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    There are different reason why people come to America. Most people are looking for the American dream; this includes: looking for a job‚ family‚ education‚ or just for a better life. Those people that come here for a better life think that we‚ the United States of America‚ are going to hand it to them‚ but it doesn’t work like that. As a matter of fact I think that the American Dream is still obtainable but it’s not the old “Shone as a beacon of hope and freedom‚” as Barack Obama said in the Keynote

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    Megan Cain Cain 1 Mrs. Bonessi Honors English IIB March 16‚ 2014 Freedom: The American Dream Throughout history‚ America has exceeded the limits and expectations other countries regrettably laid upon us. From writing the very first Constitution to conquering Hawaii and Puerto Rico‚ America has grown from on tiny colony to a country three times the size of Germany. The United States of America is now known as one of the most powerful civilizations in the world. Though‚ this power

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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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    “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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    The American Dream There are many different interpretation of the whole meaning of the American Dream. James Truslow Adam‚ in his book The Epic of America‚ mentioned “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. The belief of everyone having an equal opportunity and working hard. How this relates to the context of the film relating to James as his quote can be interpreted in a sense that Duke

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    People across America and the world hear their whole lives about the American Dream. I interpret the Dream as freedom to say‚ do‚ belief‚ and live as you want. Oversees they believe the same as I said previously‚ but they would add that the Dream also consists of helping their family survive. There are many different type of ethnicities that try to get into the United States‚ but we as a country set levels of how many of a certain ethnicity are allowed into our country. The current quota of immigrants

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    Rachael Guster Eng101-36 10-20-2010 Equality‚ the American dream What is the American dream? The American dream to me is about equality. People have been wanting‚ fighting to be equal for many years‚ and it has turned into a game of tug-of-war. Today‚ people have made progress in treating other people equally‚ but we have to look at the timeline of what we went through to get to where we are today. In the 1770’s‚ when there were only thirteen colonies

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    American Dream Meaning

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    Death of a Salesman The term "American Dream" has many diverse meanings. For some‚ it may be to become wealthy and live in big houses. For others‚ it could be to simply live a productive life that contributes to society. Wanting to live the "American Dream" is the conflict in this novel that opens the doors to many interpretations that can be related to wanting to be successful. The setting of "Death of a Salesman" takes place in 2 major time frames. The story is told mostly

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    The "American Dream" is still possible for everyone today. Back then in the past the "American Dream" wasnt possible for everyone because of discrimination. But now discrimination doesnt happened like it did back in the past. Immigrants come to America for them to give their childrens/Kids that are born now or in the 1998 for them to have a better education and also a better life. In addition‚ young people put hard work into their school for them to be able to go to college and graduate. The "American

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    Within today’s society‚ everyone wants to be able to live the American Dream. The American Dream is the idea that every US citizen has an equal opportunity to achieve success and ultimately‚ the pursuit of happiness. Through passion‚ determination and hard work‚ along with proper education‚ I believe that the ever sought after American Dream‚ is absolutely achievable. The majority of Americans understand that success is not just handed out; nevertheless‚ truly striving to meet goals and putting

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