"American Dream" !

[aSh]

The American Dream, sometimes in the phrase "Chasing the American Dream," is a national ethos of the United States in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity and success. In the American Dream, first expressed by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.[1] The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that "all men are created equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Since its founding in 1776, the United States has regarded and promoted itself as an Empire of Liberty and prosperity. The meaning of the "American Dream" has changed over the course of history. While historically traced to the New World mystique — especially the availability of low-cost land for farm ownership — the ethos today simply indicates the ability, through participation in the society and economy, for everyone to achieve prosperity. According to the dream, this includes the opportunity for one's children to grow up and receive a good education and career without artificial barriers. It is the opportunity to make individual choices without the prior restrictions that limit people according to their class, caste, religion, race, or ethnicity. Immigrants to the United States sponsored ethnic newspapers in their own language; the editors typically promoted the American Dream.
In the 19th century the most articulate immigrants to the United States were the well-educated refugees who fled the failed revolution in Germany in 1848. They often compared the two countries, laying great stress on the political freedoms in the New World, and the lack of a hierarchical or aristocratic society that determined the ceiling for individual aspirations.
The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, also too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.

[TAVY]

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Public opinion

Hanson and Zogby (2010) report on numerous public opinion polls that since the 1980s have explored the meaning of the concept for Americans, and their expectations for its future. In these polls, a majority of American consistently reported that for their family, the American Dream is more about spiritual happiness than material goods. Majorities state that working hard is the most important element for getting ahead. However, an increasing minority stated that hard work and determination does not guarantee success. On the pessimistic side, most Americans predict that achieving the Dream with fair means will become increasingly difficult for future generations. They are increasingly pessimistic about the opportunity for the working class to get ahead; on the other hand, they are increasingly optimistic about the opportunities available to poor people and to new immigrants to get ahead in the United States. Furthermore, most support programs that make special efforts to help minorities get ahead

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[Andrei.B]

Visul american inseamna .


Pentru ei american dream ar insemna :
- Bani
- Case / vile multe
- Masini , calatorii peste tot in lume si altele de acest gen .


Un exemplu : Cei bogati au acest "american dream" sau cantareti celebrii etc.... sper ca ai inteles

[Arion]

Visul american inseamna .


Pentru ei american dream ar insemna :
- Bani
- Case / vile multe
- Masini , calatorii peste tot in lume si altele de acest gen .


Un exemplu : Cei bogati au acest "american dream" sau cantareti celebrii etc.... sper ca ai inteles

Gen Justin Shităr?

[Ciprian]

Amercan Dream nu e exact ceea ce ziceti voi mai sus. Defapt este un vis ( nu neaparat de a construi un imperiu si a avea bani cacalau ) pe care reusesti sa-l indeplinesti prin munca grea si la sfarsit ai satisfactie de pe urma lui. In cele mai multe cazuri, dupa cum spuneati mai sus are legatura cu banii. Cartea The Great Gatsby ilustreaza acest lucru. :)