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I interviewed my mom and she gave me her insight as well as her family and what they thought of the American Dream

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The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work... - Michelle Obama quotes at AZquotes.com

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MLK wanted equality for everyone and everything. He believed in a Dream that would help everyone and give the same opportunities to all humans.

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Martin Luther King, Jr., American Dream (1961 Version)

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The promise, according to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, was that all men would be treated equally. King said, "In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check."

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"But I didn't call to him for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone--he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward--and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. (1.152)

People are always reaching for something greater because they think what they have is not enough.

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Courtney E. Martin talks about "The New American Dream"
- people are afraid of trying new and different ways because that is not what they learned about The American Dream.

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Courtney E. Martin: The new American Dream

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For the first time in history, the majority of American parents don't think their kids will be better off than they were. This shouldn't be a cause for alarm, says journalist Courtney E. Martin. Rather, it's an opportunity to define a new approach to work and family that emphasizes community and creativity.

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James Truslow Adams and "The Epic of America"
He stated that "The American Dream is a dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement"

He later explains how for non-americans it is hard to grasp, but for Americans the dream was all based upon social order.

Adams also explains how many people had different views on the American Dream and that it is the pursuit of material prosperity.

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/american-dream/students/thedream.html

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Knowledge of The American Dream