The American Dream The American dream. The exact definition of this term has changed greatly over the coarse of American history‚ but the desire to obtain it has not. This idea in its most basic form is the wish to be happy‚ the desire to better oneself and to achieve the ideal life. The thought of the American dream is deeply rooted in our history and many different groups of people through time have struggled to achieve their version of the American dream. Although many people have struggled
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analyze and ideal American. The main two are the Christian perspective in which ideal America are classified as holding three character traits honesty‚ kindness and industrious. Audie Murphy identified at Americans have so many responsibilities and privileges hence an ideal American should have great noble qualities of loyalty and patriotism.The main concern is the description of the Character of an Ideal American in the Christian perspective. The hardworking or industrious Ideal American is demonstrated
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Lauren K**** Defining American 1/8/2014 ENG 250 A‚ S**** Defining American American‚ what does it mean to you? Does it mean brave soldiers and a high-flying flag or does it mean the stereotypical lazy‚ obese couch potato? Both can be proven correct. In fact millions of things are American but are very different‚ such as points of history‚ works of literature‚ and different cultures. American is a wide variety of people‚ objects‚ music‚ stories‚ ideas and many other things mixed together in
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date the start of the history of the United States is debated among historians. Older textbooks start with thearrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and emphasize the European background‚ or they start in 1600 and emphasize the American frontier. In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native peoples.[1][2] Indigenous peoples lived in what is now the United States for thousands
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The Early American Republic Unit 2 Review **Answer questions 2–3‚ 6‚ 9‚ and 17 on p. 130. •What was the Declaration of Independence? What basic propositions did it make? -It was a document declaring American independence and explaining the reasons for it. It denounced the king of England and advanced the idea of natural rights. •Define natural rights. How did Jefferson use this concept to justify the Declaration of Independence? -They are fundamental rights that all people possess and that
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The American Dream The meaning of the American dream has changed over time. In its inception it was a set of ideals‚ such as freedom‚ opportunity‚ and equality traditionally held to be available to every American. These ideas were brought forth to show people to that all men and women are created equal. This equality was said to be achieved through hard work and dedication. The American dream is something that has been preached in the United States for decades. People from all over the World come
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AMERICAN PERSONA A persona as commonly known to many people is a social role played by a character. With all the kind of immigration that continuously takes place in America it is not easy to clearly distinguish who is an American. An American persona in a general perspective refers to someone whose origin is America. In history an American refers to the Red Indians; now they are refered to according to the political nomenclature Native Americans. Ironically‚ they have been reduced to almost
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popularizing the phrase “American Dream” in 1931 thanks to his book Epic of America. In his book he wrote “ but there has been also the American dream‚ that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement”. The American Dream is now a phrase known around the world. People travel from all corners of the earth for the opportunity to live this dream. The American Dream is what the average American thrives on each
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Profitability - American Express Co (AXP) Return on Assets Industry Comparison 3.05% Return on Equity Industry Comparison 23.87% Return on Capital Industry Comparison -- No data available Margin Analysis - American Express Co (AXP) Gross Margin Industry Comparison 75.69% Levered Free Cash Flow Margin Industry Comparison -- No data available EBITDA Margin Industry Comparison -- No data available SG&A Margin Industry Comparison 31.40% Asset Turnover - American Express Co
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Identity of Asian-American Many Americans identify themselves by a hyphenated title. People of these groups were almost all immigrants who moved to United States from their native country. United States of America has been founded on the basis of immigration and refugee. Throughout history‚ United States has welcomed immigrants from all over the world that came to America in hopes of seeking new life and freedom. Many people describe United States as a “melting pot”‚ which consist of different culture
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