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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A Wonderful Dream? It was a beautiful day outside that Sunday morning some summers ago; so warm and inviting. There was a nice breeze blowing which made the leaves dance happily on the trees. Grass waved around in it‚ this way and that‚ like the mane of a galloping stallion. The sky was intoxicatingly hypnotic with a handful of fluffy clouds floating lazily in a pool of blue. The dewdrops were tiny diamonds‚ glistening in the sun‚ on the petals of my roses.
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Two writers who come quickly to my mind whenever I hear or see images of American patriotism are John Steinbeck and Hunter S. Thompson. As different as these two men are‚ their writing is similar in that the American Dream constantly fails their characters. Both seek to define America and the American Dream‚ however‚ it remains seemingly elusive‚ and both writers fail to find it. I choose Steinbeck and Thompson because‚ to me‚ their writing styles are the same. They have the same lust for language
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29/11/2011 B.H.S William Bowman Writing Home Work My Dream Job My dream job is to become a mechanical engineer or an electrical engineer. I had wanted to be an engineer from an early age when my father was working as General Manager at the Ford Dealer‚ where I was exposed to the repairs being conducted in the workshop by the technicians. There I developed a keen interest of how things work. I would always stay by the watchman or by the machine shop talking to
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American Dreams Essay #2 The definition of the “American Dream” is obtaining a beautiful house with a white picket fence; kids are playing in the freshly cut green lawn with your yellow lab dog‚ you holding your young wife while having a new Chevrolet pickup truck and a Lund boat sitting in the driveway. It’s coming home from a long day of work for your kids to come jumping into your arms full excitement while you smile and kiss your spouse. As for many people vision these scenes from things they
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Taijah Lucas December 16‚ 2014 AP Language and Composition Ms. Cutkomp The Status of the American Dream While growing up we’ve all had the same idea of adulthood; a big house‚ happy family and a white picket fence. This is also known as the American Dream. Most Americans equate the American dream as having stability through your career and home life with the ability to do things you want to do. Even from when we first became an independent country‚ we have always valued equality and the opportunity
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The Power of Dreams Aspiration is the fortitude that enables humanity to overcome barriers and achieve the impossible. However‚ the process by which you realize your dreams is consequential and may end in a nightmare. Achieving your aspirations and dreams in a selfish or negative manner will result in them turning into your or someone else`s nightmare. In F. Scott Fitzgerald`s The Great Gatsby‚ William Shakespeare`s Macbeth and Catherine Lim`s Paper‚ the characters Myrtle Wilson‚ Macbeth and Tay
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is the benefit of the times we live in. We can do whatever we want to satisfy these desires and go beyond the limits. If people were to ask me what I want to be now‚ I’d go beyond a programmer and say my goal is to be an App Developer in the world’s top company‚ Apple. Whenever I told someone my goal‚ they would laugh; they would taunt and tell me I could never accomplish such a task. Being an Application Developer for Apple is obviously easier said than done‚ but when I think about doing it‚
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Dream Boogie is a very confusing poem that makes us think what it is really happening inside that “house”. In my opinion this poem presents a situation between a father and his son. It began with his son waking up and asking to his father if he heard the noise inside the house that is getting harder and harder. The kid describes the sound with the words “boogie-woogie“‚ and he make his father listen to it. The father tries to make him relax by taking it like a joke‚ “Ain’t you heard something underneath”
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