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    I have a dream that at some point this state will develop up to recognize what kind of a world we've created. We have taken this stunning international as a right to generally and that I say it’s time that any person stood up for what they trust in and say enough is enough! I have a dream that in the future our amazing and beautiful state will come collectively as one and fasten the mess that we've got left at the back of in our tracks. It appears to me that everybody has forgotten what our…

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    used the term “The American Dream” for the first time in his book The Epic America. Since then, it has been the ideal for people living in the United States, and it has served as a powerful incentive for immigrants from far and wide to come and experience it for themselves. Since Adams's time, however, the definition of “The American Dream” has changed for some, and the accessibility of the dream has come into question too. Merriam Webster describes The American Dream as “An American Social…

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    Lenny Wilkens once said, “The American Dream, to me, means having the opportunity to believe, because I do not think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.” The definition of the American Dream is to have an equal amount of opportunities to accomplish an individual’s image of success; whether that be working hard and earning money or laying on the couch playing video games. The American Dream is about doing whatever you want to do in your lifetime, while it is still available…

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    The American Dream The American dream is thought to be many different things. Every individual has their own idea of the American Dream. Even I have my own opinion of this “Dream” The actual idea of the American Dream started about 400 years ago. You could say it started with the Declaration of Independence. Some say this idea has been around forever. Up until about 400 years ago no one had the courage to push forward the idea and progress. The dream was also reimagined around the 1890’s.…

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    have heard about the American Dream. America the land of dreams where people develop themselves and take new opportunity for their lives. Different factors have changed the vision of the dream. However, it still remains as the pursuit of a better life. The American Dream creates multiple dreams under one definition. All the dreams with the same goal, the purpose of improving their lives. Americans and foreigners share this dream making it a universal value. The American Dream begins with the…

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    what comes to mind when you hear the phrase ‘American Dream.’ For others, this dream carries heavier implications; a good education and hard work seem like the only pathway to success and wealth for those who hold or are held to higher standards. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s comparison of Jay Gatsby’s dreams and the American Dream in The Great Gatsby paints a picture of lust, greed, and eventual and inevitable failure for the reader. My idea of the American Dream may be different than other people’s,…

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    The idea of the American dream originated from the hope and promise America offers. A man named James Truslow Adams coined the term in 1931 and defined it as "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement"( ). The premise of the American dream is know matter where you started from every individual can achieve prosperity through hard work and determination. The American dream is kept alive because everyone can relate to it…

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    American Dream Dbq

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    2018 What is the American Dream, and is it worth pursuing? The American Dream is often referred to as one ideal, however, some argue it can be different for every person. In his book, The Epic of America, James Truslow Adams described the American Dream as “...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. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social…

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    English Creative Task Rationale The American Dream is a complex set of ideas and beliefs that exhibits crucial lifestyles and factors that supposedly lead to the success of society. However, it does not recognise the evident tension within its ideology; meritocracy at odds with inherited status. This creative piece, in the form of a prose extract, aims to declare and demonstrate the hardships of this ideology. Focusing on an unnamed Aboriginal girl during the 1950’s when the White Australia…

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    THE AMERICAN DREAM DEFINED Before discussing the American population’s ability to achieve the American Dream, first it needs to be defined so we can better understand what people could be missing out on. According to David Kamp’s excerpt from James Truslow Adams’s Re-Thinking the American Dream, the American Dream is the ability to have “a better, richer, and happier life for all our citizens of every rank” (Adams). Everyone in America, no matter their background, race, or religion, should have…

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