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    The 1950’s American Dream In the 1950’s‚ the “American dream” was originated around the idea that anyone could have the opportunity to achieve more success than in their countries of origin; for others‚ it was the opportunity to become an individual without the constraints imposed by class‚ race‚ and ethnicity. In the 1950’s‚ the foundation of the American dream was masked by the illusion of perfect white “cookie-cutter” families living in suburbia. However‚ negative and pessimistic thoughts about

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    1‚537 Summer Cumin Pryor English 1A 1 July 2013 8 American Dream: Myth or Fact? What is the American Dream? The American Dream is freedom‚ success‚ opportunity‚ perseverance‚ equality‚ justice‚ and safety for all people. However‚ this is not the case at all in America‚ which therefor states the American Dream as a myth. It is a fantasy‚ that has not come true for the millions of people that are hoping to get a piece of the wealth‚ which America seems to only share with its rich upper class. Mansions

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    The American Dream Outline The three texts all have a different view on the American Dream. Text 2 and 4 have a mainly positive opinion‚ text 3 has a mainly negative opinion to the American Dream. In text 2 and 4 they agree that the American Dream is a good thing that comes to people‚ who are hardworking and determined. In text 2 it furthermore says that those who not only takes but also gives back can achieve the American Dream. Text 3 starts by stating that a lot of Americans are unhappy. In

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    Zac Maret The American Dream was once a belief that where if you worked hard and went to school you can succeed and go into your dream job‚ get married‚ by a house and have kids and live life happily ever after. Now a days you can’t get a job that you majored in when you went to college right away you have a better shot of getting a job making pizzas. So what happened to the American Dream? It died just like this country eventually will. Three reasons that the American Dream is dead are: the

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    American Dream A life of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity‚ more commonly known as the American Dream‚ motivates people every day to achieve personal happiness and material comfort. John Winthrop‚ Judith Sargent Murray‚ and Ben Franklin encouraged this lifestyle by writing to the people of the United States explaining in their own way how this utopian lifestyle can be achieved. Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” was written on board the Arbella on the way to the Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    Javier Issac Arredondo Mr. Andres Martinez HIST 1302.001 28 May 2013 For the American Dream One key element that I would like to point out for the description of the concept of the American Dream is the gender roles in the 1950’s. In that timeframe shortly after World War II‚ many people focused on the exterior materials that most people could finally afford to purchase‚ such as a television set (big influence for the media to show what gender roles people should follow through)‚ top-of-the-line

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    achievement” which is easily connected to the idea of The American Dream. After all‚ isn’t America known as “The land of opportunity”? Most people came to America‚ and still come for that matter‚ in search of a better life through hard work and dedication to their cause. In “Chinaman’s Chance: Reflections on the American Dream” by Eric Liu‚ it is stated that “...it (the American Dream) does demand the opportunity to achieve progress-and values the opportunity

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    in exploiting one’s innocence. The Vietnam war drastically altered the soldier’s  American Dreams due to the great abundance of evil which was celebrated throughout the  war. The novel The Things they Carried‚ the movie "Platoon‚" as well as an actual story  from a Vietnam Veteran each‚ in their own ways‚ allude to the powerful ability that the  Vietnam war possessed to change a soldier’s thoughts on life.  "How to Tell a True War Story‚" is an indictment of the war as an honorable  pursuit but

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    friend once told me that he was “living the Dream”. But what exactly is “the Dream”? Now the Dream to my friend may have been waking up late down at the beach‚ partying all night with girls‚ living without a care in the world‚ but nevertheless it was still “living the dream” to him. We all having different perceptions of what “the Dream” really is. Of course my friends dream would differ greatly from‚ let’s say‚ my fathers dream‚ or Tiger Woods dream for instance. That’s the beauty of living

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    Ms. Karolus English III September 22‚ 2010 The Beginning American Dream The Pilgrims coming to the foreign land with their new ideas of religion and freedom was only the beginning of‚ what became known as‚ the American Dream. This all began by the hopes of the Pilgrims when arriving in their new land in hopes of an unmarked life. Since the start of this new world; Pilgrims‚ Colonists‚ Americans have been defining the American Dream. The one main reason the Separatists left England was for religious

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