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    The American Dream There are billions of people living in the world‚ and hundreds of countries with people that live in these countries. They all have a particular set of goals and achievement‚ and they all share dreams and values‚ and they are ready to work hard and sacrifice their life for this aim‚ and people in these countries have expectations and their personal desires from their life and countries. Among all of these nations‚ there is one that many wished to live in and be a part of this country

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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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    that this “Dream” is most closely associated with financial independence and opportunity in modern times- a result of the nation’s capitalist economic system‚ and the effects of the media on public opinion. “The American Dream is an implicit contract that says if you play by the rules‚ you’ll move ahead. It’s a faith that is almost unique to this country‚” remarks Michael Dimock of the Pew Research Center. However‚ despite positive images of American society‚ the “modern age” of American history to

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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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    just a glimpse into how Latin American indigenous woman were treated and how it intersects along the same lines as non-indigenous woman in Latin America. Both are treated unfairly due to their status as female. Framework Given the topic of gender inequality towards women in Latin America‚ it is important in understanding the conflict from feminism to gain a general consensus from the majority of the populace to convert their understanding on issues of gender inequality. Moreover‚ to advance the position

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    Pursuit of the American Dream What is the American Dream and how does one obtain it? That question can be answered in a multitude of ways. For some achieving the American Dream means living a better‚ richer and happier life. Others believe it has more emphasis on just living simply and having a fulfilling life; also having the opportunity to become anything one desires with little determination and hard work. In Watson’s Bread and Roses: Mills‚ Migrants‚ and the Struggle for the American Dream‚ immigrants

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    I have always been fascinated by the concept of the “American Dream”. Even if‚ nowadays‚ this concept is more and more criticize because some people believe that the structure of American society doesn’t follow anymore the idealistic goal of the “American Dream”‚ providing example such as inequality in class or race which suggest that the “American Dream” is not attainable for all. But to me the term “American Dream” stays unchanged: all people can succeed through hard work‚ and all people have

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    Chapter 1 Thinking as an economist Answers to review questions 1 They probably mean that‚ given the competing demands on their limited resources‚ there are other things (a holiday‚ private school fees‚ a new computer) that they choose to spend their income on rather than a plasma screen television. 2 Your friend probably means that your tennis game will improve faster if you take individual lessons instead of group lessons. However‚ individual lessons are also more costly than group lessons‚ so

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    People come to America for many reasons‚ most wanting to achieve their American dream. The American dream is “something people wish to achieve in life‚ in which freedom lets people have the opportunity for success and equality.” Everyone has their definition of the American dream and what they want to achieve in life. An athlete perceives their American dream as playing professionally in a sport that they enjoy while making a significant amount of money. The payment gap between men and women athletes

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    articles that look at Latin American exist‚ there have only been some small discussions on the civil conflict of gender inequality. Furthermore‚ it accentuates the position of woman in Latin American. Gender inequality has been a major ongoing issue all over the world however‚ in this paper I will focus on the problems in Latin American. Latin America professes to have addressed the issue of gender inequality to correct it‚ but this is not the case. Gender Inequality should cease to exist and everyone

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