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    There are different reason why people come to America. Most people are looking for the American dream; this includes: looking for a job‚ family‚ education‚ or just for a better life. Those people that come here for a better life think that we‚ the United States of America‚ are going to hand it to them‚ but it doesn’t work like that. As a matter of fact I think that the American Dream is still obtainable but it’s not the old “Shone as a beacon of hope and freedom‚” as Barack Obama said in the Keynote

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    Megan Cain Cain 1 Mrs. Bonessi Honors English IIB March 16‚ 2014 Freedom: The American Dream Throughout history‚ America has exceeded the limits and expectations other countries regrettably laid upon us. From writing the very first Constitution to conquering Hawaii and Puerto Rico‚ America has grown from on tiny colony to a country three times the size of Germany. The United States of America is now known as one of the most powerful civilizations in the world. Though‚ this power

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    most youth and working class citizens about how they view the future you’d get bitterness and uncertainty rather than hope and joy and in their voices. The American dream has constructed and enforced an idealized concept due to the emotional and physical barriers in the economy‚ politics‚ and it’s portrayal in the media. The American dream is a national ethos of the United States. In the colonial days‚ it was easier to hold the right of freedom of speech without holding the fear of being censored

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    “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.” While Rick Danko’s quote about the American Dream does not quite relate to the essay at hand‚ you can’t obviate how right that is. So‚ yes‚ the American Dream. It’s become a widely accepted sociocultural‚ aesthetic‚ and philosophical set of fake ideals that makes America the proud of country of what the world

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    The American Dream There are many different interpretation of the whole meaning of the American Dream. James Truslow Adam‚ in his book The Epic of America‚ mentioned “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. The belief of everyone having an equal opportunity and working hard. How this relates to the context of the film relating to James as his quote can be interpreted in a sense that Duke

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    When people think of the American Dream‚ they think of individuals who climb up from the bottom of society to the top through hard work and determination. This way they could gain possession of the materialist things they always wanted and live a joyful life as well as provide for their families. One also thinks of a society free of prejudice and discrimination where everyone is considered to have an equal status. Yet‚ when Mark Twain wrote his book‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ he intended

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    American Dream According to 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. Typically‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ ultimately achieving a high status‚ wealth‚ and power that can lead to the top. The American dream has changed over time‚ although the concept of it is still based on

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    My American Dream is to have a successful job‚ have a beautiful house/mansion and have a family but basically it is to live in peace‚ freedom‚ and wealth to take care of ourselves and well education so that my children may have a better life. The American Dream is define as achieving happiness through moral comfort and ability through hard work and determination that eventually will rewards us with wealth and status. Most people come to the United Stated to achieve their American Dream. In America

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    The Collapse of the American Dream Prosperity‚ job security‚ hard work and family union are some of the concepts that involves the American Dream‚ generally speaking. Some people think this dream is something automatically granted; or in contrast‚ as in the story "Death of a Salesman" written by Arthur Miller‚ as something that has to be achieved in order to be successful in life. The play takes issues with those in America who place to much stress on material gain‚ instead of more admirable

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    People across America and the world hear their whole lives about the American Dream. I interpret the Dream as freedom to say‚ do‚ belief‚ and live as you want. Oversees they believe the same as I said previously‚ but they would add that the Dream also consists of helping their family survive. There are many different type of ethnicities that try to get into the United States‚ but we as a country set levels of how many of a certain ethnicity are allowed into our country. The current quota of immigrants

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