American Dream What defines The American Dream? What makes it uniquely “American”? Who can pursue and fulfill this dream? People usually discuss these things when talking about The American Dream since everyone has a different opinion of what it is. Even though people might have varying definitions of what this Dream is‚ there are sure to be some commonalities between them. It does not matter who you are‚ or where you live‚ everyone has the right to pursue this Dream. The American Dream is 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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The American Dream‚ something once thought to be the American lifestyle that once achieved‚ one’s life may be considered perfect. It started out simple‚ owning two cars‚ owning a large house in a suburban neighborhood‚ married with two children‚ and owning your own business. This may the American Dream after World War II has ended; however‚ because of the economic crisis‚ the increase of major corporations‚ and the cost of living; over the years‚ reaching this goal has been a very difficult to achieve
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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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Dream JOB Personal Development and Communication Year1. Semester1 2011.12.13 Vika Spokauskaite X00087931 How to find my dream job As we can see‚ our dreams come in all shapes and sizes. They are often more attainable than we would think. The first step to take in starting to follow your dreams involves deciding what it is you really want to do with your life. Research career options and potential
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Daring to Dream Introduction "I have learned‚ that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams‚ and endeavors to live the life he has imagined‚ he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." ~ Henry David Thoreau What is the American Dream? The concept of dreams — the dream of practicing religion without persecution‚ the dream of having the freedom to pursue happiness‚ the dream of equality and self-betterment‚ and the dream of wealth and comfort — has molded America
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What is the American Dream? We all have dreams of different kinds. To some people‚ the American Dream is having all that is available in this life to meet your needs‚ wants‚ and desires. To others‚ it means having a great job‚ a wonderful family‚ and a secure future. And maybe to others the American Dream simply means having the opportunity to prove yourself. No matter what your definition of the American Dream is‚ we all try hard to achieve this one common goal. In Crevecouer’s‚ “What is
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How Dreams Lead to Success Word Count: 704 A Dream for the Future Sitting in a bakery for hours on end making cookies and other sweet little treats sharing a food with people that is only found in one other place in the world‚ which is my dream for the future. Dreams they can encourage the minds of people‚ fuel his/her passion or drive to do something great‚ and they can lead to the success of a person or idea. Most dreams are written off as silly those people realized that though the dream may
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Two Sides of the American Dream DEATH OF A SALESMAN The American Dream is thought and lived out differently by everyone‚ but not many think about how toxic and corrupt this dream can turn out to be. Willy Loman taught his son’s that it’s acceptable to live a life full of greed‚ lies‚ and pride. This leads to Willy destroying his relationship with Biff‚ and leading Happy down the same path of regret and mistakes he has. In the play‚ “Death of a Salesman‚” by Arthur Miller we are shown what happens
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Since the beginning of time‚ dreams have been a mysterious wonder amongst humans. The word "dream" comes from the Middle English word dreme‚ which means‚ "joy" and "music." Everyone has dreams‚ and those who say they don ’t in fact do‚ but just don ’t remember their dreams. A person spends 6 years of their life dreaming‚ which is equivalent to 2‚100 days in different world (dreamfacts). Many people often have weird and unexplained dreams that they usually just overlook‚ but research is showing
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