Category: American Dream

Most people, if not most of the US, always want to measure the dream at some point in their lives. But the question is, what is the meaning of aspiration, and how can people achieve this vague and illusory realization? The ambition could be a national philosophy or a belief that specifies the best factors…

Immigrants came to America with the intention to live a better life, but they did not get to pursue their dreams. The reason why most dreams were either not pursued or deferred was that they came to America less fortunate than those who were already here. Those who were already in America, aka the Americans,…

Immigration shouldnt be a direct implication for families to fear deportation. Immigration deals with low wages, labor exploitation, poverty and many disadvantages in their employment . Borders shouldnt be barriers for families that have U.S citizen family members to be taken apart for indefinite periods of time and children being locked into cages, fosters or…

Maya Lin, an adored architect, once said, The American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom. Lin implies the idea that the American Dream is what you envision it to be. She alludes that one’s aspirations should not be…

The American Dream is the ideal of equality of opportunity to achieve one’s goals and have a better life. Many people have a dream, but not everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve it. Achieving the American Dream isnt easy because it requires one to work hard and overcome obstacles that occur along the way.…

The American Mindset is the way Americans think, interact and act socially. These ways are constructed by the things we do daily that vary anywhere from watching tv in our own homes to looking at billboards on the street. The American dream regards having equal opportunities and availabilities which allow Americans the highest aspirations and…

The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair, is a novel which exploited immigrants lives that were affected while living and working in industrialized cities in Chicago during the early 1900s. The novel is based around the lives of characters who each had their own experiences and struggles that they faced while being immigrants from Lithuania going…

The American Dream is depicted as an ideal, almost perfect lifestyle mostly centered around money and materialistic possessions. However, it can also be seen as a very flawed and selfish idea. This flawed image is wonderfully portrayed in the stories Winter Dreams and The Swimmer. Both stories use different plot elements and hidden meanings to…

America has always been the place for freedom and having the ability to succeed at anything we are passionate about. Americans are always looking for ways to better than lives while bettering themselves, but not every dream of each person is the same. We know of people who strive to be the best at singing…

The American Dream is the foundation and cornerstone of American culture. The American Dream is more than just a phrase. It signifies more than just hopes and aspirations. It is the cultural embodiment of the American spirit. The American Dream, which was coined by historian Truslow Adams in 1931, during a time when American immigration…