In schooling, equality and other similar occasions, the American Dream is apparent. Robin McManus, a teacher from Montgomery County, MD, states “I think the American Dream is live and well. In that realm, I work with children, I work with youth, I'm encouraged by their ambition and I'm encouraged by their enthusiasm.” (marketplace.org) This represents the validity of the American Dream by showing that it doesn't really show unless there is a sort of enthusiasm in its process. Jeff Harper, executive director of graduate programs, Scott College, said “A higher education could be the best link to making “the dream” a reality, but a bachelor’s degree …show more content…
People believe that the American Dream was just an illusion. Stated in an article “The American Illusion”, speaking of how the American Dream as a family, “...this imaginary half-century gone domestic group is usually what is envisioned. There are no cohabiting couples, single parents, single people, elders, or people without kids. The only "true" family in the eyes of the blathering pols is this imaginary young nuclear family.” (ic.galegroup.com) This tells that the American Dream’s ideal family is, and never will be, any sort of a reality. Also, it is believed that the dream was a way to make money “The American Dream is a delusion, an illusion meant to keep people dissatisfied and hungering to spend more money, in the hopes that the next purchase will be the one that buys them the happiness they are promised.”(ic.galegroup.com) Unsurprisingly, that is not true, and the American Dream very much a