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    Shaping the American Dream The American Dream is a national symbol of the United States; a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ and progress achieved through hard work. Throughout the texts‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Of Mice and Men and A Raisin in the Sun‚ various characters chase the elusive American Dream. In‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby pursues his dream girl Daisy Buchanan even though his dream of whisking her away is intangible. In the text‚ Of Mice

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    February 7th‚ 2014 My American Dream “The American Dream is still alive out there‚ and hard work will get you there. You don’t necessarily need to have an Ivy League education or to have millions of dollars startup money. It can be done with an idea‚ hard work and determination.” Bill Rancic We do not live in a perfect world‚ not even a perfect country. Yet‚ we still live in a place that gives us opportunity. We live in a place that may not always be equally fair but gives us the

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    Rachael Guster Eng101-36 10-20-2010 Equality‚ the American dream What is the American dream? The American dream to me is about equality. People have been wanting‚ fighting to be equal for many years‚ and it has turned into a game of tug-of-war. Today‚ people have made progress in treating other people equally‚ but we have to look at the timeline of what we went through to get to where we are today. In the 1770’s‚ when there were only thirteen colonies

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    of them‚ George and Lennie‚ looking for a way to make money anywhere they can get it. They travel the nation looking for money to achieve their American dream. Lennie wasn’t able to take care of himself because of his mental illness‚ so George chose to take care of him voluntarily. However‚ as Lennie falls short of George’s expectations‚ their American dream falls out of view. Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck

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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 possibility of achieving the American dream. Everyone‚ no matter their home land‚ could be as successful as their determination and and initiative would let them be. In the book The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald none of the main characters ever seem to take grasp of the American Dream and hold on to it. The book is set on Long Island in 1922. It is a love story of Jay Gatsby trying to obtain his old lover Daisy‚ who is already married to a man named Tom Buchanan. Tom is cheating on

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    regarding sleep‚ dreams‚ and the possible symbolism in dreams. “Ancient peoples‚ among them the Egyptians and the Greeks‚ believed dreams were messages sent by the gods to sleeping minds.” (Editors of Time-Life Books‚ 1990‚ p. 22) There are many references to dreams as being prophetic or having an important message in the Bible. Famous Biblical dreams include the prophet Daniel’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream‚ Jacob’s ladder and a warning dream to Joseph to flee Egypt. Some North American Indians believed

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    The American Dream is widely considered to be the most important national ethos of the United States of America. The ideology of the American Dream is that the basic rights of freedom and liberty in the US include the opportunity for everyone in the land to achieve prosperity‚ success and upward social mobility through hard work and determination. It is centred on the right of individuals to determine their own destiny‚ regardless of their circumstances of birth. However‚ this is only a broad definition

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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 The American Dream is a term that implies a successful and satisfying life. Many people associate it with immigration‚ as the dream of religious freedom‚ economic prosperity‚ and opportunity has historically driven immigrants to the United States. The term is used by a lot of modern Americans to signify success in life as a result of hard work. A man named James Truslow Adams first used the term in his book The Epic of America‚ written in 1931. He states "The American Dream

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