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    What Americans keep ignoring about Finland’s school success The USA’s school system needs to be improved‚ and they can look up to Finland. Finland is always one of those lands who has the highest scores in PISA tests‚ and that means that there is something all other countries can learn from Finland. In Finland’s school they don’t exhaust the pupils through several hours‚ but they assign the pupils less homework and teach them through creative play. We can also take notice of the fact that they don’t

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    September 19th‚ 2014  Period 1   Mrs.Braedyn      The American Dream‚ Dead or Alive?   Everyone has a dream‚ either to be famous or to be a professional athlete‚ for many its  to just get out of living with their parents. Believe it or not America has its own dream‚ the  American Dream. According to dictionary.com the definition of the American Dream is “​ the  ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every  American.  A life of personal happiness and material c

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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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    Is the American Dream Still Alive Today? The American Dream is still alive today in some senses and in others not. In 1931 James Truslow Adams said that the American Dream is “...that dream of land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyman‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.” I agree that this still holds true today but disagree for many reasons as well. In today’s society there are many things that complicate the American Dream.. There are

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    “The American DreamWhat is the American Dream? for some people they each have their own view of the American dream and for others they pretty much have the same reason‚ But some Authors were Kind enough to provide us examples for the american dream. According to Everett Rosenfeld’s article “American Dream is still alive‚ but unrecognized”Some people come to America and the first time they come its all fun and games and others that are living in the land already knows the real struggle. A “Unknown

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    The American Dream: Dead‚ Alive‚ or on Hold Essay             What does the American dream means to you?  If we were to take a survey‚ we would get varies answers. My view of the American dream is‚ to have more than enough. An envision of being able to go on vacation with your family yearly is mind-blowing.  I believe the American dream is still alive; anyone can come from being dirt poor to filthy rich. Secondly‚ the great recession didn’t  kill the American dream‚ anyone who works hard

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    What is the American dream? The concept of the American dream is something that is explored and explained to us throughout our childhood all the way to adulthood. It is a concept taught to us in order to show us the value of hard work. It is a concept that is supposed to instill the ideal that in order to be successful‚ we have to make sacrifices and that achieving this dream is not an easy task. To be able to delve further into the depths of what the American dream is we have to answer three

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    What is “The American Dream”? * idea of freedom * our rights * French people gave statue of liberty to America * we are all equal * individualism * able to live by his/her views rather than others * mobility – ability to move between social classes American Dream * Land of opportunity * Rags to riches – anybody can became rich‚ famous‚ and powerful * Jobs and education are available to who want them * Meritocracy (rewards) = skill + effort *

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    three simple words. What do they mean to you? I’m capable of telling you the definition‚ but what is the point when everyone’s mind is not simultaneously identical. I can’t ask nor tell you how to think but I can make you more knowledgeable.           Given the task to do the impossible was indefinitable‚ then defined as possible;  “describe and analyze the quote “no matter what a person’s roots‚ America provides the freedom and opportunity to succeed”. What is the American Dream? “The belief that

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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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