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    my american dream

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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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    Not So Dreamy The “American Dream” lured millions of immigrants from all corners of the world to the United States with promises of fortune and happiness far beyond anything attainable in their home lands. The definition of the American Dream has a vast array of answers and over the years the definition has surly changed. However‚ whether they dream of material gain‚ career success‚ or just a new sense of joy‚ everything leads back to this big idea of the American Dream. Unfortunately‚ while chasing

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    The American Dream: Is It Achievable? Does one’s goal stop after hitting many vicissitudes in life? If something is becoming hard or an unexpected event occurs‚ does one give up all that has been worked for? In the American Culture‚ there is this idea called The American Dream which was first coined by James Truslow Adam. Truslow stated‚ “’That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… regardless of social class or circumstances of birth’” (Brandon King 610)

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    to experience the freedom and equality our government lays claim to. At the root of this reputation is the American Dream‚ the belief that with hard work anyone can succeed based solely on his or her merits. While definitions of success vary‚ the American Dream defines it as the ability to become a "self-made man‚" thereby rising to a more-than-comfortable state of living. The American Dream is believed to be blind to race‚ sex‚ or socio-economic status and at a first glance‚ seems to be almost Utopian

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    Is The American Dream Dead

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    Is the American Dream Dead? Tamás Jámbor Advanced Writing & Composition Éva Kardos May 20‚ 2014 Is the American Dream Dead? The notion American dream is a fundamental part of the American society and culture‚ dozens of books‚ articles and songs deals with this topic‚ politicians often mention it in their speeches. Though the phrase has different meanings to different people‚ it suggests an underlying belief that hard work pays off and that the next generation will have a better life

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    Is The American Dream Just A Dream? I think that the American Dream is a social ideal based on equality in social‚ political and economic rights and privileges. The constitution of this country suggests that every person who lives on American soil is free. In the United States’ Declaration of Independence our founding fathers:"…held certain truths to be self-evident‚ that all Men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are life

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    American Dream How do race‚ class‚ and gender affect one from reaching the American Dream? The American Dream plays an important role not in the life of a single person‚ but also inspires the whole world to reach it. The American Dream couldn’t be reached by many people. There were many obstacles in their way such as‚ Racism‚ Poverty‚ and all other sorts of Discrimination. Well‚ the American Dream was meant for everyone who lived in America. They had a chance to be successful. Racism was present

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    The American Dream is something that is unique to America‚ there is no European Dream or the Canadian Dream‚ just the American Dream — something Alexis de Tocqueville referred to as American exceptionalism. For centuries‚ people have flocked to the United States in hopes to attain the prosperity that this country offers. At a time where political figures and the new generations of Americans are leaning further and further towards the idea of Socialism‚ it is more important now than ever to remember

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    Opposition to the “American Dream” Throughout the history of the United States‚ the definition of the iconic tenet‚ the American dream‚ has remained a relative constant: that with hard work and determination‚ any American citizen‚ regardless of background or disadvantage‚ can achieve anything they truly desire. However‚ the outrageously exalted philosophy has been‚ and always will be‚ a tragically falsified and laughably chimerical image. With the passage of time‚ the American dream has become increasingly

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    The American Dream or the American Failure? When people think of a classic American novel‚ the one most referred to would be Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ by Mark Twain‚ first published in December of 1884. Twain writes about a young boy named Huckleberry Finn‚ who rebels against the American society during the 19th century as he faces many trials and tribulations that he refers to as bad luck. Finn is without a mother‚ who passed away earlier in his life and his father is a disorderly alcoholic

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