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    the American Dream? To many people in the United States the idea and the meaning behind the American Dream has faded away to an unreachable scheme. To others the American Dream is the ideal of having a nice family with a house surrounded by a white picket fence keeping all of the problems and issues that you face outside the borders. Particularly, to me, the American dream is being able to live a nice and prosperous lifestyle with a beautiful house and children. Many things go into this dream…

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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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    Everyone has an American dream, it might not be planned out precisely but almost everyone knows what they want for themselves. For some it’s wealth and popularity, for others it’s happiness and an enjoyable life. Whatever the case is, the American dream is broad and it is not going away. In the novel The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald Grant, Gatsby’s true American dream is to be with the love of his life, Daisy. The American dream that Gatsby is chasing is a possibility in today’s world because…

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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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    “ Never let life impede on your ability to manifest your dreams. Dig deeper into your dreams and deeper into yourself and believe that anything is possible, and make it happen.” The American dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, not by chance. All dreams in this life will need a lot of effort and strong determination to make them come true. The American Dream is a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S.…

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    Fictitious and unreachable, the American Dream is sought out by many Americans who hope to prosper, become rich, and achieve a high spot in society. The American Dream was proven fatal in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, one of the best naturalistic authors of all time (Lipking). The desire for the American Dream begins with enforcement of society’s ideas upon an individual; that individual then strives to obtain whatever society has deemed socially acceptable, which leads to his or her…

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    The American Dream is a hope of hitting the big time. In the luck that riches and wealth will fall hand in hand. These riches and wealth can mean something totally different from an individual to another. One culture group divided from the north to the south, the east to the west. Starting with Christopher Columbus in his search for the world the new dream and new beginnings. To the modern politicians still searching for that American dream of freedom. Needless to say, it means something…

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    What is the American dream? “James Truslow Adams, in his book The Epic of America, which was written in 1931, stated that 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 1). This being a basic meaning of the American Dream but in some way everyone has an individual meaning of the American Dream, so it is hard to put it in general terms. People could…

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    What is the American Dream? Well, the American Dream is a set of ideals for the life of all americans in the rich and free country we live in. To a foreigner, the American Dream is parents with 2 kids, a boy and a girl, a car, jobs, a house, and a pet. The American Dream was feasible in the 1920’s, though many people never achieved it. The American Dream stems from the Declaration of Independence, this document states that “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal…

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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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