Why do people really come to the United States for? Many say it’s for the American dream but what is the American dream in reality? Why do some people even risk their life’s to come to the United States in order to obtain the American dream? For many people the American dream is the only hope that they have for a better future but not just for themselves but for their family as well. The American dream for many is the idea of having better opportunities of prosperity and success in this country.
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The American Dream: Dead Or Alive? Many think the American Dream is dead but is it still a possible one? The famous American dream is the ideal that every citizen in the United States has an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination and the ability to initiate things independently. Today‚ many people emigrate to the United States of America in search of the American Dream. The American Dream is both a reality and as said‚ a dream. Every citizen of the U
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The American Dream The idea of the American dream began when immigrants migrated to America in hope to become successful‚ have financial stability‚ and receive rights they could not in their country. The American dream however was not only fancied by immigrants. Americans also had faith and wanted to pursue the American dream. The confidence in the American dream has diminished over time due to several economic developments and government policies that has widened the gap between the rich and the
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AND THE AMERICAN DREAM The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is an excellent demonstration of life among the new rich during the 1920s‚ with people who had freshly accumulated an immense amount of fortune but had no subsequent social networks. The novel is a fascinating account about love‚ money and life during the 1920s in New York. It demonstrates the society and the accompanying principles‚ values‚ and dreams of the American population at that time. These principles‚ values‚ and dreams can be
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The most generally acknowledged American Dream is the home ownership. The American Dream is viewed as the achievement of an aspiration accomplished while tested by affliction. Americans regularly relate this accomplishment with the responsibility for a home. The house is not just a position of essential security; there is a much more profound association with the person. Responsibility for home stipends flexibility and security that builds up a sense permanency for the person. Conversely‚ leasing
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American Dream American Dream “Now‚ I say to you today my friends‚ even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow‚ I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: / we hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal.” (King Jr.) Martin Luther King Jr. said this in his most famous speech‚ “I Have a Dream” because in his opinion
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The phrase‚ the American Dream is a national ethos of the United States and the idea that clutched many immigrants who came to the US at a deep emotional level. Having left their own countries means they left not only their friends and family‚ but everything that identifies who they are. However‚ whether or not they left their countries because of war‚ poverty or civil or religious persecution‚ they believed that in America‚ they could achieve a better quality of life if they work hard enough. It
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Dreams Transformed‚ Not Terminated Despite America’s low level of satisfaction and happiness‚ most Americans believe the American Dream is alive‚ and that they have achieved it‚ or on their way to achieving it. Only 17% of Americans believe the dream is impossible to reach or no longer exists for their family. (Davis‚ 2017) The original american dream was the ideal that every U.S. citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative
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The American dream is a term used in a lot of ways. Although research has shown that American dream can’t be attainable by most people‚ closer examination shows that it can be attainable by the following reasons. As Daniel J. Mitchell stated in New York Times im January 1st‚ 2015 “The United States is not a perfect country‚ but the American Dream is still a reality.” By that he meant that even with America’s Grow rate‚ poverty‚ unemployment rate in the past years and still going Americans can still
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The American Dream is the ideal that every citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. Sadly‚ discrimination‚ an unfair focus on a citizen’s race‚ social status‚ and gender‚ put up roadblocks for some who wanted to accomplish their American Dream. How do issues of race‚ class‚ and gender affect one’s understanding of the American Dream? Well‚ the American Dream was meant for everyone who lived in America had a chance
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