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Most Say The "American Dream" is Within Reach For Them by Samantha Smith

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Most Say The "American Dream" is Within Reach For Them by Samantha Smith

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This article supports my thesis because it talks about how only a couple Americans think their American Dream is out of reach. According to the text Samantha Smith wrote "Only about one-in-five (17%) say the American dream is “out of reach” for their family. The American dream means different things to different people, however. Far fewer Americans say “becoming wealthy” is essential to the American dream than say the same about personal freedom and a good family life." It shows that the majority of people believe they can achieve the American Dream.

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For my interview I chose to interview my mom Heather Moore. She said that her idea of the American Dream was to have a home and raising a family in a country where the citizens are free and equal. However her American Dream is to own a home. In a way me and my mom have similar American Dreams because I want to own a big house. She also said that she was heavily influenced by the generations before her since her father had his own business.

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The Distance Between Us connects to my thesis because it is about Reyna Grande escaping poverty, abuse, and childhood trauma. She is abused both mentally and physically as a child. She got out of Mexico and went to the U.S.A. When she lived in Mexico she said she was living in "some kind of Hell in this strange place of broken beauty." Reyna Grande did not enjoy living in Mexico and saw it as a "living hell". Showing that she hated it, she saw it as a firey place with no love. Reyna Grande reveals that it is possible to achive the American Dream through hard work and lots of effort.

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Mellody Hobson - The American Dream Is Alive and Well

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Mellody Hobson - The American Dream Is Alive and Well

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Ariel Investments President & Co-Ceo talks about living the American Dream as a minority woman. She grew up as a black woman living in Chicago, coming from nothing. In the video she says "It was just hard work and effort". Hobson is a great example of the American Dream because she grew up with nothing and worked hard all the time. She also put in a lot of effort to get where she is now. For that reason she is living her idea of the American Dream.

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My American Dream is to have nice cars, a nice house, money, and a family. I want to be able to enjoy life and not have to look at the pricetag of something before I buy it. I also want to have the luxury of living in a big house with air conditioning and furniture. I also want to enjoy life, thats where the cars come in. I want luxury cars and sports cars to have fun in.

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The official defenition of the American Dream is the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. However, I think the American Dream is to have nice cars, money, a nice house, a family, and freedom to do what you want. A lot of people immigrate into this country to get a new start at life or to better their families. Thousands of Americans have dreams of being rich and famous. They dream about living in big houses and driving nice cars. I also get where people come from saying that it is about being free or having freedom to do what you want since other countries may not be as priviliged as we are.

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This song talks about a young 16 year old girl from Tennesse coming to Los Angeles, California to pursue her dream of becoming a pop star. The song starts off with Miley Cyrus singing "I hopped off the plane at LAX, With a dream and my cardigan". Miley has this dream to become a big pop star and aqquire all the luxuries that come along with this profesion. Later on in the song she sings "So I put my hands up, They're playin' my song, the butterflies fly away, I'm noddin' my head like, yeah, Movin' my hips like, yeah". Miss Cyrus finally makes it big and hears her song on the radio and knows she's made it(the butterflies fly away). These 2 lines from the song show how Miley Cyrus's American Dream was to become a famous singer and by the end of the song she made it.