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    American Dream Definition: The American Dream may mean different things to different people‚ but the basic idea is that anybody can achieve anything‚ no matter how great the odds are against him or her. The American Dream is an idea which suggests that all people can succeed through hard work and that all people have the potential to live happy‚ successful lives. The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the Declaration of Independence which proclaims that “all men are created equal” and that

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    Morality 5/21/13 African Americans fight for equality From the time our country was founded‚ many African Americans lived a life of hardship merely because the color of their skin. In many instances they were treated as animals‚ being sold and traded in shackles and chains. At the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence when the country was founded‚ most African Americans worked as slaves. Working conditions for slaves were inhumane‚ who were often forced to work long hours in

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    but we learned pretty damn quick." This quote was extracted from the  book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ and exemplifies the power that the war  had in exploiting one’s innocence. The Vietnam war drastically altered the soldier’s  American Dreams due to the great abundance of evil which was celebrated throughout the  war. The novel The Things they Carried‚ the movie "Platoon‚" as well as an actual story  from a Vietnam Veteran each‚ in their own ways‚ allude to the powerful ability that

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    Daring to Dream Introduction "I have learned‚ that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams‚ and endeavors to live the life he has imagined‚ he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." ~ Henry David Thoreau What is the American Dream? The concept of dreams — the dream of practicing religion without persecution‚ the dream of having the freedom to pursue happiness‚ the dream of equality and self-betterment‚ and the dream of wealth and comfort — has molded America

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    also as a country which makes the impossible possible. Yes‚ it is the “American dream” I am talking about. No doubt‚ it has led a certain number of people to incomparable success‚ though nobody takes closely to their heart how that success was achieved. The majority of people is too blind to recognize the price the “American dream’s” attainers had to pay and no one can blame them for those thoughts. Nevertheless‚ the “American dream” idolizes all greatest qualities of a properly moral man:honesty‚trust

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    Derek Naegle Dr. Cammie Sublette ENGL 2033 September 7‚ 2012 American Inequality in American Psycho Set in the Manhattan of 1989‚ Brett Easton Ellis ’s novel American Psycho sketches the life of Patrick Bateman‚ an attractive 26-year-old Harvard graduate who earns a six-figure income on Wall Street. Bateman and his Ivy League educated friends enjoy all the luxury Manhattan has to offer‚ including expensive restaurants‚ exclusive nightclubs and excessive amounts of cocaine. However‚ what their

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    iterations of the American dream have stuck to certain tenants‚ including those of upward mobility or of freedom. However‚ Generation Z entertains the successor to the American Dream—the American Objective. A shift in ambitions between preceding generations and Generation Z culminating in a mindset less focused on lofty aspirations‚ and more focused on realistic and achievable ends‚ thus deserving this changing name for a changing outlook. Before looking deep into the newer aspects of the American Objective

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    “The American Dream” There is not much left of the “American Dream”. Standard of living is declining and American parents believe that their children will inherit a very bad deal (564). Essentially‚ Herbert believes that Americans are in denial about how bad the economy really is. The government is not adding jobs to the economy nor are they funding public schools as they should. The government is steadily cutting back on hiring teachers and firing more to “save money”.

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    The American Dream Outline The three texts all have a different view on the American Dream. Text 2 and 4 have a mainly positive opinion‚ text 3 has a mainly negative opinion to the American Dream. In text 2 and 4 they agree that the American Dream is a good thing that comes to people‚ who are hardworking and determined. In text 2 it furthermore says that those who not only takes but also gives back can achieve the American Dream. Text 3 starts by stating that a lot of Americans are unhappy. In

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    Zac Maret The American Dream was once a belief that where if you worked hard and went to school you can succeed and go into your dream job‚ get married‚ by a house and have kids and live life happily ever after. Now a days you can’t get a job that you majored in when you went to college right away you have a better shot of getting a job making pizzas. So what happened to the American Dream? It died just like this country eventually will. Three reasons that the American Dream is dead are: the

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