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    The “American Dream” is something we hear about while in our elementary history classes. We have all heard of it but‚ do we know what it is? Is the “American Dream” some unattainable thought of someone’s misplaced perception of reality? Or is the legendary “American Dream” just a matter of a few steps away from all of us? This dream we know of is not an illusion but a reality‚ all we must do is work for it. Generation after generation‚ individuals and families have come to this land

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    The 1950’s American Dream In the 1950’s‚ the “American dream” was originated around the idea that anyone could have the opportunity to achieve more success than in their countries of origin; for others‚ it was the opportunity to become an individual without the constraints imposed by class‚ race‚ and ethnicity. In the 1950’s‚ the foundation of the American dream was masked by the illusion of perfect white “cookie-cutter” families living in suburbia. However‚ negative and pessimistic thoughts about

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    1‚537 Summer Cumin Pryor English 1A 1 July 2013 8 American Dream: Myth or Fact? What is the American Dream? The American Dream is freedom‚ success‚ opportunity‚ perseverance‚ equality‚ justice‚ and safety for all people. However‚ this is not the case at all in America‚ which therefor states the American Dream as a myth. It is a fantasy‚ that has not come true for the millions of people that are hoping to get a piece of the wealth‚ which America seems to only share with its rich upper class. Mansions

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    Corruption of the American Dream The American dream is an ideal that has been discreetly present since the beginning of American literature. Commonly‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power. The early dream of acquiring western land has quickly and efficiently morphed into a vision of materialistic assets. In the past century‚ the American dream has increasingly focused on large houses‚ cars‚ and expensive gadgets

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    This is the story of two men‚ both are looking the american dream‚ one of them fail to succeed his dream and the other is successful in his life. In the city of Oaxaca a man named Pedro has a wish to go to the United States in search of the American dream. Pedro.- Hey compadre I’m going to the US‚ I want a better life‚ I’m looking for the american dream compa. Because I’m just a poor boy from a poor family Compadre.- porque fregados me habla en inglés. Compa Pedro.- Because

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    relishing in "The American Dream" While capitalism promotes the belief that this dream is achievable‚ it is more often than not‚ a literal dream‚ and leaves its pursuers poor‚ and weak. This keeps the working class powerless‚ and pacified to propagate capitalistic values. Clean cut examples of this are cases in such societies where people do not have the chance to advance but have the chance to succeed. A strange position that seems to contradict a culture that’s "Dream" is to be powerful

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    been accomplished‚ can be considered the overall American Dream. Generally‚ every child wants to surpass the achievements of their parents as a natural act of competition and personal satisfaction. Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ and Death of a Salesman‚ there is a constant yearning desire to achieve the “American Dream;” whether it be reality or illusion. Fitzgerald‚ Steinbeck‚ and Miller‚ all portray the ideas of the American Dream relating to the time period that they are referring

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    achievement” which is easily connected to the idea of The American Dream. After all‚ isn’t America known as “The land of opportunity”? Most people came to America‚ and still come for that matter‚ in search of a better life through hard work and dedication to their cause. In “Chinaman’s Chance: Reflections on the American Dream” by Eric Liu‚ it is stated that “...it (the American Dream) does demand the opportunity to achieve progress-and values the opportunity

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    In the opening minutes of the documentary Inequality for All‚ there is a clip of Jon Stewart showing how bad it really has become. The United States is below the countries like Iran‚ Cameroon and Nigeria in terms of income equality. We are ranked 64th as a nation in terms of the equality of income between the classes that the United States has. Robert Reich‚ is a professor at University of California-Berkeley and has worked for the Clinton administration as the United States Secretary of Labor; he

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    The Tainted American Dream The American Dream‚ by Edward Albee‚ demonstrates that through generations the idea of the American dream has changed over time. Its center is not around family‚ but rather image and material objects. Although everyone has his or her own vision of the dream‚ it seems that money plays an important role in everyone’s dream. It seems that money has changed the dream and become the driving force behind the materialism and social status that many Americans strive for.

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