The impact of an Ideology When the question is asked‚ “What is the american dream”‚ answers typically vary based upon different things such as social class‚ future aspirations‚ age‚ economy‚ or even the desires in an Americans life. The American dream is a unique goal one wants to reach‚ in order to live a better life. This mentality has a great effect on the american people and their future aspirations. This idea has existed for a prolonged time‚ and along with that time came an interesting history
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The American Dream When we have a dream we try to do everything that we can do‚ to make it real. Our endeavors depend on our individuality because all of us are different‚ and all of us have different dreams. To some people‚ the American Dream might be more about personal fulfillment than about economic success or owning property. For some of us the American Dream is a wealthy life‚ for others it could be just getting married and gave a birth to children. The American Dream is the opportunity to
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Chloe Tracy College Composition I Professor Chezik 4 December 2013 If You Can Dream It‚ You Can Do It “Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness.”- This phrase is well known from the United States’ Declaration of Independence that roots within the American Dream. The American Dream has powered the hopes and aspirations of Americans for generations. It began as a plain but revolutionary notion: each individual has the right to pursue happiness and the freedom to strive for a better
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Who would think the American Dream isn’t possible? “There’s no reason why we can’t restore the basic‚ American promise that if you work hard‚ you can do well.” (Kunhenn‚ 2012) America is a land with a lot more opportunities and freedom than any other nation. There’s no excuse not to achieve ones dreams in this country. The American dream is still universally available for anyone to achieve; it’s still possible because it has been done many times‚ we live in a free country and anything is possible
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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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There are different reason why people come to America. Most people are looking for the American dream; this includes: looking for a job‚ family‚ education‚ or just for a better life. Those people that come here for a better life think that we‚ the United States of America‚ are going to hand it to them‚ but it doesn’t work like that. As a matter of fact I think that the American Dream is still obtainable but it’s not the old “Shone as a beacon of hope and freedom‚” as Barack Obama said in the Keynote
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What is the American dream? The concept of the American dream is something that is explored and explained to us throughout our childhood all the way to adulthood. It is a concept taught to us in order to show us the value of hard work. It is a concept that is supposed to instill the ideal that in order to be successful‚ we have to make sacrifices and that achieving this dream is not an easy task. To be able to delve further into the depths of what the American dream is we have to answer three
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February 7th‚ 2014 My American Dream “The American Dream is still alive out there‚ and hard work will get you there. You don’t necessarily need to have an Ivy League education or to have millions of dollars startup money. It can be done with an idea‚ hard work and determination.” Bill Rancic We do not live in a perfect world‚ not even a perfect country. Yet‚ we still live in a place that gives us opportunity. We live in a place that may not always be equally fair but gives us the
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Is the American Dream Dead? Tamás Jámbor Advanced Writing & Composition Éva Kardos May 20‚ 2014 Is the American Dream Dead? The notion American dream is a fundamental part of the American society and culture‚ dozens of books‚ articles and songs deals with this topic‚ politicians often mention it in their speeches. Though the phrase has different meanings to different people‚ it suggests an underlying belief that hard work pays off and that the next generation will have a better life
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The American Dream has always been an aspect of life in America‚ but it could be dying. There are three aspects to the American Dream. First is the idea that America is “the new eden”. Second aspect is that “progress is a good thing”. Last aspect is that “everything is possible”. Not all of these are completely true however‚ and the American Dream is not going to last much longer. Progress is not a good thing‚ more specifically progress in technology. It‚ in a way‚ limits the American Dream itself
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