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    In the Vanity Fair article “Rethinking the American Dream,” David Kamp wants to find out what is the American Dream and what is the meaning of it to others. Kamp uses examples that have occurred along the history of the United States. Moss Hart, is one of the first people that Kamp refers to as he wants to know how he achieved his American Dream and how he defined the American Dream. Hart lived during the Great Depression and is the playwright of Once in a Lifetime. Hart describes the American…

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    The American dream, people raising up from poverty, achieving goals that were too wild to be dreams in their homeland, and living a life that one could be proud to claim. The American dream was created for the common man. It started when America was founded a; it was a place where people could go for a better life. While today America is still a wonderful place, compared to most other countries, we have lost the American dream. The American dream is on the brink of death. When the American…

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    Americans have the opportunity to create success through hard work, no matter their background. This means that everyone has the opportunity to make something out of themselves, and provide a better life for them and their families. In 1931, James Truslow Adams wrote, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability and achievement”. As long as you put forth the effort, anyone can live their dream in America.…

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    privileges this generation has that other generations, or countries, don't or didn't have. This world is far more advanced than it was generations ago. America has given Generation Z many opportunities for success that other people didn't have. James Truslow Adams’ once said, “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” In America, everyone has equal opportunities. We don't have social classes, and people come to…

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    The American dream was first defined by James Truslow Adams as “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. Many forget to point out the “everyone” aspect of the definition, as in every American should have an equal opportunity to achieve this dream. Not everyone in history has had an equal chance to achieve the American dream, whether it be discrimination, or suppression it has never been a…

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    need to make something of themselves and strive for more. This is due to a plausible future of wealth and no real hardship or obstacle to overcome, as opposed to middle class Americans, who struggles to make a living and a name for themselves. James Truslow Adams idea of the American Dream demonstrates that humans need to calculate what they can attain in life or else there will be no motivation to prosper. The book Of Mice and Men demonstrates the understanding that a lack of challenges in life…

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    Brianna Dunkes Mrs. Menard English 10 17th May 2016 American Dream Essay Everyone had the ability to achieve their American dream. Not everyone believes this statement, since they have not yet completed their American dream. In 1931, James Truslow Adams first defined the “American Dream” by writing that “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” regardless of social status or birth circumstance. If you work hard,…

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    When James Truslow Adams wrote about the American Dream he defined it as, “dreams of a land win which life would be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.” While writing his novel “The Epic of America” Adams realized that only in America could such a wide variety of opportunities come to fruition. The idea of the American dream helped an entire generation of struggling Americans in 1931 and continues to do so in 2015. From a…

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    Success define the American dream’s goal. It is the motivation that push people for hard work and for every upward move they take. Success was even mentioned in the definition of the American dream. According to James Truslow Adams, the American dream is that” every U.S. citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” It was first manifested in the Declaration of Independence. The definition started to spread in 1931…

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    The authors of the Declaration of Independence held “certain truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Declaration of Independence) Some may say this is the American Dream but others believe in a more materialistic dream. Some may say that being wealthy, owning luxury cars, and attending parties with powerful leaders is the American Dream. In…

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