Historian James Truslow Adams says "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 according to ability or achievement." The American Dream is the idea in one person’s mind of what they desire their life will become. The American Dream is not necessarily the same for every single person living in the United States of America. For many people to fulfill the American Dream, it is necessary for them to work extremely hard and have great determination. Some people believe that the American Dream is just what it is, a dream; however, others believe that the American Dream truly is a reality. The American Dream is not impossible, it is a reality that
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However, Amanda does not feel the same way and does not want it. She has a limp that has taken over her life. She refuses to leave the house and she is extremely shy which is why she can not fulfill the dream that her mother has for her. Also, in the book Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America by Barbara
Ehrenreich, it demonstrates how low wage workers have a tough time supporting themselves.
Barbara, a white, successful, woman, decides to experiment and try to live off of a low wage salary. She wants to learn the hardships that low wage workers have to go through. Barbara was given the opportunity to live a life that she never thought she would be living. She was forced to work two jobs already in the first chapter, both of which had harsh working conditions. Even with two jobs, she was unable to pay her rent and live easily. It was necessary for Barbara to sacrifice more of her time to work more than one job. She also had difficulty finding these jobs.
She would apply to different services and would have to wait a while for them to reach back to her. This demonstrates the difficulties and obstacles that low wage workers have to go
However, Amanda does not feel the same way and does not want it. She has a limp that has taken over her life. She refuses to leave the house and she is extremely shy which is why she can not fulfill the dream that her mother has for her. Also, in the book Nickel and Dimed: On (not) Getting by in America by Barbara
Ehrenreich, it demonstrates how low wage workers have a tough time supporting themselves.
Barbara, a white, successful, woman, decides to experiment and try to live off of a low wage salary. She wants to learn the hardships that low wage workers have to go through. Barbara was given the opportunity to live a life that she never thought she would be living. She was forced to work two jobs already in the first chapter, both of which had harsh working conditions. Even with two jobs, she was unable to pay her rent and live easily. It was necessary for Barbara to sacrifice more of her time to work more than one job. She also had difficulty finding these jobs.
She would apply to different services and would have to wait a while for them to reach back to her. This demonstrates the difficulties and obstacles that low wage workers have to go