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    Early American literature is full of the spirit of individualism. This spirit can best be described by Emerson when he says‚ "Good men must not obey the laws too well". This view has long been an inspiration for future generations of Americans to start some of the greatest reformations of our history. Among the literary units that show support for Emerson’s idea‚ there are three that are more powerful at conveying this spirit. The Revolutionaries‚ the Transcendentalists‚ and the

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    their lives based on the American Dream. Most people have dreams about what they want to do in life‚ but not all achieve those dreams. Statistic shows from recent surveys that only 16% of Americans end up doing their dream job. Many Americans have very unrealistic views of the American Dream‚ stuff the ordinary American could not have or do. When interviewing my subjects I realized that the American Dream is not about materialistic goods‚ but family‚ and following your dreams. Winston Cabe          My

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    What is the American Dream? Many define the American Dream as achieving great success no matter what their circumstances are or their place of origin. It is still possible to achieve the American Dream? One side of the issue is the argument that the dream was never exist‚ the side saying it no longer attainable for many American due to the different global forces. However I believe the American Dream is still possible‚ if we implement some change by lowering taxes on the poor and raising on rich

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    Dare to DREAM “O my God‚ 
Give me a wonderful dream‚ 
Hope for a successful dream
Give me the best dream. 

I have a dream 
Now‚ 
Tonight and‚ 
Tomorrow. 

A dream within a dream‚ 
Dream of guardian angel‚ 
Dream of seeing myself‚ 
Being success and happy. 

I have a dreamDream of heaven
Dream of success
Dream of happiness

I have a dream‚ 
A Dream to become 
What I want to become‚ 
Dream of my coming

I have a dream‚ 
Dream to freedom
Dream of enlightenment 
Dreaming endlessly.”(Lawrence CH Hiun)

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    Gatsby’s Pursuit of the American Dream The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the American Dream‚ and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its impossible goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is used in many novels. This dream is different for different people; but‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ for Jay‚ the dream is that through wealth and power‚ one can acquire happiness. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream; and‚ in order to do this

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    The New Media and Its Influence on the “American Dream” Until recently when most Americans were asked‚ “What’s your definition of the ‘American Dream’?” the answer that probably would have been given is the rudimentary answer of good career‚ nice home in the suburbs‚ 2.3 children‚ and a white picket fence. However‚ these days with the emergence of mass media and an ever-changing economy‚ one could argue that the “American Dream” has taken a dramatic shift. Gone is the “Leave it to Beaver” definition

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    The American dream is why there is equality all through America. It is why one can get an amazing education‚ have a job‚ marry whoever they want‚ and have children. It’s the reason why the United Sates has freedom! Everyone around the world wishes for the American dream because they do not have it like Americans do. Americans have no idea that they are living the American dream right now because it all comes to them naturally‚ and we can thank our Founding Fathers for that. People complain about

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    The American Dream can be defined as a national ethos of the United States‚ a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. Willy Loman‚ the protagonist of the play Death of a Salesman‚ believes wholeheartedly in the idea that a ‘well liked’ and ‘personally attractive’ man in business will indubitably acquire the material comforts offered by modern American life. This however is a skewed perspective of

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    The American Dream in the Jazz Age The action of the novel takes place in a geographically small part of the Northeast – specifically the area in and around New York City. But the novel is about America as a whole – particularly the America of the early 20th century. The overarching themes of the novel could be said to be those of the American Dream and the Jazz Age‚ and more specifically about the clash of these two ideas in America in the 1920s. The American Dream There is no single definition

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    American Dream Synthesis Essay The American Dream is elusive‚ its definition changes from person to person and though it is often spoken of it is rarely achieved. Because of the rarity of the successful “American Dream” it leads to the question of how accessible that dream is to everyone. America is full of hard workers and yet we all don’t have trophy wives‚ a mansion‚ or a Rolls Royce. I am by no means saying the American dream is dead‚ I’m saying you shouldn’t expect to ever achieve it. What

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