What is the American Dream‚ and who are the people most likely to pursue its often elusive fulfillment? The American Dream has come to represent the attainment of myriad of goals that are specific to each individual. While one person might consider a purchased home with a white picket fence their version of the American Dream; another might regard it as the financial ability to operate their own business. There is no cut and dried definition of the American Dream as long as any two people hold a
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The American Dream is often misleading because it makes one believe that if they obtain the fame‚ fortune‚ and a new beginning‚ it will bring happiness; only to realize it causes one pain. The American Dream is often deemed as the main goal of the American culture‚ and is the one of the many reasons why people come to America today. In the American Classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby‚ a man of many mysteries‚ is madly in love with Daisy‚ a woman from the past‚ who is now
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Accomplishing the American Dream There is no real definition of what the American Dream is. But rather it’s your own viewpoint on society‚ yourself‚ and where you place yourself on the chart of happiness and success. Winston Churchill claims‚ “Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” and believes that nothing is final or fatal‚ but persistence and self-encouragement is ideal to living a successful life. In a broad sense‚ the American Dream represents self-fulfillment
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The Moral Declination of the American Dream as Portrayed in “The Great Gatsby” At first glance‚ “The Great Gatsby” is just a story of love and passion. But author F. Scott Fitzgerald meant it to be so much more. This novel is symbolic of the “disintegration of the American dream‚” taking place during an era in which most people’s moral and social values were almost completely forgotten. The American Dream‚ as it was before the 1920’s‚ was viewed as the notion that anybody could succeed in America
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In The Great Gatsby – The Death of the American Dream the uncredited author presents the idea that Fitzgerald aimed for his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ to symbolise the death of the American Dream. I would however disagree with this statement‚ as I believe Fitzgerald wished to convey that the American Dream did not die during the 1920s: It never existed in the first place. The 1920s were just the era in which this became clear. Decadence‚ luxury‚ and extravagance are just three of the words used to
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Does America still provide access to the American dream‚ to the tired‚ poor‚ and the huddled masses? In my opinion yes America does provide the American dream in many ways‚ the American dream provides hope to all people regardless their background. Three main ways America provides its citizens with the American dream is by providing social programs for the financially unstable Americans‚ offering rights to the physically and mentally disabled and providing the choice of free will to do with our lives
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together is the idea of the pursuit of the American dream and how each individual in America can pursue their dream in whatever way they choose. The differences between the subjects of these books is what the American dream actually means to each person and if it is actually attainable. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ and Daisy are all searching for their own personal American dream‚ but it is unclear whether they all can actually attain it. A clear example of the American dream being reached and still not being enough
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popularizing the phrase “American Dream” in 1931 thanks to his book Epic of America. In his book he wrote “ but there has been also the American dream‚ that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement”. The American Dream is now a phrase known around the world. People travel from all corners of the earth for the opportunity to live this dream. The American Dream is what the average American thrives on each
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The American Dream James Truslow Adams coined the term "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America. His 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. The term “American dream” is essentially is an idea that suggests that anyone in the US can succeed through hard work and has the potential to lead a happy‚ successful life. Many people have expanded upon to include
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American Dream: The Conspiracy Everyone knows those stupid conspiracy theories about the Nazis and 9/11‚ but if you really think about it‚ is the “American Dream” any different? Or is it just a product of the government trying to keep us appeased? Government has used propaganda ever since the idea of a government was thought up. By definition‚ the American Dream is the idea that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity. My theory is this; the government has
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