the turn of the century the “American Dream” could be described as a well-paying job with a loving family. The problem is that as Americans we have a tendency to not be satisfied with what they have and want more. People who are truly living the “American Dream” realize that money doesn’t make you happy because no matter how much you make‚ you will always want more. A commonly known story of the “American Dream” is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the dream is exemplified by Gatsby’s hopes
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Today’s American Dream “I wanna be a billionaire” by Bruno Mars and Travis McCoy represents the American dream among the young generations now days. Today’s generations’ dream is to be rich to be able to buy anything they want‚ and at the same time do the charity work stars do in the communities‚ in other countries‚ and even the programs they create to make our world a better place. The new generation’s dream is also that with the money they have to be known everywhere around the world. The search
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of the American Dream The United States of America is a country in which success and happiness are its primary ideals that it was built around. It offers its inhabitants an opportunity to pursue and achieve success through hard work‚ effort‚ and dedication‚ people call this the American dream. However‚ the American dream is being degraded. The reason is because of the American people who the country swore to protect and support abuse the system ’s help for their personal wants. The American dream
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religion‚ and each person has one thing in common. People come to America in search for a better life. The “American dream” is based on ideals that illustrates freedom‚ equality‚ and success‚ most importantly if you work hard enough you can obtain wealth. Although the “American dream” does not have any racial or gender requirements‚ it is not as easy for everyone to reach the “American dream”. Women are still fighting for equal pay. Latinos are mainly working in agricultural fields and are not offered
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Living The American Dream The American Dream is one of the reasons our country is so populated. In the 1800s‚ immigrants came from all over the world to live the American Dream. It was the inspiration behind huge bounds in technology‚ industry‚ and lifestyle. Without this concept of the American Dream‚ we would more than likely be a third world country struggling to survive in an economically driven world. It is what defines us as a nation‚ and to this day‚ it still powers whole generations of
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The American Dream The American Dream is “the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American.” (Dictionary). When immigrants started coming to America everyone had different ideas about the “American dream”. Everyone believed it was possible to achieve‚ and had no doubts about being successful‚ owning a home‚ or being happy. These days’ people question whether or not the American dream is still around‚ and if America even provides access to the
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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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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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A Dream or No Dream In Arthur Miller’s play‚ Death of a Salesman he tells the story of a father‚ Willy‚ and his two sons‚ Biff and Happy. He conveys the story of their different American Dreams‚ although Willy and Biff have contradicting dreams for Biff. The play has many quotes that show their struggle of fighting for their American dreams to come true. Willy is less Willing than Biff to understand that his dream may not come true. This play‚ unlike the other books we have read‚ is about people
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The American Dream compare and contrast essay with “I Have A Dream.” “I Have A Dream” is like an American dream in many different ways. When you think about the American dream there could be a hand full of different thoughts to what that could be. Well I have analyzed on what those possibility’s could be for us. The main idea for “ I Have A Dream” speech‚ The American dream‚ and then similarity’s and differences between “I Have A Dream” speech and the American dream. These three topics will show
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