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    and that you’re about to live and fulfill the “America Dream”. The American Dream was probably developed in the US by someone coming to America and was able to get an education‚ a job‚ and create a good life for themselves. It seems that now the American Dream isn’t how is used to be‚ you don’t have equal opportunities‚ not everyone can go to school‚ and if you fail at something you’re looked down upon. My personal definition of the American Dream is that when you’re coming to America you’re expecting

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    are relishing in "The American Dream" While capitalism promotes the belief that this dream is achievable‚ it is more often than not‚ a literal dream‚ and leaves its pursuers poor‚ and weak. This keeps the working class powerless‚ and pacified to propagate capitalistic values. Clean cut examples of this are cases in such societies where people do not have the chance to advance but have the chance to succeed. A strange position that seems to contradict a culture that’s "Dream" is to be powerful and

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    Living in a State of Dreaming In the past centuries a high number of immigrants have traveled to America‚ land of the free and home of the brave‚ to pursue the famous American Dream. Many wonder why anyone would leave their homeland‚ families‚ and everything they’ve ever known to come to America. In general‚ immigrants escape their homelands during war or conflict in search of peace and security. They wish to break free from corrupt governments that are not ruling in the interest of their

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    many quotes of the idea of the American Dream. Many people have different perceptions of what they think the American Dream is; some people believe the American Dream doesn’t exist‚ some believe it’s about having a sustainable job and a family to take care of‚ and some people think it’s all about being rich and living life in the fast lane. There are many different opinions about this topic but the best one to ever come up is happiness. The key to the American Dream is happiness‚ there’s no point

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    The American Dream in the Film Scarface The film Scarface can be directly compared to the myth of the American Dream. The contemporary perception of the American Dream is one monetary gains and power in society. Scarface is a gangster movie in which the main character Tony Montana tries to reach his dream of overwhelming power and wealth. Tony Montana like Jay Gatsby believed that after obtaining enormous power and wealth‚ one would live in happily ever after. The director Brian De Palma like

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    The American Dream. Many question the reality of “the American Dream”. The idea that in America you have the same opportunities as anyone and have the same chance to be successful if you have determination and motivation. This American dream now-a-days can be true in some cases but isn’t always the norm. In my opinion the “American Dream” is no longer accessible because judgement is always exercised when it comes to things like race‚ gender and beliefs make this difficult for us Americans. America

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    of The American Dream Today the American dream is considered your perception of how you desire to live your life. Most Americans today suggest that the American Dream is a nuclear family which is the concept of having a father‚ mother‚ and children. Some consider the dream is progressing to college to start a successful career that can assist in raising that family. For most Americans the dream is still a thriving and accessible opportunity. A family is a massive element of the dream. The traditional

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    In the book Crime and the American Dream there are many values that shape our country for the American heros (honest citizens who do honorable deeds for the society) and American villains (criminals who do great harms to the society). “The term American Dream was introduced in the early 1930s by a historian named James Truslow Adams to describe his vision of a society open to individual achievement” (Messner and Rosenfeld‚ 6). By the introducing this term to the American people it gave them a whole

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    The American Dream The American Dream is achievable and does exist today for education.People can get into college if they have a scholarship for sports or academics. The Women made more money and the woman’s salary is low in 1940. About half of the women from the lowest income class remain-quintile girls stay there to get money‚ but they probably get paid a dollar something an hour. The American Dream is where all the people should have equal right and opportunity to achieve something they want

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    attainable the American Dream is‚ we must first define it. The American Dream is the ability to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. America’s social system can both hinder you‚ and help you in achieving the American Dream. Barriers such as far outweigh the opportunities as far as achieving the American Dream‚ nevertheless‚ it is still possible. Starting from the bottom and working your way up is very difficult. In order to achieve the American Dream‚ you must

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