immigrants thought when they came to the USA in order to persue the American dream. To many of those people‚ that translated into something that would impact then for the rest of their lives. These people sacrificed their jobs‚ their relationships and connections‚ their educational levals‚ and their language at their homelands to start their new life in America and succeed in reaching their dream. So what is the defination of the American dream? Some think of it just as being rich and famous or to have
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The American Dream There are billions of people living in the world‚ and hundreds of countries with people that live in these countries. They all have a particular set of goals and achievement‚ and they all share dreams and values‚ and they are ready to work hard and sacrifice their life for this aim‚ and people in these countries have expectations and their personal desires from their life and countries. Among all of these nations‚ there is one that many wished to live in and be a part of this country
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their lives based on the American Dream. Most people have dreams about what they want to do in life‚ but not all achieve those dreams. Statistic shows from recent surveys that only 16% of Americans end up doing their dream job. Many Americans have very unrealistic views of the American Dream‚ stuff the ordinary American could not have or do. When interviewing my subjects I realized that the American Dream is not about materialistic goods‚ but family‚ and following your dreams. Winston Cabe My
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The American Dream can be defined as a national ethos of the United States‚ a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. Willy Loman‚ the protagonist of the play Death of a Salesman‚ believes wholeheartedly in the idea that a ‘well liked’ and ‘personally attractive’ man in business will indubitably acquire the material comforts offered by modern American life. This however is a skewed perspective of
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Nowadays‚ the American Dream has become a burgeon dream of every young individual that lives in America‚ in addition‚ is a component that every individual strives for. In my perspective‚ I perceive success as getting an education in the United States. In other words‚ graduating from college in America is what success looks like to me. Not just that‚ but there are three goals that I have to achieve in order for my American Dream to become true. One of them‚ which I listed before‚ is getting a degree
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False? The “American Dream”‚ defined as a perfect job‚ family life‚ social status‚ house‚ and many other things; is it all true‚ or is it an impossible lie? Through two unique uses of character and plot‚ Fitzgerald in “The Great Gatsby and Dunning in Want To Fly‚ these two authors show two different yews points of the “American Dream”. Even though The Great Gatsby lacks character development‚ the enriched plot makes up for it. N the book its shows that the pursuit of the “American Dream” is better
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The Reality of the American Dream By Saryah Robinson ________________________________________ Remember when you were a child and somebody asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up? Personally‚ I wanted to be a NASCAR racer. I know‚ a little far-fetched if you think about it. When we were children we were so optimistic. We hardly accepted failure. This was the time in our lives when we sincerely believed in ourselves. We believed in the American Dream because it was instilled in our minds
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AND THE AMERICAN DREAM The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is an excellent demonstration of life among the new rich during the 1920s‚ with people who had freshly accumulated an immense amount of fortune but had no subsequent social networks. The novel is a fascinating account about love‚ money and life during the 1920s in New York. It demonstrates the society and the accompanying principles‚ values‚ and dreams of the American population at that time. These principles‚ values‚ and dreams can be
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There are some people who might define the “American Dream” as having no real struggles‚ living in a mansion with an endless bank account‚ or having access to every opportunity that there is in life. However‚ the American Dream has somewhat taken on a new meaning for some in our world‚ where it’s less about materialistic things and more about enjoying the lives that we are given. In the article 5 Ways Our Founding Fathers Protect The American Dream by Kimberly Amadeo‚ she explains that James Truslow
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the American dream was to achieve your self goal‚ better yourself and do whatever it takes for success.In her high school years Amanda and her peers had the same idea of the American dream which at that time was to go
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