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"America, the first thing you'd think of when hearing the word would most likely be around the lines of "independence", or "freedom". Sadly, if you live in America, you'd know that those promises that James Madison promised us aren't always true. At one time the average American believed the dream was alive, that we could do anything and everything to achive this seemingly un-achievable dream.

Americans are too often times rather negligent, we don't always believe we should have to work for what want, we're shy, and keep quiet about what we want, we're strong willed, and try to get what we want on our own, or we're pessimistic, and believe we could never really achieve what we want. That's the reason only 1 in 8 families (according to Price Tag for the American Dream, source 2), all we need to do to make the dream come true is know when we need help, be a little more optimistic, break out of our comfort zone a little, and speak up a little. Unfortunately, it would be pretty impossible to get everyone in the United States of America to obtain this mentality of life.

The American Dream is a pretty massive goal to achieve, with the up's and down through life, and the people not willing to put fourth the effort, and band together to make this dream a reality, the odds to actually achive it are unsurprisingly slim. If we really wanted to achieve this dream it would be called the "American Goal" not the "American Dream", because that's all it's going to be, if we don't change our ways, a dream."

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To
live in the American Dream is to have the opportunity of life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. These ideas were brought on by our founding fathers more
than 200 years ago. It is what this country was built on and what some people
still believe is true today. Yet the American Dream is not achievable due to
inflation, the lack of pride in our communities, and because we are too lazy to
attain it.

According to Howard
Gold, a survey conducted by the Brookings Institution revealed that the
American dream was “harder to achieve.” There were numerous ways to reach the
American dream more than 30 years ago but now the ways to fulfil the American
dream are dwindling because of the cost to live happily is too high.
Approximately $130,000 is the cost it takes to live the American dream and yet
some still believe that $130,000 a year is easy to obtain which there for lets
them believe that the American dream is still within reach.  “Only 16
million U.S. households – around 1 in 8 – earned that much ($130,000) in 2013,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau” (Source 2). To live the American dream is
to be prosperous and you can’t be prosperous as a country or as a human being
when 87.5% of Americans cannot afford the basic cost to live without debt.

To
live the American dream is not a right it is a privilege. You have to obtain it
your, it is not something that is given to you. With most people forgetting
about the American dream it is quickly dying and is soon to be unavailable. If
you want the American to stay alive you have to teach your children to work
hard and strive to be the best so they earn enough money and also teach your
children and your children's children the same concept. This is the only way
you can possibly revive the dead American dream.

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Imagine having a beautiful house
and a family to come home to every day after coming home from paying job and after parking your own fully functioning car. This would be known as the "American Dream", but what does it take to achieve this? Why is it the dream and hope of so many people? Is the "American Dream" even
possible? If it is, why do so little amount of people have it.

Why is this? If so many people
expect to have it, why do so little actually do? According to Howard R. Gold this is because the price for the average family of four to live the
"American Dream" is 130,000. This is only one in eight homes. Leaving
about 83% of homes not having the Dream. Howard R. Gold, a professional speaker, also states that the average household income is about 51,000. This is a little less than 33%, less then what is supposed to be made in order to have the Dream. Meaning the average household makes about 80,000 less then what is
expected to be made by others. Yes, the dream is possible, but very rare to achieve. As pointed out by Collin Powell, he believed that of the fortunate people, meaning people who are living the American Dream, help out the non-fortunate those who aren't living he American Dream, then we call all live the American Dream".

Though is thought on averaging things is good, it's not possible. The fortunate isn't going to want to be less fortunate. Yes, there are the few that will, but not most. Leaving the fortunate on their own and the less fortunate by their self’s. Therefore, the few people that are
fortunate aren't going to want to give it up to make someone else fortunate. Living the \ Dream is in sight for most, but non-tangible.

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The "American Dream" in some peoples eyes is achievable and in others it isn't. "so today, we gather here today to pledge that the dream must no longer be deferred and it will never, as long as we can do anything about it, become a dream denied" said Colin Powell. This proves the "American Dream" isn't achievable because it was deferred for such a long time, so what will stop it now.

The 'American Dream" is reasonable concept in most peoples eyes. "only 16 million U.S. households around nearly 1 in 8 earned that much in 2013, according to the U.S Census Bureau"(source 2). This quote states that 16 million households nearly 1 in 8 earned 130,000 a year.How much does the other seven people earn?

In most peoples eyes the "American Dream" is achievable. Although people do achieve the "American Dream" not many do achieve it

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Through hard work, we can rise from the depths of any miserable situation. We can attain a better life for ourselves, and the generations that will come after us. That in our life, we will have not only the necessities, but also the things we want. For everyone to have this kind of life is the American dream. But take a look around. Only one in a million will have this kind of luck. The world we live in is a cruel, harsh, and unforgiving one. There are some things in life that not everyone can ever have even through the hardest of work. The American dream is merely false hope. It is, for the vast majority, a thoroughly impossible dream.

The American dream is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, however not for just some of us, but for all. There are some people who live their dream, but the American dream is for everyone to be able to live their dream. This is simply not possible. It was calculated that the cost of the American dream for a family of just four would be $130k per year. So, viewing this realistically, only 1 out of 8 households can afford the American dream. And according to Howard R. Gold, “add one more child and another vehicle and you could easily reach $150,000.” Well, many people have more than 2 children. Colin Powell once said, “All of us can spare 30 minutes a week or an hour a week. All of us can spare an extra dollar” to achieve the American dream. In a perfect world, this statement would be completely true. But, some of us have no time at all, and no money to spare. These are just a few of the many reasons why there is no way to ever make the American dream a reality.

Why believe in something hopeless? Your hopes will only be destroyed. So why, then, do some still believe in the American dream? You can't help everyone. Someone will always be left behind, especially when reaching towards the unattainable. The cost of the American dream is way too high for everyone to live it. That is why the dream cannot ever be a reality. The truth is that it is dead, impossible, and forever will be a dream deferred. Holding onto it is not only unnecessary, but also forges unrealistic expectations for life in America.

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America, land of the free. Home of the brave, and of the American dream. Now imagine that the American dream couldn't be reached. Imagine a dream deferred, a hoax, a mirage. The American dream is a dream that is not ensured. It must be reached, but it is too challenging to reach.

The American Dream seems as though it is something guaranteed by the American government but this is not true. You might think that it doesn't cost that much but it indeed does. So much that in fact that "only 16 million U.S. households - 1 in 8 - earned that much [$130,000] in 2913 according to the U.S. Census Bureau". This is only 12.5% of Americans, meaning that 87.5% of Americans haven’t reached the American dream in a country that “ensures” the American dream. According to Howard Gold, a survey conducted by the Brooking`s Institution said that the American dream was "harder to achieve." Therefore many less fortunate Americans aren't able to afford the costly dream.

The American dream. A dream that produces a false sense of hope. Due to the fact it is not ensured but it has to be earned. People come to America to find the American Dream only they find it at the top of a mountain. They must work their way up slowly but surely but some will never make it to the top for it was too much of a challenge. This all shows the American Dream is one that cannot be achieved if you are less fortunate for it is not ensured.

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“In the last few years, we have seen the fracturing of the American Dream” by Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks. The American Dream is being able to live in the high life and not having many problems. But when showed the facts, many people will never even see a glimpse of the Dream that we all desire. We will never see the American Dream because we may never afford the American Dream. The American Dream is gone and dead.

Throughout everyone in America, most people imagine having the American Dream. But, the hard fact is, is that many people will go without even seeing a glimpse of the American Dream. They're only a few people living the American dream but at a cost of at least $130,000 a year. "Only 16 million U.S. households- around 1 in 8 - earned that much in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau"(source 2). Thus the American Dream is affordable but, only at a high cost. In order to
have the essentials, it costs about $58,500 to have. The extras such as
vacation and restaurants cost about $17,000 a year. Also about $54,800 goes to savings and taxes making it really difficult to support an average family of four. With all the numbers added up, it equals about $130,400 to have an amazing life in the American Dream.

The American Dream feels so close to many people looking for it. But when statistics are looked at and factual evidence supports all of it,
the chances of having the American Dream is slim to none. The price for our happiness is diminished by the amount we are paid. So we may never be able to reach our dreams in spite of our jobs. The American Dream is Dead.

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Have you ever gone without in your life, ever felt like even though plenty of people around you had so much you had little, this feeling of going without is sadly a common part of the “American Dream”, or more precisely living without it. People from across the world come to America seeking freedom and a better life for themselves and their posterity. They come searching for the American dream, the idea that if you come to America you're guaranteed a life of relative luxury and success. Even though this land may be better than where they came from, many of these immigrants realize that all they are guaranteed is the sky above, leaving the American dream they sought after, nothing but a fantasy.

Even though America is supposed to be a land of opportunity, only those who can pay have a chance. Of all the people in America about 12.5 percent live the true American dream. “According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 16 million U.S. households – around 1 in 8 – earned $130,000 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau” (Source 2). Even people who are moderately successful don’t live the dream fully. A graphic in “Price Tag for the American Dream” reveals that the costly amount for the average “extras” like family vacations, entertainment, and restaurants totals $17,009. Although, some more well off families in America may be able to afford that, lower class or newly immigrated families may only make that much a year, leaving yet another part of the American dream out of reach. Even families in the middle class are denied the so called American dream, because their pockets just aren't quite deep enough to afford the luxuries that many others enjoy. “AAA estimated it would cost $11,039 a year to own one four-wheel-drive sport-utility vehicle” (Source 2).  For newly immigrated families most work they can find pays minimum wage or less, making $11,039 a year a large part of their budget, that’s money that they could have to spend on medical expenses or food instead, leaving a car let alone a SUV out of the picture. It doesn’t matter how much you dream, if you can’t pay for your fantasies the fantasies is all they’ll ever be.

People World come to America searching for a better life for themselves and their posterity. When they arrive, they find their life isn't what they expected. There are others suffering the same fate as them, a life of poverty. Their American dream turns out to be an American nightmare. One few wake up from.

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Have you ever heard of the American Dream? No on would be surprised if you didn't. Colin Powell once stated that the American Dream shouldn't and wouldn't be deferred. If only this were true. There are hundreds of thousands of people who have their dream deferred every day. Not everyone can have the American Dream, not everyone will.

"An analysis by USA TODAY shows that the living the American Dream would cost the average family of four about $130,000 a year. Only 16 million families - around 1 in 8 - earned that much in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Burea.", said Howard R. Gold. The prices of food, rent, education, etc. are going up an it's getting harder to provide for your family. Like Howard R. Gold said, "In fact three quarters of Americans polled by the Brooklins Institution in 2008 said the dream was harder to attain." Even though some people still think it's possible to achieve the American Dream, it's not getting any easier.

Just because the American Dream is still achievable, does not mean you will be able to achieve it. The American Dream is slowly dying to the point where no one will be able to reach it. No one has been promised the American Dream, or ever will be promised it.

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Sustained lifestyles and a happy comfortable family is the one goal masses can agree they desire. Promises of this dream being easily attained makes it that much more admirable . The harsh reality is this longely loved concept of what is known as the "american dream " has slowly but surely been in less demand, as many things are as the prices sky rocket. The american dream had its time to shine but is now nothing more than the dim thought of a scattered few.

There's and old saying "the proof is in the pudding " which implies that you have to dig around a bit to find out the truth. According to source 2, “Only 16 million households, around 1 in 8, earned that much {130,000} in 2013 according to the U.S Census Bureau”. There’s truth in numbers. If such small portion of Americans have the fundamentals to make this seemingly ideal lifestyle happen, then should it really blindly be the concealed promise for Americans as it is held to be? The reality is, the American dream and citizens go together like oil and water. In other words, they don’t mix well. Yes of course there are those who are going to aim at it, as Collins Powell encourages in Source 1."So today we gather here today the dream must no longer be deferred and never will as long as we can do something about it". Only the issue with that is, this principle is  continuously hyped  and scarcely achieved . Leaving those who attempted, and failed ,feeling shameful and undeserving.

The American dream, has a ring to it. But this classically loved concept has shriveled up and died tremendously. It is to far gone to be revived, and there's nothing we as people can do but wait and hope that Americas next aspiration is actually achievable. Until then, we sit with nothing more then thought of what society would be like if it were to be obtained.

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The American Dream is what gives us hope for a greater life, a better home, and pleasant job. The American Dream is a way to get this Earth from going to destruction, where there is peace around every corner. How would someone find the American Dream and how will they achieve this? Sad to say it is quite impossible to achieve this dream.

It is quite impossible to achieve the American Dream or even coming close to it. The American dream is a dream of having a perfect, long, and prosperous life. According to the graphic in “Price Tag for the American Dream”, we used various estimates for the costs of restaurants and entertainment; one family summer vacation; internet and cellphone. That takes away all the money you have left in your pocket to washing your money down the drain. Spending on the “extras” you do not need is not a good way of achieving this American. Although the American Dream sounds slightly possible to achieve, it is harder than it looks right now.
We learned in time how to pay our bills and taxes and how to keep ourselves happy. The only thing that we keep on achieving is the American Dream that will never be reached. It may come in the future where we might be able to reach it, but we will let that come later on.

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Does the American Dream exist anymore? The idea of the American Dream could be different for everyone, but most people are not able to achieve their American Dream. The majority of people are not able to achieve the American Dream because it is expensive. The American Dream can be hard to achieve if you don't make enough money at work, which makes you worry about money and that is not part of the American Dream.

Even though you may be working hard at your job every day you still may not be able to achieve the American Dream. "Only 16 million U.S. Households - around 1 in 8- earned that much ($130,000) in
2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau" (source 2). Although some
people are able to live the American Dream most people are not able to, because they do not make enough money. According to Howard Gold, a survey conducted by the Brookings Institution revealed that the American Dream was "harder to
achieve." The American Dream is harder to achieve because the cost of living is more expensive, it costs an average of about $130,000 a year. Many people do not make $130,000 a year at work which make the dream impossible for
them.

As time passes less people have the opportunity to achieve their American dream. Most people will never be able to live the dream, because they may never get the
chance too. The majority of people are not able to achieve the American Dream because it is be expensive. Hopefully in the future more people will achieve their American dream before the dream becomes non-existent.

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Maybe somebody wants to be an athlete, a dancer, or a singer, but how much will it take to achieve this? It's called the American Dream, a goal or dream someone wants to achieve. Usually, they say if you try hard you can be successful, but there is more work than most would expect. The American Dream is deferring and from the time, effort, and cost it takes to achieve an American Dream, the chance of one getting their dream decreases.

Although people plan to achieve their American Dream, there is a greater chance that they won't be able to achieve their goal. From the article by Howard R. Gold, "Price tag for the American Dream", states, "Only 16 million U.S. households - around 1 in 8 - earned that much [$130,000 a year] in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau." Most people are having difficulty achieving their goal from the lack of money. With a chance of getting about $130,000 a year shows that being the 1 in 8 is very low. So while the 1 person is enjoying their dream, what happens to the other 7? Also, "A graphic in "Price Tag for the American Dream" reveals that the costly amount for the average "extras" like family vacation, entertainment, and restaurants totals $17,009." Therefore, the time going out for dinner or having enjoyable entertainment may decrease because of how expensive the "extras" and an American Dream is. On the other hand, if one wants all the entertainment, the cost of all the entertainment will decrease the chance of achieving ones American Dream. These Dreams are most likely going to slip away before there is a chance it can get caught.

So maybe somebody does want to become an athlete, a dancer, or a singer, but one American Dream will take so much. The time it takes, the effort it takes, and the cost may just eat your wallet. The American Dream is becoming to weaken. So either your American Dream is most likely to die or one lucky person may have a living dream.

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Broken dreams and broken promises, unfulfilled actions, and immeasurable sadness. Most immigrants traveling to the United States seek what the founding fathers fought to base this country on. “The belief that with hard work and the freedom to pursue your destiny you can achieve success."(Price tag for the American dream, source 1)... The American dream. Sadly only a miniscule amount of families around America can actually afford to make this dream a reality. The American dream is now nothing but a legend and a lie.

The American dream is supposed to be “The belief that with hard work and the freedom to pursue your destiny you can achieve success" (Price tag for the American dream). Barely any American people can afford the gargantuan amount of 130,000$ a year only about 12.5% of these families can and with the enormous amount of people living in the United States. 87.5% is a crushingly high amount of people. Even without the unnecessary pleasantries the amount of money the dream would still even be in the hundred thousands! "A graphic in “Price Tag for the American Dream” reveals that the costly amount for the average “extras” like family vacations, entertainment, and restaurants totals $17,009."

Life in America isn't as many outsiders and immigrants think it to be. Hundreds of thousands of families can't even afford what many in this country would consider a birthright. The American dream used to be a symbol of hope to people around the world, the one shining light in the middle of a global and everlasting storm of death, famine, and poverty. But alas the American dream is no more. Despite what most people believe at this point the American dream is just a distant memory.

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Imagine if you were promised a
perfect life with great prosperity and happiness as long as you have a simple job. This is known as the American dream and it's not that simple, thousands of Americans cannot achieve this no matter how hard they work. The way the world
is today the American Dream cannot be achieved. Almost nothing can because dreams are crushed by those who are living the them.

A simple job won't make enough
money to sustain the American Dream, As Howard gold said "only 16 million U.S. Households - around 1 in 8 - earned $130,000 in 2013" That is about the amount of money to sustain for the essentials such as food, electricity, house payments etc. Those households could live in a fancy home and have good food but can't have fun or have one of the main parts of the American Dream, a leisurely life of fun vacations and great restaurants. As Colin Powell the motivational speaker said "All of us can spare 30 minutes a week or an hour a week, we can all spare and extra dollar" but in all reality when the numbers are crunched, that just not possible.

The American Dream in perceived as an achievable and amazing lifestyle for everyone, but in
all reality when numbers are put into play the hard facts are shown the American Dream cannot and may never be achievable for this generations or generations to come.

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It's a dreary sight the need to achieve something unreachable. It's like trying to pull a sword from a stone, only one in a million can have such luck. It's a dream to most, living such a splendid and peaceful life knowing you were the lucky one to achieve the American Dream. To have the luxuries and the needs of yourself or your family. The hopeless fight we will never victor in. It's the American Dream but the stability of this wish is failing to be the dependable future for the populous.

Living the promised life style that of the American Dream is nothing but a shimmery glance of a perfect world. The mountainous range of financial costs give a hint to the unintended promised dream of a broken and unplanned out for the average life style. According to a graphic in "The Price Tag of the American Dream" reveals that the costly amount for the "extras" like family vacations, entertainment, and restaurants totals $17,009. In spite of the luxuries the price still remains high for individual needs for a family of four. Although the necessities are also a leading predicament to obtain the dream. Howard R. Gold states that fewer and fewer of us can afford to live it. Considering the large amount of money America leans toward desperation for the not so necessities of our lives. Allowing the visual outcomes of the unreachable goal lay ahead on a road into an expensive jungle. Unlike what Colin Powell was trying to encourage in the “American Dream” the world is not ready for this kind of union to embrace the American Dream and its so called benefits.

The American Dream is an expensive dream for which most of us can't pay for. Having hope for something that is just out of reach seems like a ridiculous action. The American Dream is slowly cascading into the pool of abandoned and forgotten dreams. Leaving many to wonder is it still worth the price for the false hope that it has given to us.

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The American dream is dead as I have already stated, but not many people may believe this so to convince the other people that don’t
believe this is true I will give some evidence. The American dream was to have an equal chance to become rich or have success in America (Depending who you ask). But to be a part of the American dream you need to try to become a “1%er”
or so they call it, “to be a 1%er you need to have an income of 3.7 million annually.” According to the Washington post. That’s ridiculous people already have high bills and it is too much nowadays according to source two “the average cost for an American family of four (not including pets) is 137,000 annually” that’s one pretty big setback. Especially if you have pets add a
couple more thousand dollars for each pet, with dog food, and treats for them. And boom you have annual bills. That’s insanity you would need to be working two
jobs maybe three to keep up with those bills depending on your background and family status. The American dream it’s very expensive and hard to achieve but the average person can’t make the cut for this. Unfortunately the average person cannot reach the American dream, so you need to stand out and work hard so you can play hard later.

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Livin the American Dream, is it reality or just a hoax? The American Dream is where every American can live the life they want. But not everyone can achieve it. Due to annual salaries and criticism of the U.S., the American Dream is nearly impossible to achieve.

According to Howard Gold, a survey conducted by the Brookings Institution revealed that the American dream was “harder to achieve, thus meaning that the American dream is unachievable.  There is only 1 out of 8 American households that make enough money to live it. “AAA estimated it would cost $11,039 a year to own a four-wheel-drive sport-utility vehicle” (Source 2).  This would be $919.91 a month, taking a huge portion out of your monthly pay. So only families that are fortunate enough can live the dream.

In all, the American Dream is unachievable because of money. Most families are unfortunate to make enough money, and those who do make enough don’t let the unfortunate try to achieve the American dream. It’s nearly impossible and is a dream not trying for.

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"In the last few years, we have seen the fracturing of the American Dream" Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks says. As the years pass the American Dream continues to fade away for many. The dream of owning your own home and never having to worry about money has become unreachable to most. While some say it is still possible, this dream is indeed dead for the ones have not achieved it already.

The American Dream was once thought to be achievable, but that is just the opposite. “Only 16 million U.S.households – around 1 in 8[130,000 dollars] earned that much in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau” (Source There are very few families who are unable to achieve such an expensive dream. This is due to the rising costs of the things needed for a comfortable lifestyle. Also according to source 2 the average annual income for a family of four is $51,000.  With that being said if you let’s say another child to take care of prices could jump up to $150,000. There are also huge regional variations as well. For example it cost less to live the American dream in let's say Indianapolis, then New York, where in these areas taxes and home costs sky rocket (Source 2). Thomas Hirschl, a professor at Cornell University states that the American dream is not about getting rich and making tons of money, it's about security.”

The time were almost everyone could live in this American dream is long gone. Now many face the challenges of life, without hope of ever achieving this dream. For most it has become a bitter reminder of the past, while others have completely forgotten about it. While some say this Dream of living in comfort, is still alive and well, but the truth is that is dying away as the costs become too high for the average family to afford. Although the dream still has very few able to attain it, this dream is dead.