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    The most generally acknowledged American Dream is the home ownership. The American Dream is viewed as the achievement of an aspiration accomplished while tested by affliction. Americans regularly relate this accomplishment with the responsibility for a home. The house is not just a position of essential security; there is a much more profound association with the person. Responsibility for home stipends flexibility and security that builds up a sense permanency for the person. Conversely‚ leasing

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    Unattainable American Dream The Great Gatsby‚ a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a story of misguided love between a man and a woman. Fitzgerald takes his reader through the turbulence and trials of Jay Gatsby’s life and of his pining for the girl he met five years prior. The main theme of the novel‚ however‚ is not solely about the love shared between Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. The main purpose is to show the decline and decay of the American Dream in the 1920’s. The American Dream is

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    The Great Gatsby and the American Dream There is really no set definition of what the American Dream is‚ everyone has different views on what they see it as. The main idea of the American Dream is pretty much making it big and being successful in life‚ having everything you need‚ wealth‚ prosperity‚ love and happiness. Jay Gatsby portrays the American Dream in some senses but not to its full potential. Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby the American Dream isn’t shown in its positive light but

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    So do you think people can reach their American dream without being judged by who they are? The answer is yes‚ and it shows everybody that you are proud to be an American with a dream and you’re proud of who you are.Now in the day’s people argue what it means to be American and have an American dream they discriminate people for being themselves. An American Dream is when someone wants to achieve or reach a goal to have a better future and life and that they get help and support from their

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    the author of The American Dream: Stories from the Heart of a Nation writes about Trung Dung an Internet millionaire. He states that the term Internet millionaire? became an obsession with the ?new economy?. He mentioned that they were business heroes and guided American dreams of materialism. In the following literary analysis‚ Dan Rather explains like most stereotypes‚ this one obscured the individuals behind the term ?Internet millionaire?. Dan Rather illustrates how Trung?s family had lived in

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    | What Makes the Dream American? | A Critical Thought Analysis | | Fairen Harris | University of Louisville | Dr. Chapman Gran Torino: In a nutshell A racist Korean War veteran and recent widower‚ Walt Kowalski is living in a crime ridden town in Detroit‚ Michigan. Walt’s once all White neighborhood has become occupied by the Hmong people. The Hmong people represent a part of Southeast Asia‚ such as Thailand‚ Laos‚ and China. The Hmong came to America because during the war they

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    The American dream is a better richer happier life.To be happy and not to have to worry about anything happening to you or your loved one .Living life to the fullest without be discriminated for who you love or what gender you are or your ethnicity or color.To be independent and self-driven and to have determination in yourself and God ; therefore to have a happy fulfilling life with people who you love and love you.But the American dream isn’t achievable for everybody‚ some get greedy and think

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    studies every human being that experiences REM sleep has a dream even if they do not recall what it was. Since the dawn of man‚ we have contemplated the significance of our dreams‚ and whether or not they signify something we strongly desire. The American Dream is the ultimate dream; it can be anything one desires: freedom‚ peace‚ wealth‚ family‚ stability‚ love‚ and more. In society today‚ any American has the possibility to attain the American Dream because a number of renowned figures have done so‚ individuals

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    The American Dream in the Death of A Salesman is very evident. He has this idea of how his life should be and he will do anything to succeed at this dream. Just like the Death of a salesman the Death of a traveling salesman has a dream to. Their dreams are pretty similar in the way that they strive to be good salesman. In Death of Salesman he shows his American dream from the beginning. He has this idea of how he should be and how people should view him as a salesman. The whole time he is expressing

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    The Great Gatsby and the American Dream One would say the American Dream is somewhat like the sun. On the outside‚ sometimes it is one of the most beautiful things in the world‚ but to really know it‚ and all of the dangers that come with it‚ one has to dig into the dangerous and corrupt insides. In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the 1920’s as a time of decay of social and moral values; evidence of this is the greed and the pursuit of pleasure. Jay Gatsby’s constant parties epitomized

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