The American (Immigrant’s) Dream An immigrant is a person who has emigrated to live in a foreign country. It is one word that describes each and everyone one of us or at the bare minimum‚ an ancestor. This word’s meaning‚ just like any other word‚ is all based on perspective. I‚ myself‚ have a personal and close relation with the immigrants that I know‚ my parents. Even though I may not have a story of emigrating personally‚ I will always have my views and I have my parent’s story. I am a child
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the turn of the century the “American Dream” could be described as a well-paying job with a loving family. The problem is that as Americans we have a tendency to not be satisfied with what they have and want more. People who are truly living the “American Dream” realize that money doesn’t make you happy because no matter how much you make‚ you will always want more. A commonly known story of the “American Dream” is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ the dream is exemplified by Gatsby’s hopes
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The American Dream: Summary Analysis This article starts by catching the readers’ attention very vigorously. “From the people‚ by the people‚ to the people: the American dream(s) Debut‚” volume 37‚ and pages 162-171; the author of this academic journal is Demetri Llallas. According to the only possible source on Linkedin.com‚ Demetri Llallas is a lecturer at Rogers University in Cranford‚ New Jersey and used to be a Writer Instructor at Union County College and several other colleges. The introduction
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The “American Dream” is one of the most well-known and observed ideal of the American lifestyle and culture. The famed concept of freedom and liberty has given the United States its reputation for being a safe haven to refugees around the world. It has attracted them for centuries‚ dating back to the founding of the United States‚ and continues to do so today- immigrants come to experience the “dream”‚ while American residents aim to fulfill it. Its premise of opportunity and happiness was stated
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The Deterioration Of The American Dream The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the American Dream‚ and the downfall of those who try to reach its goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is used in many novels. This dream is different for different people‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ for Jay‚ the dream is that through wealth and power anyone can acquire happiness. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream. In order to do this‚ he must have
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myths. “The author sold many books and was well known for his mythopoeic writing.” 2. In this quote‚ the author who quoted someone else is accusing Steinbeck of being unpatriotic. “-who threatened the national interest through the socialist themes of his novels‚” shows how the person that said that is trying to make it seem like John Steinbeck is brainwashing his readers to lose the patriotism and coincide with socialist beliefs through his books. The person who said this seems like they are so
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In the world‚ there are many people who hold the belief of an “American Dream” that gives them freedom in opportunity and equal rights to achieve their goal with hard work and their own endeavors. Often those living in lesser conditions outside of America find a hope in the idea that America may give them access to opportunity and new freedoms. [Objectionable Thesis] Immigrants and foreigners of the past‚ present‚ and possibly the future hold a certain confidence in the ability of America to allow
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The American dream can have so many different meanings to so many different people around our country. This is what makes the American dream so wonderful‚ the fact that you get to determine your dream is in some cases the American dream for some people already! Luckily I myself am able to determine my American dream. I have always thought of my American dream of being able to live a simple life in which I am able to have a stable job that I enjoy. Most importantly though is I would like to not only
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The term American dream may not be used too often any more‚ but especially in the 1930’s it was a very motivating term for the working class. Whether their dream was to own their own company‚ support their family or even just own a piece of land to call their own‚ the thought of having a dream that they could fulfil if only they worked hard enough was keeping them moving forward. George and Lennie’s dream was the latter‚ they longed to own a piece of land‚ to have animals‚ and live so no one would
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The American Dream today In the 20th century‚ the American Dream had its challenges. The Great Depression caused widespread hardship during the Thirties‚ and was almost a reverse of the dream for those directly affected. Racial instability did not disappear‚ and in some parts of the country racial violence was almost commonplace. Silicon Valley initiated the Computer Age and the dot-com boom. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard‚ eBay‚ Intel‚ Google‚ Apple‚ and Oracle remain headquartered there
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