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    The American Dream is the equil ability to achieve wealth if one works hard enough. In James Truslow Adams book The Epic of America he says that the American Dream is a dream of a richer fuller land where everyone has an equal opportunity according to their achievements. Today some people are born with more wealth than others they inherit from their elders thus making them start from a different point than others. These people have a head start compared to people of the lower class‚ they get into

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    Introduction: The 1920s were an fascinating and exciting time in American history. Mainly referred to as “The Roaring Twenties”. From inflated economics to never done inventions. Most explosive decade in the century. “The Roaring Twenties” encloses a captivating story that begins with the return of young‚ somewhat handsome soldiers from the front of World War I. Thesis statement: Fitzgerald accurately represents the ‘American Dream’ in the 1920s through The Great Gatsby by using the characters Tom

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    the ’American Dream’ In Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby the concept of the ’American Dream’ appears in two ways. On the one hand Fitzgerald’s view and imagination of the American Dream and on the other and‚ within the plot‚ Gatsby as the ’possible’ personified American Dream come true.<O:P</O:P Francis Scott Fitzgerald practically puts the notion of the American Dream on the same level as ’human dream’. But more remarkable is the fact that Fitzgerald’s concept of the American Dream

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    is values‚ and the amount of courage people have. The opportunities in America are endless‚ and for that reason‚ people in other countries would do anything to live the American Dream .People will journey far and wide‚ traverse the entire continent‚ suffer all manner of pain and suffering‚ if they believe that‚ in the end‚ they will be rewarded‚ and there is nothing quite like survival to motivate people. The ancient tale of “The American Dream” has been pursued by many‚ but only few make it all the

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    This article by Wim Wenders‚ is mostly concern on The American Dream. He believes that‚ American dream is mostly a dream created by capitalist society and it’s been fed to people by movies‚ entertainment‚ TV in general. He believes that how American Dream is a dream of a country in a different country‚ that is located where the dream takes place. He’s referring to all those people from Europe or other countries‚ that by looking at American’s movie thought that America is the place for them. The place

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    The Central Meaning of American Dream Immigration started to seeking for their possible future likely for more than 400 years‚ when the first group of immigrants on the ship Mayflower came to the “New World”‚ a place that offered much more freedom than their original home. The English pilgrims came to the land to seek their freedom in religion. In modern day‚ the meaning for being an American are more than just dreams‚ future‚ opportunity and freedom. The people who immigrated to America in

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    American Dream or American Nightmare Be The American Dream is something that can be easily defined for some people‚ and for others it can be very difficult to put into words. The American Dream is a combination of a few things. I firmly believe that Americans should have equal access to this ideal of an American Dream in order for it not to be considered just mere notion. My idea of the American Dream is also built on freedom. Our fore fathers who built this great nation were on the right

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    Dare to DREAM “O my God‚ 
Give me a wonderful dream‚ 
Hope for a successful dream
Give me the best dream. 

I have a dream 
Now‚ 
Tonight and‚ 
Tomorrow. 

A dream within a dream‚ 
Dream of guardian angel‚ 
Dream of seeing myself‚ 
Being success and happy. 

I have a dreamDream of heaven
Dream of success
Dream of happiness

I have a dream‚ 
A Dream to become 
What I want to become‚ 
Dream of my coming

I have a dream‚ 
Dream to freedom
Dream of enlightenment 
Dreaming endlessly.”(Lawrence CH Hiun)

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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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    equal opportunity be successful through hard work and determination‚ otherwise known as the American Dream has been present in society all throughout history. While times have changed drastically‚ the American Dream has stayed the same; Parents still want their children to have a better life than they did and although there has been significant improvement regarding racial equality‚ equality in terms of gender and sexual orientation has taken a fall. Since the beginning of the American Dream‚ there

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