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    The American dream has been changing over the past many years with many meaning to many people. One would think that the American Dream is about owning a large house in a quiet suburb with many luxurious automobiles parked in the driveway. Additionally going to vacations and being able to purchase countless items without hesitation has been part of the American dream. However‚ the American dream is not about materialistic goals only. Although one can achieve whatever they want to through hard work

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    hopes of achieving the “American Dream”. The American dream originated from a few common ideas: that every American citizen has the right to pursue happiness‚ and that everyone has the freedom to achieve social and economic success‚ through means of hard work and dedication. The American dream has served as a motive and incentive for those who strive to become successful and achieve their goals. All United States citizens have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream through means of hard work

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    The American Dream has been the main topic of some people‚ and people are still wondering if the American dream is Dead‚ Or Alive‚ you will have to read to find out.The American dream for me is being able to have a house and a family and to be financially stable or better.The American Dream is alive and well‚ because in my society‚ people are moving up in life‚ like African american and the racial inequality. When I was a little kid‚ we came from Mexico to California‚ we had an aunt in California

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    Dreams Transformed‚ Not Terminated Despite America’s low level of satisfaction and happiness‚ most Americans believe the American Dream is alive‚ and that they have achieved it‚ or on their way to achieving it. Only 17% of Americans believe the dream is impossible to reach or no longer exists for their family. (Davis‚ 2017) The original american dream was the ideal that every U.S. citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative

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    media. Human beings dream every night and during the day we try to fulfill our goals and dreams by making them realistic. In the United States of America‚ we all started out as immigrants from different countries and we traveled to America fulfill the American Dream. In the 1700s‚ immigrants imagined the American Dream to contain simple happiness such as family‚ job‚ and owning a property for themselves. Those three components were key in the dream; however today‚ the American Dream can be described

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    The American Dream: The Great Gatsby The American Dream is ready to enjoy everything the world has to offer in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby. However‚ enjoying these things comes at a high price. The American dream according to a few people in the novel is all about finding a life less ordinary and reaching the top. It’s about finding fortune or true love. The readers see this in the novel which shows what the people back in the day strived for. How empty their lives have become.

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    Manjarrez 1 Liz Manjarrez Ms. Rimmer English 11 February 13‚ 2015 The American Dream  The American Dream can be defined as a national ethos of the United States in which  people strive towards prosperity‚ success‚ and up the social ladder through hard work (American  Dream). People who believe in this ideal essentially believe that every American has a potential  to build themselves up from nothing and achieve prosperity if they work hard enough towards it.  There are many that believe in this functional myth

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    The American Dream We hear the term American Dream referenced many times in our lives‚ but do we really know what the American Dream is? Is it having more money and more power than everyone else? Is it moving to Hollywood and becoming a famous movie star? What is the American Dream? According to James Truslow Adams‚ the author of the book The Epic of America‚ the American dream is‚ “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each

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    The American dream is something that people all over the world yearn for. They long to leave their native countries and come to America to escape religious persecution‚ unstable government‚ or something similar. Even well-established American citizens can have an American dream of their own. Many young adults‚ myself included‚ dream of a successful life where we work hard for what we wish to have. While many foreigners’ American dreams are of a life of freedom in the “Land of Opportunity”‚ my American

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    September 8‚ 2013 The American Dream: From Innocence to Greed The portrayal of the American Dream in literature has evolved as the United States has developed and prospered. In the beginning‚ the initial settlers in the Americas were searching for simple things‚ such as new opportunities and freedom of religion. As the country grew more populous‚ competition for success was heightened. Many people have different ideas on what the American Dream means to them. Over the years‚ American authors have used

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