James Truslow Adams once said‚ "The American Dream is the 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‚ although different for every American‚ is a personal paradise‚ to which all aspire. It promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as well as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. In "Winter Dreams‚" a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Dexter Green strives to
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through hard work‚ the American dream is ultimately about being able to work and not be judged by your social class unlike some of the other countries in the world. Furthermore‚ the American dream has different meanings to different people. As James Truslow Adams
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The American Dream James Truslow Adams coined the term "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America. His 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 term “American dream” is essentially is an idea that suggests that anyone in the US can succeed through hard work and has the potential to lead a happy‚ successful life. Many people have expanded upon to include
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basically have achieved your dream. Now you just have to see if this is really what you want. The dream mentioned above is only one of many. The American dream is not something we can generalize. The American dream is an individual thing. James Truslow Adams have tried to define the dream‚ but I still do not think that you can define it. The dream mentioned above is one of my two dreams. A common misunderstanding is‚ that it is only people from outside of the US who can achieve the American dream
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as the dream of religious freedom‚ economic prosperity‚ and opportunity has historically driven immigrants to the United States. The term is used by a lot of modern Americans to signify success in life as a result of hard work. A man named James Truslow Adams first used the term in his book The Epic of America‚ written in 1931. He states "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
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The "American dream" was a term coined by James Truslow Adams in his book‚ "The Epics of America." It has become a familiar slogan‚ but each individual’s perception of this abstract phrase varies and can have multiple meanings. Although‚ each interpretation commonly states the American dream is the hope of an ideal life of happiness and success for all who may aspire. When I think of the American dream‚ I think of a "rag to riches" story made possible through the different freedoms America offers
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In 1931‚ James Truslow Adams said‚ “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” However‚ this dream had become the pursuit of material prosperity and Americans easily assumed that happiness would automatically accompany their material success. Several characters in The Great Gatsby‚ specifically Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ and Myrtle‚ ended up unsatisfied after chasing an impossible
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Throughout history people have strived for success. The definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams ‚ "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. This idea is obviously farfetched‚ but also somewhat obtainable. The belief that you can make anything of yourself through any means necessary is obviously very inspiring to those that come from poverty and misfortune
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Illusiveness of the American Dream Although the term “American dream” was coined in 1931 by James Truslow Adams in The Epic Of America‚ the ideology behind the American dream started back in the sixteenth-century when Western European settlers came to this land at great risk to build a better life for themselves. In Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood‚ the American dream is at the heart of the novel as the book is mainly based in Kansas- the heartland of America. As a whole‚ the American dream consists
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What is the American Dream? According to James Truslow ’s book‚ The Epic of America (ironically written in the 1930s)‚ 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.” (Truslow). In the 20th century‚ we have significantly warped that dream to suit a more selfish type of person. Citizens base the American Dream on something much more different then what it originally meant
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