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    Virginia Suarez Mary Moody Business Ethics July 28‚ 2014 An Innocent Dream “The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost‚ which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.” -Azar Nafisi Sixty- thousand unaccompanied children‚ and counting‚ at the United States and Mexico border. Sixty-thousand dreams of a life without hunger and insecurities. The United States is being bombarded with children of different ages and parts of origin this very minute. This

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    Gatsby and the Complexity of the American Dream F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is an exploration of the American dream in modern society‚ in which money and prosperity are significant factors and it may not be as simple as you think; and the movie Citizen Kane is another example of the complex issues relating to the American dream. First‚ we will explore the American dream‚ in which it is to make a great deal of money because it provides for a comfortable living‚ and characters in the novel

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    The American dream for me is to become a community pharmacist. Pharmacist comes from the word pharmacology which is the study of drugs/medicine in the human system. A pharmacist is a role in the medical industry who subscribes and provides medicine/drugs to patients. They are responsible for checking if the drugs/medicine is suitable and top quality for the patients. I am aspired to become a pharmacist so‚ I must take two years of college or more if desired to complete pre-requisites. Afterwards

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    The American Dream From the birth of America‚ to America today‚ the driving force and the heart of America has always been the “American Dream.” The actual idea of the “American Dream” is older than the United States. It dates back to the 1600’s‚ when people began to come up with all sorts of hopes and aspirations for the new and largely unexplored continent. Many of the dreams focused on owning land and establishing prosperous businesses which would lead to “happiness.” The “American Dream” is the

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    "I Have a Dream" Analysis: Figurative LanguageQuote: "I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream." Metaphor: The American dream is indirectly compared to rich soil‚ a soil in which King has planted his dream of racial equality. Analysis: King reiterates that his dream is no different than the dream of the Founding Fathers. His dream receives its legitimacy from the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution to which King refers

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    American Dream 1 American Dream vs. European Dream American Dream 2 American Dream vs. European Dream What is the American Dream? The American Dream is not something we ’ve invented but inherited

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    The American dream is why there is equality all through America. It is why one can get an amazing education‚ have a job‚ marry whoever they want‚ and have children. It’s the reason why the United Sates has freedom! Everyone around the world wishes for the American dream because they do not have it like Americans do. Americans have no idea that they are living the American dream right now because it all comes to them naturally‚ and we can thank our Founding Fathers for that. People complain about

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    Gatsby’s Pursuit of the American Dream The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the American Dream‚ and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its impossible goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is used in many novels. This dream is different for different people; but‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ for Jay‚ the dream is that through wealth and power‚ one can acquire happiness. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream; and‚ in order to do this

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    American Dream The American Dream to me seems like it’s overused. To me the American Dream is just a made up term for a “normal dream” because all it is is wanting success. The American Dream is just wanting to have a job‚ have an education‚ and have a family. The American dream is mainly about being a success. To be a success is to make money‚ and the American dream is about making a lot of money. People want to make a lot of money because money can buy everything including any dream you had. But

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    credited for originating the term the “American Dream” in the early years of the Great Depression‚ but the hard work‚ dedication‚ and sacrifice it takes to accomplish the American Dream has been around since the early days of this nation’s history. The American Dream refers to “the belief that anyone‚ regardless of what class they were born into‚ can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone” (“American Dream”). It is precisely that upward mobility

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