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The American Dream Week

During my english class, we have been studying the 1920s and The American Dream. For me, particularly, The American Dream represents the opportunity to come to America and live life by the “American Way”, and when I say “The American Way” I mean the cliche idea of “highest standard of living” way that we already know USA is known for.
For me, particularly, The American Dream represents the opportunity to come to America and live life by the “American Way”, and when I say “The American Way” I mean the cliche idea of “highest standard of living” way that we already know USA is known for.
For me, particularly, The American Dream represents the opportunity to come to America and live life by the “American Way”, and when I say “The American Way” I mean the cliche idea of “highest standard of living” way that we already know USA is known for.
           If you have an US History background, you will notice that during the 1920s America was the place to live, people were always dancing, having fun, taking pictures, exploring the cities and growing their families. Although this time is gone, I feel like United States of America is still the place where people picture themselves as living the highest standard of living.
However, some people have a strong feeling The American Dream is nothing more than a term created in 1920s to illusionize people’s view about America, and one example for that is the famous  picture where we have the billboard saying that America has the “highest standard of living” in front of a line of people waiting for the soup kitchens, food provided by the government because people could not afford it.
          But behind the scenes, what is the real significance of The American Dream? According to the dictionnaire, the American Dream is the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.
Thus, in the end, The American Dream view depends a lot on who is talking about it, and that in theory, everyone who hard works can achieve the American Dream and the highest standard of living, but in practice, The American Dream is not for the soup kitchen people, but for the people who afford the billboards behind them.

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