The American Dream is achieved through 

-       Sacrifice 

-       Risk-taking

-       Hard work
- Will-power

 

The American Dream is rooted in the declaration of independence

-       “all men are created equal”

-       with the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”

 The American Dream is the believe that. every man – no matter the social status – can get success if he follows the American dream. It just takes HARD WORK and WILLPOWER to get to the top. 

 

The Declaration of Independence has made the American Dream possible, because every man is born equal and have unalienable rights to improve their lives. 

- The idea of the American Dream is based on the Declaration of independence, which says that all men in America are created equal. 

- The American Dream is also the ideal that the government should protect people’s opportunity to pursue their own idea of happiness. 

- The American Dream is also the belief that anyone can become successful no matter where your born and in what class you are born into.

Individual 

Believe in yourself 

Power to do something with your life. 

The bigger the better 

Hard work, being the best (winning), moneys (makes opportunities), "I have a dream" 

America = the country with opportunities (turn your dream into reality) 

 

You are the architect of your own future 

The American dream is a big part of being an american, because if you look back in the american history, you’ll see how the first americans, accomplished building a new and better life from nothing. And this is what every american dreams about. 

 

America is known to be a land of opportunity where you can start at the bottom and end up being in the top. 

 

Living out the American dream you are the architect of your own future, everyone is equal – and therefore everyone is capable of reaching the American Dream. 

 ^Individualism is an important aspect. 

 

Also, they believe in the goodness of the man. This is also why they can give people guns --> if a bad man comes by with gun a good man also has a gun.