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    When it comes to the American Dream‚ everyone has their own view of what that means to them. It could be that an American wants to move up in life no matter where they are and know that the could always do better. It could also be a chance for a person who is not American to experience freedom and opportunity because it’s said that that’s what our country offers. It lastly could mean that you live in your own home with a family and have everything that belongs to you without a worry in the world

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    Illusion of the American Dream Many immigrants migrate to America everyday with the hopes to achieve their American dream. For most immigrants the American dream consist of finding a country where effort and morality transcend to success. In “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair‚ a family of hard working optimistic Lithuanians migrate to America with the belief that equality and opportunity dictates that all people should have the same opportunities open to them if they put out efforts. They arrive

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    The American (Immigrant’s) Dream An immigrant is a person who has emigrated to live in a foreign country. It is one word that describes each and everyone one of us or at the bare minimum‚ an ancestor. This word’s meaning‚ just like any other word‚ is all based on perspective. I‚ myself‚ have a personal and close relation with the immigrants that I know‚ my parents. Even though I may not have a story of emigrating personally‚ I will always have my views and I have my parent’s story. I am a child

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    The Film Scarface can be directly compared to the myth of the American Dream. The myth of the American Dream can be thought to be the coming of power in society through monetary gains and political positioning. Scarface is a gangster movie in which the main character Tony Montana tries to reach his dream of uncanny power and wealth. Tony’s belief also shared with the common man is that after obtaining all the power in the world one would live in happiness ever after. The director of the movie portrays

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    and wild jazz music—encapsulated in The Great Gatsby by the rich gatherings that Gatsby tosses each Saturday night—came about eventually in the debasement of the American dream‚ as the over the top craving for cash and delight surpassed more honorable objectives. At the point when World War I finished in 1918‚ the era of youthful Americans who had battled the war turned out to be strongly baffled‚ as the severe gore that they had recently confronted made the Victorian social profound quality of mid

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    Definition Essay The famed Eton is a very prestigious academy and one of the greatest boarding high schools in the world. It has educated nineteen British Prime ministers and generations of aristocracy and has been referred to as the chief nurse of England’s statesman. One third of the alumni go to either Cambridge or Oxford. There are dozens of societies or clubs dedicated to religions‚ books and music

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    The Medal of Honor is the highest award to be given to a courageous individual in the Armed Services of the United States for an act of valor against an enemy force. This award‚ being so honorable and prestigious‚ is generally awarded by the President of the United States in the name of Congress. It was introduced on December 9‚ 1861 when Iowa Senator James W. Grimes created a bill that authorized awarding the medals of honor. The goal of these awards was to enhance the efficiency of the Navy and

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    being a criminal was the ultimate American Dream. It was not that they were bad people‚ but they knew that living the life of a felon would give them everything they had ever dreamt of. This gave these criminals the motivation to chase their dream‚ achieve their dream‚ and eventually be blinded by the dream itself. In America‚ there have always been classes among the people who live in it regardless of what time and age in history. When it comes to the American Dream‚ not everyone thinks of it in the

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    equal was if you were white or male. Future American generations should be persuaded to accept each other and learn to have open minds to different cultures and races. Equality is one of the main aspects that contributes to the American Dream. I personally am not pursuing the American Dream‚ but I have a better understanding of what the main aspects are about. Being able to vote for a representative is part of what makes the people of America‚ American. Being able to vote is a “high privilege” that

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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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