to become wealthy

to make money

freedom/no restrictions

endless opportunities

priviliges

pursuit of happiness

a dream that might come true for everyone

pursue your dreams

never give up

keep on trying/ working hard

mingle with American kids -> having to learn spanish and english

take advantage of being bilingual -> choose a job which you need both languages

be determined, kind and accepting

fit in with the enviroment

be relisient to being stereotyped

safety (no war, low crime rate)

job possibilites/variety of professions

promises/dreams

social & financial help/intergration programmes

advanced infrastructure

stable goverment

rich and industrial advanced country

tolerance/religious/cultural freedem

promissin life conditions

support of minorities

outstanding education system

->attracting immigrants

war

persecution (race, political opinion, religion, sexual oientation)

safety (gangs, crimes)

natural disasters (famine, droght)

poor econmy/education

career opportunities

political system

different values

discrimination

->little prospect of a future

academic background

university age and so on/more independant

coming from an european country rather than asian, african country

striving, determined, patient

english/fluent

supporting family

to not be wasteful/ be generous instead

no criminal background

respecting socials and laws

respecting religious or ethnical groups

''The Founding Fathers'' of the USA

->first settler of the Usa

W stands for white

A stands for Angle's

S stands for saxon's

P stands for protestand's/puritan's

equality of men

life

liberty

pursuit of happiness

the values of a new country

American

God's own country

Americans = superior impose their ideology on others -> inferior nation

abolotion of slavery

freedom of opportunities

settle down

a house

food; a car

-> Consumenism

Opening sentence:

->The picture shows the 1872 painting American Progress by John Gast.

On the left-hand side:

->A group of Native Americans and a herd of buffalo, apparently fleeing.

Background nuances:

->Dark clouds on the left-hand side that transition to lighter towards the right. On the very right, the sun is visible and the clouds have scattered.

On the right-hand side:

->Three steam trains, a line of telegraph wire, and some ships in a bay are depicted.

In the center:

->A young blonde woman in a long white gown with a yellow star on her forehead is shown carrying a book in her right hand and laying out telegraph wire with her left. Additionally, a stagecoach, a covered wagon, and a rider all moving from right to left are visible.

Bottom right-hand corner:

->Peasants with two oxen and a plow are featured.

In the foreground:

->Four men, one of whom is on horseback, are depicted.

asians are clearly more educated and smarter than everyone else

American indians Chart precentage went down by 11% from 2010 to 2022

White, black and hispanic people's percantage went all up from 2010 until 2022

''... not the land of opportunity... don't get any of the tools that I was given.''

->''... for many Americans, millions are left behind''

->His rude awakening!!!

His American Dream: ''Helping the kids who need help is the most important goal I have.''

''... I can be more successful by reaching out to someone who needs me.''

''You can do anything in this country.''

''Everbody should pull himself by his own bootstraps- just like I did!''

->realized: not everybody has boots

-> not everyone has the means to make it by themselves

(in terms of family, education, financial situation, friends/social network)