https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1 en-us 2019-03-05 23:20:15 UTC 2025-10-07 04:56:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338178481 The achievement of the American dream is different for everyone and is directly related to the people 
and environment around you. ]]> 2019-03-05 23:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338178481 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338687673 Some people may be surrounded by negative people and a have a negative life. Their American Dream would look something like happiness, instead of being materialistic. ]]> 2019-03-07 02:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338687673 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338688049 To a person growing up with innate wealth, and being surrounded by wealthy people throughout their life, their American Dream may look something like a big fancy mansion.]]> 2019-03-07 02:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338688049 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338690034 People from other countries coming into the US for freedom view the American Dream to be freedom, their environment led them to want more, and want to experience freedom in their lives, whereas most people just take this for granted.]]> 2019-03-07 02:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338690034 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338691059 For some people, the American Dream would be a perfect family. Growing up in the suburbs around a bunch of families, people feel as though their ultimate goal is to be in one of those perfect families with a mom, dad, and 2 children. ]]> 2019-03-07 02:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338691059 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338692132 If someone grew up being taught that being popular was the ultimate goal in life, being at popular parties with a lot of people would be a major part of their American Dream.]]> 2019-03-07 02:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338692132 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338692783 -In The Great Gatsby, Jordan was saying how large parties are better than small parties, because that is how she likes to surround herself.]]> 2019-03-07 02:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338692783 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338694148 -In The Great Gatsby, people are basically just doing whatever they want, because of their wealth, and they want to spend time doing "rich people things".]]> 2019-03-07 02:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338694148 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338694718 Money and being wealthy is a main part of the American Dream for most people. Growing up surrounded by success only in people who have money makes money an essential goal in life.]]> 2019-03-07 02:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338694718 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338695266 -In the Great Gatsby, Nick lived in a small cottage directly by Gatsby's huge mansion, but that did not upset him because he had a different view of what the American Dream is, and he didn't believe it was about money. ]]> 2019-03-07 02:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338695266 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338696249 Growing up in the age of social media, seeing people becoming "famous" on platforms such as Instagram or twitter opens up a new goal for kids to achieve- "fame on social media".]]> 2019-03-07 03:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338696249 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338697790 Some people who have been surrounded by inequality or discrimination to themselves, or to people around them may view the American Dream to be equality in everybody.]]> 2019-03-07 03:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338697790 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338698224 -In the Great Gatsby, Daisy is crying over the material items of shirts. She was always surrounded by the idea that money was all that mattered, because her family only wanted her to marry a rich man. This shaped her American dream and goals to be more materialistic and about money.]]> 2019-03-07 03:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338698224 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338699265 Having iPhones, stylish clothes, and cool friends, is a big part of achieving the American Dream for many young girls. Being surrounded by social media where everyone sees who you're with, and what you're wearing, people feel pressured to have the best of the best.]]> 2019-03-07 03:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338699265 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338699445 Having the perfect, high paying job could definitely be a major goal for people trying to achieve their American Dream. If the people around them all had jobs, and their family had pressured them to get a well paying job, this must have been a goal for them to achieve in their life. ]]> 2019-03-07 03:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338699445 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338700372 -In the Great Gatsby, this moment represents achieving the ultimate goal- a happy ending. They are saying they can achieve "anything at all" which is displaying hope and a happy ending. ]]> 2019-03-07 03:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338700372 20apalo https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338702071 Having love is a major part of the American Dream for people who have been surrounded by it for their whole life If your friends all have relationships, you immediately want and crave one as well. ]]> 2019-03-07 03:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/20apalo/hs6pno78lnp1/wish/338702071