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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used to climb this nation to the top. In the book American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis‚ the triumphs of America are equally reflected onto the failures‚ which tend to be hidden away or simply not acknowledged. Ellis targets the 28 year period between the start of the War for Independence‚ all the way up to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. This quarter of the eighteenth century is reflected upon today as the most politically creative era in American
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The American Dream The American Dream is a term that implies a successful and satisfying life. Many people associate it with immigration‚ as the dream of religious freedom‚ economic prosperity‚ and opportunity has historically driven immigrants to the United States. The term is used by a lot of modern Americans to signify success in life as a result of hard work. A man named James Truslow Adams first used the term in his book The Epic of America‚ written in 1931. He states "The American Dream
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The American Promise is a phrase which has been used in all different areas of American life. From 1492‚ when Columbus sailed to the vast and empty land soon to become America‚ to 2017‚ where we are a superpower on a global stage‚ the American Promise has reigned all through history. The question that must be asked is‚ what is the American Promise? I believe the American Promise seeks to convey the ideal of a unified‚ equal‚ and free country that takes the weight of the poor man lifts his burden
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Obesity in American Samoa While researching this project I discovered an amazing family centered culture in which I would be proud to belong. I discovered the beauties of a unique and unfamiliar group of islands‚ a faraway place with no apparent connection to the U.S. mainland. I found American Samoa. I also discovered a very distinct problem‚ a disease if you will. Obesity the disease is the cause of multiple health issues. So many that trying to count would be consuming. Obesity‚
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As we know‚ it is a big process to start a war‚ but not only that there are a lot of causes of war to begin. As with most American wars‚ there were many components that led up to the American Revolution. The American Revolution lasted from 1775 until 1783. The main causes of the American Revolution include: The Boston Tea Party‚ the Intolerable Acts‚ the First and Second Continental Congress‚ and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. After the war between England and France‚ the British Parliament
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The American Dream The concept of the American Dream dates back to the time of birth of the United States of America. Specifically‚ it was originally referenced in 1776 in the United States Constitution by our founding fathers when they wrote‚ “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life‚ Liberty‚ and the pursuit of Happiness.” Since that time‚ the definition of the American
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essential to the course of American life. Unlike other immigrants‚ most Africans came to North America against their will‚ caught up in a cruel system of human exploitation. The treatment we endured in the United States was of a harshness hardly ever surpassed in recent history‚ and their role in U.S. society was contested with a rage that nearly tore the nation apart. The centuries-long battle African Americans waged for freedom‚ for dignity‚ and for full participation in American society completely
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The American Revolution was one of the most important revolutions in the world‚ but there is evidence that says that nothing really happened from it. I believe that the American Revolution was not revolutionary because not all people were equally free‚ and all the changes actually happened in the Americas occurred when the British first colonized America. In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson states‚ “We hold these truths to be self evident‚ that all men are created equal…”. Looking
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Matrix of the American Identity and Islam Ideas of race and citizenship have colored the American discourse during the postbellum era. This reading shows how these ideas cast its shadow on the anti-Muslim sentiment rhetoric in America today. They are seen as the new problematic minority in today’s America but‚ of course‚ they were and are not the only problematic minority. They belong to a culture which somehow contradicts the basic premise of the myth of what it means to be an American. And who knows
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