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    A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is a play that directs most of its attention on overcoming obstacles to achieve the “American Dream”. Everyone in the world has their own perspective on what that fantasy is‚ including the characters in A Raisin in the Sun. Through the use of the Younger family‚ Hansberry focuses on the importance of achieving the “American Dream” regardless of the harsh turns and bends of life. Mama has aspirations for supplying her family with a stable lifestyle that

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    Living in a State of Dreaming In the past centuries a high number of immigrants have traveled to America‚ land of the free and home of the brave‚ to pursue the famous American Dream. Many wonder why anyone would leave their homeland‚ families‚ and everything they’ve ever known to come to America. In general‚ immigrants escape their homelands during war or conflict in search of peace and security. They wish to break free from corrupt governments that are not ruling in the interest of their

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    The American Dream What is the definition of the American Dream? There are many different answers to this question‚ but the most common answer is “the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American” (Dictionary). The American Dream has changed dramatically‚ now its’ meaning has been interpreted differently. For many people‚ it has brought them to America in search for a better life. Unfortunately‚ the dream has not been as promising for everyone

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    People face many obstacles trying to achieve their goals and‚ at some point‚ they feel like there’s nothing that can be done to keep going. People would think of giving up their dream because they believe it’s too hard. Yet‚ at some point‚ people will also think it through and decide to keep moving forward to achieve their Personal Legend. Along the same lines‚ the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ highlights the obstacles one will face when reaching your Personal Legend. The story takes place

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    studies every human being that experiences REM sleep has a dream even if they do not recall what it was. Since the dawn of man‚ we have contemplated the significance of our dreams‚ and whether or not they signify something we strongly desire. The American Dream is the ultimate dream; it can be anything one desires: freedom‚ peace‚ wealth‚ family‚ stability‚ love‚ and more. In society today‚ any American has the possibility to attain the American Dream because a number of renowned figures have done so‚ individuals

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    fulfill their individual dreams‚ while residing on the Southside of Chicago. Each member of the Younger family have inspirations‚ however are deprived of achieving them due to their African-American race. Mama‚ whom is the matriarch of the family dreams of buying a house for her family in a more decent and refined neighborhood. She believes that living in a new house creates an open door of positivity and opportunity for her family to achieve success and their own dreams. Despite having the motivation

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    The American Dream is defined as; the traditional social ideals of the United States‚ such as equality‚ democracy‚ and material prosperity. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the American Dream is clearly based on material prosperity. Nick Carraway narrates his account of Jay Gatsby’s extravagant life as a wealthy‚ charismatic man living in the West Egg Village of New York City. The desire to obtain wealth is evident in the novel‚ many of the characters demonstrate this‚ including

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    glory‚ and freedom; but also of human curiosity. An ambitious endeavor; a path filled with peril and failures‚ leading to fulfilment of dreams. A dream in which each man conquers the world around them‚ accounting for their experience of success‚ perseverance‚ obstacles‚ and failures which in a multitude of ways reflects the ideas of the American Dream: a dream of being able to grow to fullest development as a man and woman‚ unhampered by the barriers which had slowly been erected in older civilizations

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    he could do it‚ he convinced many people to believe in him‚ and dedicated his life to achieving his dream. One aspect that lures most individuals to America is ‘the American Dream’. Preston Tucker‚ in Tucker: The Man and His Dream‚ epitomizes the true everyday person who has big dreams and does everything they can to achieve them. Even when the dream doesn’t work out‚ Tucker inspires the American public. Preston Tucker is first seen in a mock-promotional film that sets the tone of salesmanship for

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    American Dream is Still Alive My whole life I grew up believing that there is such thing as the American Dream. The last couple years my faith in that has been tested for sure. Today there are many problems with the economy; there are many people out there who think there’s no such thing as the American Dream anymore. “The creation of a government that is out of control‚ and thus out of touch‚ robs every citizen‚ preventing fulfillment of the original American Dream (Thomas 569).” I agree with this

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