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    Synthesizing the American Dream Everyone wants to achieve the American Dream‚ no matter who they are. It is a big part of the culture in The United States. The American Dream is where American citizens‚ or even immigrants from another country try to fulfill their own dreams of a successful life. That could include things like: a well-paying job‚ being financially stable‚ having a happy family‚ having their own house‚ etc. America does not provide the American Dream to the “tired‚ the poor‚ and

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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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    American Dream Essay

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    has individual success (the so called “American Dream”) seem to have been so important for the American sense of self and what other features of American society would you say a continuing faith in it has hidden? The American dream means many things to many different people but usually includes the notion of having the freedom to work hard in order achieve happiness and success. In the book‚ The Epic of America‚ Adams defines the American Dream as the “dream of a land in which life should be better

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    Illusion of the American Dream Many immigrants migrate to America everyday with the hopes to achieve their American dream. For most immigrants the American dream consist of finding a country where effort and morality transcend to success. In “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair‚ a family of hard working optimistic Lithuanians migrate to America with the belief that equality and opportunity dictates that all people should have the same opportunities open to them if they put out efforts. They arrive

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    The American Dream The American Dream is a term that implies a successful and satisfying life. Many people associate it with immigration‚ as the dream of religious freedom‚ economic prosperity‚ and opportunity has historically driven immigrants to the United States. The term is used by a lot of modern Americans to signify success in life as a result of hard work. A man named James Truslow Adams first used the term in his book The Epic of America‚ written in 1931. He states "The American Dream

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    What is the American Dream

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    What is the American dream? The concept of the American dream is something that is explored and explained to us throughout our childhood all the way to adulthood. It is a concept taught to us in order to show us the value of hard work. It is a concept that is supposed to instill the ideal that in order to be successful‚ we have to make sacrifices and that achieving this dream is not an easy task. To be able to delve further into the depths of what the American dream is we have to answer three

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    American Dream Reality

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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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    Asian American Dreams

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    review about Asian American Dreams Asian American Dreams is really a touching book. It is touching not because it is a fiction with many moving plots and the hero or heroin possesses moving characteristics --- strictly speaking it is not a fiction --- but because it provides a description‚ a statement‚ a confession from the perspective of an Asian American woman writer who exposes so unelaborated‚ so frankly‚ so honestly‚ her innocent feelings about her being as an Asian American. Helen Zia‚ the

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    American Dream Today

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    The American Dream today In the 20th century‚ the American Dream had its challenges. The Great Depression caused widespread hardship during the Thirties‚ and was almost a reverse of the dream for those directly affected. Racial instability did not disappear‚ and in some parts of the country racial violence was almost commonplace. Silicon Valley initiated the Computer Age and the dot-com boom. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard‚ eBay‚ Intel‚ Google‚ Apple‚ and Oracle remain headquartered there

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    The American Dream is perceived differently by many. Some may claim The American Dream is being able to move up in society and prosper through work‚ initiative‚ and determination. Others may alternatively say it is to be able to say‚ think‚ and do what you want or in other words‚ have freedom. The answers to the question‚ “What is the American Dream‚” vary. I believe The American Dream is a feat accomplished by a minute collection of people that allows them to live how they want and be free from

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