Americans should have equal opportunity to achieve their goal in life. “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” (James Truslow Adams‚ 1). The reasons why I believe it’s possible is because there are some cheap colleges‚ there are some cheap cars‚ and houses to start people off. People can make their way up from there to the top. It’s the basic game of life‚ it’s the survival
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The World We Live In Today We are among so many different people‚ beings‚ characters and humans in our daily life. All of the instances of this list must be included‚ because they have simply different definitions. Constantly people pass people‚ who interact with someone else‚ who happens to know someone different from them‚ and the chain never breaks. Not always is the interaction‚ knowledge of an individual or passage a positive one‚ but in a sense they are all the same. All the people are
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Guillermo Claro Instructor: Ms. Woods English 102 November 01‚ 2013 The American Dream Today‚ many people immigrate to the United States of America in search of the American Dream; freedom‚ equality‚ and the opportunity to achieve their personal goals in life that they could not achieve in their homeland. The American Dream is the pursuit of prosperity and opportunity that drives people to push their own limits and persevere in order to lead successful lives and achieve whatever goals they set.
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new meaning for some in our world‚ where it’s less about materialistic things and more about enjoying the lives that we are given. In the article 5 Ways Our Founding Fathers Protect The American Dream by Kimberly Amadeo‚ she explains that James Truslow Adams was the first person to openly introduce the American Dream in his Epic of America in 1931 (Amadeo).
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In 1931‚ the term “American Dream” was made popular by James Truslow Adams in his novel Epic of America in which the quote read: “But there has also been the American dream‚ that dream of a land in which life would be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.” In both The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men the attainment of the characters ’ own "American Dreams" are portrayed. Jay Gatsby was the epitome of success; coming up from
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land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.”[1] When repeating this phrase out loud one draws up images of fancy cars‚ big houses‚ quality clothes‚ etc. What Adams fails to mention is that success requires work‚ furthermore success in terms of fancy cars‚ big houses and other luxuries require over 40 hours a week of work. The more time one spends at work‚ the less time one has to spend doing other things. Ellen
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American economy by 2016. The world economy is changing and we need to change with it. The competition is fierce and if we want to stay on top we need to make some changes. American dream a term originally created in the great depression by James Truslow Adams. He wrote 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 and achievement‚ regardless of social class or circumstances of birth" (1931)
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In the roaring 1920’s‚ the American Dream shifted from worthwhile goals of “Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness” as described by the forefathers of the United States to an uninhibited materialistic state of mind previously considered frivolous and even immoral. The historical prohibition of alcohol and the end of World War I and the sudden uprise in the general wealth of the country added to the breakdown of what was considered “right” and “decent” to society. No work so clearly paints the
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Is The Dream Still Achievable? “American Dream” a term coined by James Truslow Adams in his book “The Epic of America” (404). Throughout time the American Dream has become harder to achieve‚ as the world is ever changing so are the aspirations of those who want to fulfill the American Dream. I believe that in a society where “93 percent of all financial wealth is controlled by the top 10 percent of the country” (My Budget 360)‚ that there is a diminishing dream. So then this brings me to the question
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The American dream is what people think of when they think of America‚ the land of opportunity‚ freedom‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Most people no longer know when the American dream originated and what the American dream use to mean to the founders of our country and our ancestors. Over the years the American dream has been warped and transformed‚ far from what it use to be. The American Dream use to be simple. Get a wife‚ settle down‚ have some kids‚ and own a
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