The document discusses the key ideas of the American Dream, which include the belief that anybody can achieve success and wealth through hard work, and that every individual has the chance to prosper. It notes that the American Dream was a major reason for immigration to the United States and is symbolized by the Statue of Liberty. The document also explains that the Founding Fathers endorsed the American Dream in the Declaration of Independence by writing of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and that the Dream continues to influence American patriotism and optimism today.
The document discusses the key ideas of the American Dream, which include the belief that anybody can achieve success and wealth through hard work, and that every individual has the chance to prosper. It notes that the American Dream was a major reason for immigration to the United States and is symbolized by the Statue of Liberty. The document also explains that the Founding Fathers endorsed the American Dream in the Declaration of Independence by writing of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and that the Dream continues to influence American patriotism and optimism today.
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The document discusses the key ideas of the American Dream, which include the belief that anybody can achieve success and wealth through hard work, and that every individual has the chance to prosper. It notes that the American Dream was a major reason for immigration to the United States and is symbolized by the Statue of Liberty. The document also explains that the Founding Fathers endorsed the American Dream in the Declaration of Independence by writing of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and that the Dream continues to influence American patriotism and optimism today.
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basic idea: - anybody can achieve anything with a strong will and hard work - every individual is given the chance to be successful, wealthy and rich 'from rags to riches' reason for many people to immigrate to the USA Statue of Liberty: a symbol of the dream and freedom, liberty and individuality even the 'Founding Fathers' believed to run a country on the principles of the American Dream in the Declaration of Independence (1776) they wrote about 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' today the American Dream can still be found in the American way of life and their patriotism and optimism about the future it is a dream of a social order in which men and women, Blacks and Whites, Catholics and Protestants have the right and the opportunity to reach their aims