American Dream What is the American Dream? The American Dream is an idea people have that they can have happy and successful lives if they work hard enough. Since the Mayflower brought over the first settlers‚ America has attracted people all over the world to relocate to our country just to start a new and free life. They all had a dream‚ something we call the “American Dream”. We may think the American Dream doesn’t mean much but for some it could mean everything. The American Dream can mean
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The American Dream | Are we really living the dream | Quintaria Manuel 10/22/2012 | All Americans are affected by today’s economy. I have asked many people do they feel as if they are living the American dream and some have said “yes” and some have said “no”. Many people fight from birth to get the dream. There have been leaders who have had the same dream one in particular
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An Analysis of Lamb’s Dream Children Or Charles Lamb as a Romanticist Charles Lamb was a famous English prose-writer and the best representative of the new form of English literature early in the nineteenth century. He did not adhere to the old rules and classic models but made the informal essay a pliable vehicle for expressing the writer’s own personality‚ thus bringing into English literature the personal or familiar essay. The style of Lamb is gentle‚ old-fashioned and irresistibly attractive
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Does every Chinese know how to do Kung Fu? Every time I turn on the television and start surfing channels‚ I can find some action movies. Those Kung Fu kicks and punches on the screen really catch my attention. Naturally I think about the stereotype: Does every Chinese know how to do Kung Fu? A stereotype is a simplified and standardized conception of a group of people. Yet‚ sometimes the stereotype is not accurate. There are not many Chinese people actually know how to do Kung Fu even though there
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Everyone have some dream. Someone have one‚ other more dreams‚ but everyone have some. If you do not have dream it is something similar to not have motivation. You do not have reason why you have to do some things. Always‚ when you do something you have some reason why to do it. Everything in our life has some reason. In my opinion‚ if you want to be successful you need to set the goal and also plan how to reach it. Plan the future‚ what to do‚ when and how. When you have done this it is only at
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The American Dream & Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” While the American Dream is different for everyone‚ it is most associated with the hope and belief that one can achieve success and freedom in the United States‚ which leads to happiness. America would provide the opportunity for people to grow and have a prosperous life with a lot of money‚ a good job‚ and expensive possessions. However‚ there is much debate whether or not such a “dream” of a life is possible. While many in today’s society
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H.W.Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27‚ 1807 – March 24‚ 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere’s Ride"‚ The Song of Hiawatha‚ and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy and was one of the five Fireside Poets. Longfellow was born in Portland‚ Maine‚ then part of Massachusetts‚ and studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a professor at Bowdoin and‚ later‚ at Harvard
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The American Dream My definition of the American Dream is having personal happiness and comfort while being successful at whatever you want to do. Every American has dreamed of being the house with the white picket fence‚ a peaceful suburban house with a mom‚ dad‚ and kids. Americans often dream of getting a good education‚ then having their dream job. However‚ some people want to achieve these things by instant gratification. Such as winning the lottery and becoming rich and famous over night
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The past iterations of the American dream have stuck to certain tenants‚ including those of upward mobility or of freedom. However‚ Generation Z entertains the successor to the American Dream—the American Objective. A shift in ambitions between preceding generations and Generation Z culminating in a mindset less focused on lofty aspirations‚ and more focused on realistic and achievable ends‚ thus deserving this changing name for a changing outlook. Before looking deep into the newer aspects of the
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all I’d like to say that all of us have our own ideas and dreams about a perfect home‚ because "home" can’t mean the same to everybody. But I’m sure that for all people home is not just a place to live in. Home is your little world where you live according to your own rules and interests. It’s a place where you feel comfort‚ warmth and reliability‚ that’s why we say "East or West‚ home is best" and the English say "My home is my castle". In my opinion home always awakens the best feelings and high emotions
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