Casey D’Alessandro
Mr. Cassel
English 2 ACC
14 January 2015
The Truth About the American Dream People all around want to be successful. They want to have a high paying job, a loving family, and most of all to be happy. But the idea of the American Dream isn’t like that. The American Dream is that everyone wants to get paid without having to lift a finger, they want a perfect family that won’t come with any glitches, and to be happy 24/7 without having any complications, but we all know that isn’t the truth. Nobody should listen to what the perfect American Dream is because all it is untruthful. Everyone’s American Dream might be a little different but we all want equal things. Some people just basically want to be happy, but others want the “extreme and beyond” but it’s all the similar goals. My American Dream is that I will be successful, have a family, and have friendships. In this American Dream I will have a job I will enjoy and it is also well paying, not too high but enough to survive. I will have a husband and two kids and a dog. My husband will also have a job that is well paying too. We will live in California; not in like one of the big cities, one of the small towns nobody has ever heard of, with a small house that fits us all comfortably with two cars, with one for small travel. Then the other one that is for longer, farther distances, a jeep. Sometimes the smaller you expect the more grateful you will be, but that’s not how society is. Society’s view on the
I believe the America Dream can be defined as the belief that you can achieve all your goals through hard work. This dream is usually sought after by people who have been deprived of things such as the freedom to do what they want or the ability to have what they want. I believe that the American dream can still be achieved by people to this very day, even though I think it is a lot harder to accomplish the dreams they have now. I mean there are a lot more things to overcome and a lot more people…
come, In John H. Havary’s definition essay, “What is freedom,” he states that Freedom is an important word. The feeling is important. John H. Havary’s meaning if this that when people hear the word “freedom” they automatically America where you can simply pursue your dreams. The “American Dream” is not something they simply hope to attain one day but are willing to work for it, by whatever means is necessary. We all hope to live the “American Dream” ; we all want the fancy cars with…
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2012 The American Dream The American dream has been existent as long as America has. Ever since people first started coming over to America they have been adapting and with that adaption, the American dream adapts also. In the 1700’s when early Americans were first they had a dream of beating the odds and starting a new life free from oppression. In the 1920’s the American dream had adapted and turned into a dream of wealth and ownership of material things, and now, in the present, the dream has become…
The American Dream Many people pursue this phenomenon for themselves, families and their children’s legacy. What is the American Dream and how does everyone interpret or perceive it? Many years ago the American Dream represented getting ahead and to become everything that parents were not able to do. Because of the Great Depression, poor economy, wars, few schools and unemployment; parents worked constantly to provide for their families. They didn’t have the time, money or benefits to obtain…
Summary: Any dream in which you are not happy can be considered more or less as a nightmare. The "American dream" is a happy one that has the potential because in America, things like advancement in society are possible. Although it takes many forms, this American dream is not found in any book. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virtually anyone who's ever thought of living the good life has thought of the greatest life ever. We think of a life…
constantly. This has been known as “The American Dream”, which has also involved several other theories, beliefs and accomplishments throughout the different minds of America. One idea following the American Dream may state that one's children should grow up and receive a good education and career without artificial barriers, while another states the idea that people should not be discriminated according to their class, caste, religion, race, or ethnicity. The American Dream can also help and support one’s…
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The American Dream The American dream is a set of ideals, which include the freedom of opportunity, success, and prosperity. The American dream as been altered since the time of Ben Franklin. It has changed immensely since then. Franklin believed that if you were early to bed and early to rise that would make you healthy and wise. He also believed that the key to wealth was industry. The main focus during this time was not to be wealthy but to have economic independency and opportunity in social…
