Is The American Dream Just A Dream? I think that the American Dream is a social ideal based on equality in social‚ political and economic rights and privileges. The constitution of this country suggests that every person who lives on American soil is free. In the United States’ Declaration of Independence our founding fathers:" held certain 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
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What is the American Dream? The American Dream is a dream can be interpreted in multiple ways. The way it is interpreted is based upon one’s goal they strive to accomplish in America. From my perspective‚ the American Dream means the pursuit of happiness‚ higher education‚ and materialism. One of the ways people strive for the American Dream is through the pursuit of happiness. Though many people search for happiness in America‚ they are not always able to find it. In America today people with
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Wieseman Hon. English 10 Dec. 18‚ 2012 Is Our American Dream Fading Away? The attainability and very existence of the American dream has been debated for many years. As the economy‚ politics‚ and social standings change‚ so do the expectations and beliefs about what the American dream should be and how one should go about achieving it. The main question involved in this debate is not so much whether the dream is alive or dead‚ but whether America’s dream can ever be fully realized. Even the most skeptic
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· What does the American Dream look like in the 1950s? Was it attainable then? Is it attainable now? (slight refernce to: What societal dysfunctions impede the American Dream?) I don’t really know what the American Dream looked like back in the 1950s‚ as I am not a history buff. But who’s to say the American Dream is attainable if there isn’t a concret definition of what the American Dream is; and I’m not refering to the Webster’s definition of the American Dream. What I mean by definiton is what
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The general definition of American dream American dream refers to the pursuit of the equality‚ freedom and corporeal property. American dream has always been one of the most popular motifs in American literature. As a spirit came into being as America was founded‚ American dream became stronger and stronger in American people’s mind. It seemed American people can get what they want by work. This kind of spirit encourages American people generation by generation and prompts America to become the most
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The meaning of the "American Dream" has changed over the course of history‚ and includes both personal components (such as home ownership and upward mobility) and a global vision. Historically the Dream originated in the mystique regarding frontier life. As the Royal Governor of Virginia noted in 1774‚ the Americans "for ever imagine the Lands further off are still better than those upon which they are already settled". He added that‚ "if they attained Paradise‚ they would move on if they heard of
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Writing 100 October 28‚ 2009 Essay 2 Recipe for the American Dream Since the establishment of this country‚ Americans have set their eyes on success. The way we define success has changed along with technology. The American Dream is "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.”[1] When repeating this phrase out loud one draws up images of fancy cars‚ big houses‚ quality clothes
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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 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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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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