The American Dream is wonderful to dream about and finally reach. It is the soul of the people in America‚ it is their love‚ passion‚ and what they stride for. The American dream is that all 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
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think the American Dream isn’t possible? “There’s no reason why we can’t restore the basic‚ American promise that if you work hard‚ you can do well.” (Kunhenn‚ 2012) America is a land with a lot more opportunities and freedom than any other nation. There’s no excuse not to achieve ones dreams in this country. The American dream is still universally available for anyone to achieve; it’s still possible because it has been done many times‚ we live in a free country and anything is possible with hard
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Do you think the American dream is still possible? Despite what you think the American dream is no longer possible. The American dream is to be able to work an average job and be able to pay the bills and still have spending money for wants. In today’s society increased cost of living and decreased or stagnate wages have led to the American dream difficult to accomplish without a high paying job. The American Dream is no longer accessible because the economy is down‚ property is too expensive and
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The American Dream When we have a dream we try to do everything that we can do‚ to make it real. Our endeavors depend on our individuality because all of us are different‚ and all of us have different dreams. To some people‚ the American Dream might be more about personal fulfillment than about economic success or owning property. For some of us the American Dream is a wealthy life‚ for others it could be just getting married and gave a birth to children. The American Dream is the opportunity to
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A Dreamers Dream When you think of America or an American‚ one thing usually comes to mind to describe the life of an American in general‚ success. For many people the American Dream is a goal of having either a nice house‚ a car‚ a family‚ maybe even a business. The American Dream should be a dream of achieving a stable life when dealing with money and even your own job. It is a dream of living a debt free life and getting a higher education if you choose to. The dream should not involve the
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Is the American Dream Still Possible? The America Dream is defined in general as a dream of a land that is better and richer for everyone based on accomplishment and opportunity. This dream is usually sought after by people who have been deprived of their social and human values. Some people have not been able to achieve this dream based on restrictions of their situations that plague their lives. These situations can be different for everyone‚ race‚ sex‚ handicap‚ etc. My question; is this
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Is the American dream still possible? The American dream is a question in itself. What is the American dream? How can it be achieved? Everyone has an individual idea of the “American dream”. In my opinion‚ the American dream is personal happiness and success. I am on the simple fulfillment side of the age old debate. Others believe money and riches‚ material prosperity‚ is the ideal goal. However‚ how far will objects get you? The question of the american dream was created far before technology was
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The American Dream The American Dream is “the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American.” (Dictionary). When immigrants started coming to America everyone had different ideas about the “American dream”. Everyone believed it was possible to achieve‚ and had no doubts about being successful‚ owning a home‚ or being happy. These days’ people question whether or not the American dream is still around‚ and if America even provides access to the
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people consider this dream the American dream‚ however‚ is it truly possible to achieve? Even those various immigrants who travel a great distance to come to America to live their own American dream shortly become intemperate people. The idea of the American dream is not attainable because people in general are exceedingly paradoxical and are constantly left yearning for more in a variety of ways. In the heartfelt story "America and Americans‚ Is the American Dream Even Possible‚" by John Steinbeck
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People come to America for many reasons‚ most wanting to achieve their American dream. The American dream is “something people wish to achieve in life‚ in which freedom lets people have the opportunity for success and equality.” Everyone has their definition of the American dream and what they want to achieve in life. An athlete perceives their American dream as playing professionally in a sport that they enjoy while making a significant amount of money. The payment gap between men and women athletes
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