Mr. Smith AP Language Final Exam The American dream James Truslow Adams’s first described the phrase “American Dream” as "That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.".[Adams‚ The Epic Of America(1)] According to his definition the “American Dream” is exactly that a dream‚ or A series of thoughts‚ images‚ and sensations occurring in a person’s mind‚ meaning that it is an actual plausible
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our country for the American heros (honest citizens who do honorable deeds for the society) and American villains (criminals who do great harms to the society). “The term American Dream was introduced in the early 1930s by a historian named James Truslow Adams to describe his vision of a society open to individual achievement” (Messner and Rosenfeld‚ 6). By the introducing this term to the American people it gave them a whole new meaning to the opportunities that they could achieve. By the American
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Downfall Of American Dream F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is about the corruption for the uncontrollable desire for wealth and pleasure to bring about one’s downfall of the American dream. The American Dream was an idea of traveling to the United States based on thought of freedom for the aspiration to live a greater life with ease. In the novel Fitzgerald demonstrates various ways of the American Dream accordingly with each character‚ corrupted by one’s illusion of the dream to acquire
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this issue very interesting since I can relate to both sides. The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence which states that "all men are created equal". This statement is also backed by James Truslow Adams interpretation of the American Dream which states that‚ citizens of every rank should be able to achieve a "better‚ richer‚ and happier life." Hence there are no exceptions to who can and cannot pursue the American dream. In the American dream
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“The American Dream is not a paradise but a nightmare.” By comparing A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby to what extent do you agree with this statement? According to James Truslow Adams‚ who wrote ‘The Great Epic of America’‚ the American Dream is “not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely‚ but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain regardless of circumstances of birth or position”1. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby both
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home; while others will simply settle for the comfort of having a roof over their head and a family car. After all‚ we are in the land of opportunity where many live or immigrate to‚ to make their dreams come true. James Truslow Adams (1931) was the first to define the American Dream. Adams defined it as a life that should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with an opportunity for each according to ability or achievement‚ regardless of their social class or circumstances of birth. In the
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consumer spending; this share has persisted ever since. The set of ideals that make up the American Dream have been discussed and glorified by various American writers throughout history. The phrase “American Dream” was popularized by historian‚ James Truslow Adams in his 1931 book “Epic of America”. The idea was aided immeasurably by political events from the 1930s through the 1970s. The concept of home ownership and mortgage credit was the first part of the dream that was given government assistance
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In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931‚ "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth”. This state definitely represents story of this movie. According
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Two people’s definitions of the American Dream may not entirely align with one another. James Truslow Adams‚ the man behind the coining of the term the “American Dream‚” first made its use of the term in his history The Epic America in 1931. Since then‚ there have been several adaptations to it (Ford 1). The simple notion first began as the expectation that you could
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James Truslow Adams‚ a well known historian of the early nineteen thirties has been credited as the first person to write about the American dream in his book called The Epic of American‚ he claimed “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should
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