What is “The American Dream”? * idea of freedom * our rights * French people gave statue of liberty to America * we are all equal * individualism * able to live by his/her views rather than others * mobility – ability to move between social classes American Dream * Land of opportunity * Rags to riches – anybody can became rich‚ famous‚ and powerful * Jobs and education are available to who want them * Meritocracy (rewards) = skill + effort *
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The American Dream The American Dream includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and an upward social mobility for the family and children‚ achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. Rick Danko once said‚ “As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel.” Danko’s perception of human nature is the reality that United States citizens live
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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 Then and Now Many Americans of today would consider the American Dream to be something materialistic or anything to largely deal with money. Money has become a necessity in American life today. What was freedom‚ liberty‚ and justice is now replaced by greed and the curse of never being satisfied. The pursuit of happiness overwhelms the lives of Americans to have whatever they want to make them happy. The American dream has become somewhat distorted and the real American Dream
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Evolution of the American Dream The American Dream is a fleeting hope that many Americans have clung to since it was originally brought to light in 1931. Because of the new outlooks and interpretations that Americans have presented in viewing this dream since then‚ it is now within the reach of anyone who pursues it. When one focusses on material possessions and advancing in social status‚ much like the old interpretation of the American Dream‚ this hope is lost and the Dream is unachievable. However
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The American Dream then and now Imagine you are one of the early settlers in America. You left Europe‚ a world full of religious persecution‚ political oppression and poverty behind you. You have dreams like: - Personal freedom‚ self-fulfillment‚ dignity and happiness‚ - Economic things‚ like prosperity and success - Rising from poverty to fame and fortune (from rags to riches) - Social dreams of equality and a classless society - Religious dreams of religious freedom in a “promised land”
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The American dream is an everlasting problem in the world today. Everybody has his/her own opinion of the true American dream‚ which makes it hard to have an individual outlook of it. Everybody wants freedom to speak his/her mind‚ but nobody wants to hear something that’s against his/her pretty little bubble. People want to be unified‚ but they don’t want to put in the work to unify themselves. Everybody wants great change‚ but won’t take the right steps to meet the requirements to get it. So the
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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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Corruption of the American Dream Outline THESIS: In the novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson‚ the characters and the situations they experience represent the decline of the American Dream and the rampant corruption in American society‚ due to widespread consumerism and self-interest. I. From the very beginnings of his country people have centered their life on achieving the American Dream. A. The concept of the American Dream is becoming a successful
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The American Dream is a Fantasy The American Dream is owning a car‚ a home‚ a piece of land‚ and having free time to enjoy life. The American Dream is an egalitarian principle‚ it is the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. I believe that the American Dream is not a realistic possibility for the average American with things like minimum wage standing in their way. Many people are asserting that the American Dream is an unrealistic goal for the average
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