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    The American Dream When we have a dream we try to do everything that we can do‚ to make it real. Our endeavors depend on our individuality because all of us are different‚ and all of us have different dreams. To some people‚ the American Dream might be more about personal fulfillment than about economic success or owning property. For some of us the American Dream is a wealthy life‚ for others it could be just getting married and gave a birth to children. The American Dream is the opportunity to realize

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    Shaping the American Dream The American Dream is a national symbol of the United States; a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and progress achieved through hard work. Throughout the texts‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun‚ various characters chase the elusive American Dream. In‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby pursues his dream girl Daisy Buchanan even though his dream of whisking her away is intangible. In the text‚ Of Mice

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    The American dream by definition means the idea that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. However‚ it’s more than just some definition. Everyone has their own view on what they consider is the “American dream”. Before I was born my mom and dad both came here looking for a better life than the one they had back in Russia. After my parents arrived my grandparents came soon after. From my understanding

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    Today’s American Dream “I wanna be a billionaire” by Bruno Mars and Travis McCoy represents the American dream among the young generations now days. Today’s generations’ dream is to be rich to be able to buy anything they want‚ and at the same time do the charity work stars do in the communities‚ in other countries‚ and even the programs they create to make our world a better place. The new generation’s dream is also that with the money they have to be known everywhere around the world. The search

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    most youth and working class citizens about how they view the future you’d get bitterness and uncertainty rather than hope and joy and in their voices. The American dream has constructed and enforced an idealized concept due to the emotional and physical barriers in the economy‚ politics‚ and it’s portrayal in the media. The American dream is a national ethos of the United States. In the colonial days‚ it was easier to hold the right of freedom of speech without holding the fear of being censored

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    Perspectives of the American Dream The virtuous trip of many comes in search of the mystical treasure known as the American Dream. Thus this was the dream of Clement age forty-two and his family. His family including him lived in the nation known as the Philippines. They moved because they couldn’t afford to make a fair living in the Philippines. The American dream was the reason there family became successful‚ including his father who became the president of a company with no formal education

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    When looking at the American society and its culture‚ one could safely say that through hard work individuals are able to succeed in the country. The “American dream”‚ in a sense can be accomplished by any individual that puts determination and initiative to their dreams. The division of a society based on economic status can create restrictions that can make some individuals work harder than others‚ nevertheless‚ any person can be successful no matter what race‚ gender‚ or age one is. Although

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    “As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel.” While Rick Danko’s quote about the American Dream does not quite relate to the essay at hand‚ you can’t obviate how right that is. So‚ yes‚ the American Dream. It’s become a widely accepted sociocultural‚ aesthetic‚ and philosophical set of fake ideals that makes America the proud of country of what the world

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    Technology and The American Dream The idea that no matter where you start in life you have opportunity to work hard and gain prosperity and success‚ is also known as the American Dream.  Which nowadays seems to be an almost dying if not already totally dead concept. Something seen only in fairy tales and movies and not really so much in real life.  In these days and times it seems as though it does not matter how hard you work‚ but rather the people you know‚ that decide whether you will have the opportunity to be

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    The “American dream” is a story pursued by many‚ even those who don’t live in America although the actual definition says‚ “the idea that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative”‚ but the sad part about the American dream is sometimes that’s all it lives up to be. This seems to be the case in the short story “The Egg”. In this short story‚ “The Egg”‚ the egg seems to be an image more than a title. It

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