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    of A Salesman Introduction American is a capitalist society in which everyone is dispensable‚ where new is seen as being better: A place where people are valued by material things and not by their personality. The American dream rules America‚ believing that with hard work and a belief in yourself you can achieve your goals in life‚ money and many friends. Many people have tried to live ‘the dream‘‚ but few have achieved it after all a dream is only a dream. Death of a Salesman is a play

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    The American Dream Essay James Adams wrote in his book the phrase American Dream which is now a famous logo of the U.S. The American Dream is the hope which individuals arrived the United States upon‚ the hope that they will be more prosperous and there will be a variety of opportunities in the United States of America‚ today this is not possible to everyone because becoming prosperous is really difficult and there might not be a job awaiting the individual due to the unemployment rate but it was

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    Some people might agree that the American dream still exists‚ while others don’t or they have different beliefs. The American dream is one of the most controversial themes in the United States. I totally agree that the American Dream is still on‚ though we need to work a little more to make it happen. I recently read a quote by Senator John Kerry that relates two articles that I have read in the past about the American dream: “We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as

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    Myth of the American Dream              Was the “American Dream” a myth or reality for Americans living from 1865-1900s? The “American Dream” was not a reality for  African-Americans‚ immigrants‚ and Native Americans. For example‚ for Native Americans (Indians)‚  life was not a dream at all because they lost their lands and freedom.  After the Civil War‚ African-Americans were given their freedom and no longer slaves. They were given the right to vote with the 15th Amendment stating the that United

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    The American Dream in the Jazz Age The action of the novel takes place in a geographically small part of the Northeast – specifically the area in and around New York City. But the novel is about America as a whole – particularly the America of the early 20th century. The overarching themes of the novel could be said to be those of the American Dream and the Jazz Age‚ and more specifically about the clash of these two ideas in America in the 1920s. The American Dream There is no single definition

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    While the American Dream can be seen as unreachable at times‚ especially in modern day society‚ hopefulness‚ perseverance‚ and work ethic can make it obtainable in the long run. Often the realistics of the American Dream can be confused with modern day problems‚ but the only way to know how to achieve it is knowing the basics of it. In general terms‚ we describe‚ it as rising from rags to riches‚ but that brings up the question “what if you were born wealthy?” Does this mean that the American dream

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    only place where you can find the American dream. The United States still gives the chance to everyone who makes it to this land to attain the American dream. The first chance if you’re young enough is when you go into our public school system and you get the chance at a scholarship to college‚ to which for most people “going to college” is the American Dream because the education provides with a decent job and money. There are other ways to get to the American Dream such as going into one of our higher

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    Gatsby: Corruption of the American Dream Historian James Truslow Adams says that “the American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately‚ and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely‚ but a dream of social order in which each

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    The American Dream which‚ in my opinion‚ is more than a dream now. It is everything we desire; freedom‚ shelter and most importantly a happy family where hope for prosperity and satisfaction is always alive. This dream has continued and passed onto generations from the time of the Native Americans to this modern era of innovation. For many settlers‚ the Statue of Liberty was their first perspective of the United States‚ connoting new open doors in life. The statue is an iconic symbol of American

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    The Reality of the American Dream By Saryah Robinson ________________________________________ Remember when you were a child and somebody asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up? Personally‚ I wanted to be a NASCAR racer. I know‚ a little far-fetched if you think about it. When we were children we were so optimistic. We hardly accepted failure. This was the time in our lives when we sincerely believed in ourselves. We believed in the American Dream because it was instilled in our minds

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