OK, I got another project to do, this time an 8-10 page paper on the American Dream. I would like to know what your opinions are of what the American Dream is. It can be about anything and all opinions are welcomed. Thanks in adavnce for your help
The American Dream is lame. It disillusions people into thinking that anybody can be rich, which simply isn't true. Sure, once in a while, some joe-six pack will hit it big on the stock market and become a millionaire. But that's not often.
The American Dreams of many immigrants are education, money, job opportunities, liberty. But are very few those who really achieved their American dreams, it depends of how much they work for it, how realistic their are and what are the opportunities offer to them (us).
the american dream is an illusion, a nice one, but still, it doesn't exist. the idea that anyone who works hard enough can have this american dream is just completely untrue.
look at john steinbeck's books, namely "of mice and men" and "grapes of wrath". they were set in the the 30s but their themes about the american dream can be applied to today
It is like young people are SO cynical now that they cannot recongise the good in anything at all!
I am no Republican but the American Dream IS a solid ideal that has transformed the world- for the better. And yes, many of us have issues with many things American but this does not excuse blinding ourselves to some of these truths.
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From my European perspective the American Dream seems to be to be building a global American Empire whist still pretending to be all about the founding states and democratic process.
The USA swears by the right of all its citizens to bear arms - has 752 military installations in more than 130 countries and yet still feels it has the right to dictate to the rest of the world what weapons they are allowed to posses.
God bless the American dream, because a dream is what it is - and the wake up call will be when the American economy implodes under the weight of its twin economic deficits, namely its external deficit and its growing budget deficit.
Sorry to burst your bubble but the entire world will not "crumble" when Americas does. You don't export anything that can't be found elsewhere.
Best of luck with your forthcoming economic disaster and next fake election. We're rootin' for you.
"The American Dream" seems to be that the mass denial of the 50's hasn't ended and that one day all Americans will wake up to find they are all rich and everyone is white.
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Jun 6th, 2004 05:35 PM
I agree with Silver!
