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    Review of Kasiyarno‚ 2014‚ American Dream: American Hegemonic Culture and its Implication to the World‚ Humaniora‚ Vol. 26‚ no. 1‚ pp 13-21. Using American Studies perspective‚ this study reveals the connection between the American Dream as preceding subject‚ a hegemonic culture as interceding subject and world culture as the proceeding subject. The author argues that the American Dream has already influenced people in the world by spreading a hegemonic culture through the moment of globalization

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    “The American Dream” is an idea that fills the minds of individuals seeking the “orgastic future”- a struggle to transform dreams into reality (www.americansc.org.uk). As the American Dream becomes tangible‚ the aspirations and taste for possible wealth in a new world begins to corrupt minds; people have fallen into a fantasy‚ confusing idealism with realism. This “Pursuit of Happiness”‚ once a solid symbol of equality‚ freedom and possibilities‚ has mutated into a materialistic monster of distrust

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    Expansion and the American Dream The experiences a nation undergoes often shape its national identity and define who they are as a country. Throughout the course of its history‚ America has developed a national identity which is the American Dream. The American Dream is defined as the qualities that make up America and most of its people they include; opportunity‚ success‚ determination‚ and ingenuity. Many events in American’s history highlight the idea of the American dream between the period

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    there is a reoccurring topic of the “American Dream”. Willy‚ a traveling salesman‚ constantly desires to live his idea of the American dream. Willy not only desires to live the American dream‚ but he also wants the same happiness for his wife‚ Linda‚ and his son’s Biff and Happy. The reality for Willy‚ however‚ is that the more he reaches for the American dream‚ the further back he pushes himself and his family. Like most‚ Willy’s ideas of the American dream are to be successful‚ own a nice home

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    believe that almost everyone should look themselves like that. I grew up in a very american way‚ in fact the idea of being an American was almost forced on me. Yet both of my parents are not full blood Americans. My father was not even born in this country! However it was crucial to my parents that I would be raised like everybody else around me that my lifestyle would embody the characteristics of what exactly the American way of life was about. I was raised on the idea that hard work is the number one

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    The Death of the American Dream in the Great Gatsby World War I brought out the deepest‚ darkest‚ most malignant tendencies of human nature. Young men died in the thousands on the battlefield‚ martyrs of a wanton cause. 1920’s American society mirrored the Great War’s atmosphere of excess. The newly wealthy class‚ in onslaught‚ threw lavish parties and indulged in sexual promiscuity as exorbitance became the new state religion. Traditional values‚ including that of the American Dream‚ seemed to crumble;

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    anything to live the American Dream .People will journey far and wide‚ traverse the entire continent‚ suffer all manner of pain and suffering‚ if they believe that‚ in the end‚ they will be rewarded‚ and there is nothing quite like survival to motivate people. The ancient tale of “The American Dream” has been pursued by many‚ but only few make it all the way. The novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and the two poems‚ “Dream Deferred”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ and “American Dream of Reality”‚ by

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    An American Dream has a multitude of definitions that vary from person to person. Once a person has their dream locked in their mind they must work to achieve it. The American Dream‚ having a perfect family with a house on a hill and a white picket fence‚ is still achievable through hard work and perseverance‚ patience‚ and opportunity. Hard work and perseverance is something a number of people are taught at a young age. Suzanne Lucas‚ a woman who spent 10 years in corporate human resources‚ has

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    On the waterfront: the American Dream In Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront the metaphor of the American dream is portrayed through some images that reconstruct the mirror of the American working-class society of the 50’s. The mise en- scène used in the film together with the characters’ performance are the key elements that eventually contribute to the connection between the reflection of the desired American Dream and the realistic tone offered in the film. As regards the stylistic techniques

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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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