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    Schranks’ short story‚ “Sport and the American Dream”‚ he is trying to show us that the sport America watches and plays‚ portrays America’s character as a nation. Since America goes from baseball to football we it shows us that we are becoming more violent. his comparisons of sports and war is says best how America changes as a country over the years. Back when baseball was Americas’ pastime to being a totally football country. When we were a baseball country‚ Americans were happier‚ not many cared about

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    The American Myth of Social Mobility is an article that focuses on the “American Dream” and how people strive toward social mobility. The question is whether that is achievable or not. The author makes a point that wealth begins with one generation and typically trickles down from there. Someone with wealthier parents is more likely to become wealthy as well. “We see that there is far less social mobility in the United States than in other countries and other studies have shown clearly that this

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    come and to go places. Freedom allows me to obtain the things I want and to discard the things I don’t want. Freedom is waking up in the morning with sunshine even when the sun rays aren’t penetrating through the clouds. Because of freedom I can dream of being the President of the United States one day or the mother of many children‚ unlike others in different countries. Freedom is possible for me and everyone in the United States of America because of our countrymen and women. There are people

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    American Dream or American Nightmare America and its people have upheld the concept of the “American Dream.” The meaning of this concept has changed and altered throughout the years. As stated in the Declaration of Independence‚ every man has the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Multitudes of movies and books have depicted their personal versions of this single ideology. All having a stereo typical‚ happily ever after ending‚ but is this so-called dream even possible. I believe

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    the ’American Dream’ In Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby the concept of the ’American Dream’ appears in two ways. On the one hand Fitzgerald’s view and imagination of the American Dream and on the other and‚ within the plot‚ Gatsby as the ’possible’ personified American Dream come true.<O:P</O:P Francis Scott Fitzgerald practically puts the notion of the American Dream on the same level as ’human dream’. But more remarkable is the fact that Fitzgerald’s concept of the American Dream

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    The promises of the “American dream” are no longer fulfilled. One does not simply work diligently and expect to achieve success. A number of factors must be taken into consideration: natural talent‚ class‚ and most importantly‚ the ability to assimilate. The American economy today does not allow every citizen to be satisfied with his position. There is a clear distinction between the classes in America. The pursuit of happiness is limited to those who adapt and conform‚ as well as requiring a set

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    with tears in his eyes. In that moment‚ we formed a connection through music. I experience a similar connection when conversing with patients. It has become clear to me that music and medicine have many parallels‚ and music has led me to realize my dream of becoming a physician. As a physician‚ you have the privilege to earn your patient’s trust and be a part of their journey. Throughout my shadowing experiences in several specialties‚ I realized that physicians can have a very similar effect

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    Mr. Smith AP Language Final Exam The American dream James Truslow Adams’s first described the phrase “American Dream” as "That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.".[Adams‚ The Epic Of America(1)] According to his definition the “American Dream” is exactly that a dream‚ or A series of thoughts‚ images‚ and sensations occurring in a person’s mind‚ meaning that it is an actual plausible

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    does it really mean to be an American? Living in America means that people can live with the luxuries of being an American and also living with what is known as the American dream. The American dream is what help to build America today and also it helped to shape to what it means to be an American. Being an American means living among people that come from all over the world‚ having the freedom and the title of freemen‚ and also a beginning of a new life. Being an American means living among people

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    An American Tragedy is an intriguing‚ frighteningly realistic journey into the mind of a murderer. It is a biography of its era. And‚ it is also historical fiction. But what makes this novel a classic? While society has changed dramatically since 1925‚ Dreiser’s novel‚ which shows the futility of "The American Dream" and the tragedies that trying to live it can cause‚ accurately summarizes social mores of this and any time period. <br> <br>Before Theodore Dreiser was born‚ his father‚ a devout German

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