American Dream by Linus Becker https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy en-us 2019-01-30 10:25:27 UTC 2026-03-01 18:16:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Prizecup.png The Statue of Liberty beckerli3 https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771111 -> it is a symbol of freedom, liberty and individuality
-> built on 28 Octover 1886
-> in New York City
-> builder: Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi ]]> 2019-01-30 10:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771111 America´s "Manifest Destiny" feli_moghnieh https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771262 - in 1845, Democrat leader John O´Sullivan described desire of America 
- to explore new territories
- to overspread and possess the whole of the continent
- strongly connected to idea of the American Dream
  ]]> 2019-01-30 10:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771262 Equality and inalienable rights pia_hebestreit https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771272 - there is no difference between any people and everyone should have the same rights
- a right cannot be taken from anybody]]> 2019-01-30 10:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771272 The US Constitution p_brueggemeyer https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771356 - 1787 established a government with three seperate and independent branches that watches over one another]]> 2019-01-30 10:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771356 The system of checks and balances lucakobytzki https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771363 - prevent any branch from becoming too powerful]]> 2019-01-30 10:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771363 African Americans kimbannierink https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771452 - also called: blacks
- are / were discriminated a lot
- did not achieve full legal equality until the Civil Rights Movement (mid-1960s)
- 2008: first black president "Barack Obama" (-> `post-racial society´)

pic. of the Civil Rights Movement]]> 2019-01-30 10:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771452 The Bill of Rights p_brueggemeyer https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771454 - ensure individual rights and freedoms by limiting the power of the government (1791)]]> 2019-01-30 10:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771454 The separation of church and state melina_ottemann https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771715 - is central to American freedoms
- religion tends to play a huge role in American daily lives as well as in their politics
- it is hard to imagine that someone who does not believe in God could ever be a President]]> 2019-01-30 10:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771715 The metaphors of melting pot and salad bowl kimbannierink https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771881 - two different metaphors describing the US culture:
melting pot:
-people of different cultures and religions "melt" together in order to be combined and to lose their own identities
salad bowl:
-different cultures are combined like a salad but keep their own distinct qualities
 ]]> 2019-01-30 10:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771881 The belief that anybody can go "from rags to riches" l_remke https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771937 -everybody can go from poor to rich with:
-hard work and a strong will
-everybody can be anything they want to be  ]]> 2019-01-30 10:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325771937 Native American melina_ottemann https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325772390 - first became US citizens in 1924
- like to speak of a 'postracial society']]> 2019-01-30 10:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325772390 The dream of the Frontier ddominikk12 https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325772528 the pilgrims dream of a better life in America:
-> civilisation moved west to explore new territories
 ]]> 2019-01-30 10:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325772528 The Founding Fathers beckerli3 https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325772683 -> were themselves dreamers
-> believed, that it was possible to run a country on the principles of personal liberty, self-governance and individual rights]]> 2019-01-30 10:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325772683 The Declaration of Independence beckerli3 https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325773441 -> 04. July 1776 -> national holiday
-> " all men are created equal and had inalienable right "]]> 2019-01-30 10:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325773441 The "Mayflower" beckerli3 https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325774130 -> it is a ship, which was used by the first immigrants who entered the USA in 1620
-> sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts with it

  ]]> 2019-01-30 10:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325774130 The US as a superpower kimbannierink https://padlet.com/beckerli3/r8jrnn6ijhxy/wish/325775453
  • object of much envy and hatred around the world
  • their form of government is "best" and they want to export it (military or economic means)
  • admired for e.g. movies, music etc.
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