James Truslow Adams

this is because it is the mere principle of life no matter how small or large. What we must ask ourselves first is, what is the American Dream? The American Dream has been around for awhile now. However, it was first publicly defined in 1931 by James Truslow as the “dream of a land in which life should be better or richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” That may have been written in 1931 but I don’t believe it could ever be truer but maybe…

The “American dream” is something beautiful - a glimmering opportunity filled with the promise of the good life…or at least it should be. However, this expression bears a dangerous ambiguity about it — a dream is only as big as a dream, it would no longer be a dream if it were real. Fitzgerald speaks of the "American Dream" as a dangerous false pretense — An illusion. It is like a siren's song, seductive and charming, but in reality terrifyingly hollow, only a deception to lead its ill-fated…

Most Americans find the concept of socialism to be frightening. This is because of how Americans believe that the harder a person works, the more they should be rewarded. To the people of a capitalist society, such as the one I live in, the ultimate reward is cash. Cash to the youth of America now has many meanings. The most obvious of which being a term used to describe money, but some of the other meanings include when something or someone is exceptionally good. Both meanings of this word help…

An American Dream Tragedy In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, protagonist Willy Loman is a salesman with a wife, Linda, and their two children, Biff, and Happy (Miller). Loman seeks approval from everyone and thinks everyone must like him for him to be successful. He is also hard on his two sons, Biff and Happy, and disapproves of their dreams. Loman sees how socially accepted people who play sports and have fame are, and so he tries directing their life by wanting Biff to be…

Polish Immigration to America The American Dream is the belief that all citizens of the United States have equality, freedom, and justice. America has always been a land of immigrants who have been drawn here looking for freedom and economic opportunity. Learning about other cultures gives us a better understanding of the world, without the ethnic groups that immigrated here, we would not be able to experience new cultures in our everyday lives. One of the many groups following The…

Opportunity is gift we’ve forgotten how to utilize. I was born in Nigeria, a western african nation riddled with internal struggle, a corruption, and turmoil. Life there was completely different, namely in the fact that we lacked the same opportunities most Americans enjoy. In Nigeria it was common to see students spend the little money they had to receive an education that would amount to practically nothing. Merit did not allot you credit, that was earned by having connections. I realized this…

What is one dream that you want to fulfill in your lifetime? People always dreams a dream that is bigger than them. Most people dreams to have what they value, but to live with a person you admired is the most fulfill dream in the world according to Gatsby. In the book of “The Great Gatsby”, written by F.Scott Fitzgerald reveal that Jay Gatsby dreams are what he live for which is true in modern American life. The importance of dreams is seen in Gatsby's life by how his dream affect him. Jordan…

Living up to the American Ideals Do you think that Americans have lived up the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence? No, Americans have not lived up to the ideals of the Constitution. The United States haven’t lived up to its founding ideals. “All men are created equal” one of the ideals that Americans have not reached, equality. In most instances African-Americans and women were affected by inequality, they didn’t have the right to vote or were considered important. Black…

Having lived in the United States all my life so far I came to the conclusion that the current American society has no hope. Maryland, the state which I reside, has scammed me since birth. One might believe the “American Dream” is still out there, but even though America has abundant resources and opportunity, you wouldn't think it’s where you relocate for happiness due to heavy taxes, crimes, and violence. Consequently, America is seen as the type of precinct that people murder others walking…

Dream on, children, dream on, don't let anybody tell you the dream is gone, as long as there's a god above, keep praying we never wake up, keep on dreaming the American dream (http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/cyrus-billy-ray/the-american-dream-5780.html). In the following essay, the American Dream of the main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men”, my parent’s dreams while they were in high school and what it is now, and my own American Dream. John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice…