What is the American Dream‚ and who are the people most likely to pursue its often elusive fulfillment? Indeed‚ the American Dream has come to represent the attainment of myriad of goals that are specific to each individual. While one person might consider a purchased home with a white picket fence her version of the American Dream‚ another might regard it as the financial ability to operate his own business. Clearly‚ there is no cut and dried definition of the American Dream as long as any two
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Is The “American Dream” Still Attainable? As a young boy who was born and raised in such a terrible environment‚ I was always dreaming about the American dream. I put myself in a spot where I believed that with hard work I could achieve successful‚ rich and happiness. However‚ after I moved to the United States‚ everything has changed. The idea of the American dream was not the same as we spoke two decades ago. However‚ is the “American Dream” still attainable? If we simply ask most people about
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and all of them have the courage and willpower to be able to tackle such an unbelievable task only some people can dream of doing. As Rob forms his team and starts to head up the mountain they find out something extremely dangerous is coming. Everest‚ a survival story that deals with multiple people wanting to pursue their dreams
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The American Dream. Is it over‚ or is there still hope? The meaning of the American Dream has changed throughout history. During the jazz era‚ the American Dream was thought to be someone starting out low on the economic or social level and through hard work; one would prosper and could become wealthy and successful. Having the nice house‚ the nice cars‚ and the happy family‚ symbolized that one was living the American Dream. How does one have a dream for something that is material? Once one wants
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dead? Is a small part of it still alive? Well‚ sadly‚ chivalry is dead. Time and society changes have forced out what once was considered to be common behavior. Chivalry is largely based upon the devotion of oneself to a king or queen‚ or individual that one would do anything and everything to protect‚ assist‚ or glorify. In modern day society‚ there are no longer any kings or queens for people to dedicate their life toward. However‚ occasionally‚ civility is alive in modern times because nearly
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Are you living the American dream? Some people believe the dream is dead but some still think it is alive and achievable. There have been many articles and books made of authors discussing that topic it is also a 50/50 argument because some say it is alive and some say it is dead. Although there may be difficult obstacles to overcome for many such as poverty‚ social inequality and prejudice people in today’s world. The American dream is alive and achievable with the evidence to prove‚ because there
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Does the "American Dream" Still Exist? By definition‚ "American Dream" is the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American. If one is willing to work hard‚ he or she can be successful and owns a prosperous life for his or her family. For the immigration people‚ the American dream is about establishing a better life and having the freedom to practice their belief that elsewhere may have been impossible. For those reasons‚ many people over the
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lived in their home country. There are many success stories‚ but is that how it is today? Wallechinsky’s article “Is the American Dream Still Possible?” emphasizes how the American Dream is harder to achieve today due to prices rising‚ smaller wages for employees‚ and less benefits. To begin with‚ the American Dream is harder to achieve because prices continue to rise in the U.S. According to the article‚ “American businesses make decisions based on what is best for their shareholders and investors
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think the American Dream isn’t reachable because of how hard someone might have to work to reach it. Honestly I believe that anyone can reach it if they try hard enough to get to that dream. The American Dream to me involves family and friends. Money may be nice to have but if people don’t have family and friends to back them up then why try to reach that dream? I think if Americans work hard and try hard reaching that dream will be a breeze to reach. In addition to that I think the dream is a reality
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Tony Nam Rebecca Tewes ENC 1101 1 December 2013 The American Dream: Dead or Barely Alive The American Dream‚ once a proud national ethos of the United States that set the ideals of many people finding opportunities to gain prosperity and success for themselves and their families has somewhat lost its meaning over the recent years. Struggling economy and inequality treatments between the upper-class and the lower-class has made many hard working American’s lives difficult‚ while the
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