in texts 2‚ 3 and 4. Text 2: In text 2 the American Dream is interpreted as something you make yourself worth for. Arnold Schwarzenegger came from Austria to the USA in 1983‚ hoping to pursue his dreams instead of becoming a police officer like his father. Arnold Schwarzenegger succeeded‚ especially in his acting-career‚ and he is now former Governor of California. But there wasn’t anything given to him for free. According
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My American Dream For many years people have always been living in America but do not really know what the American Dream really is. I feel that the American Dream can vary on what it means because most people think very differently. To me though the American Dream means what I have accomplished in life‚ how I make my life decisions‚ and the way I am able to live life to the fullest. I have read and seen many different scenes in life that have made me to make the definition
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The American dream is sought after and imagined by everyone who comes to America. It is the main reason that people come to America; they come for freedom as well as to one day attain the idea of a perfect American dream. It theoretically symbolizes what you have accomplished in life and what you wish to one day have. In my personal opinion if any person wants come to America to live a life of happiness‚ be released of religious persecution and the freedom to say what you feel‚ then it can be accomplished
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MWF- Lasser September 18‚ 2013 Much Ado about the American Dream The American Dream can most easily be defined as “that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”‚ says the Declaration of Independence. Though this could be the easiest “textbook” definition‚ it does not begin to cover the glorious things about the American dream that drew‚ and continues to draw‚ millions of people
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United States of America in search of the popular term “The American Dream”‚ which purely consists of equality‚ freedom‚ and opportunities that were not available in their homeland. Today‚ The American Dream is still a reality and is still possible to achieve through pure dedication and perseverance. Some more than others‚ have the drive to lead themselves into successful lives and achieve their personal dreams. The American Dream is very achievable even with today’s standards of upper class
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