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    1. Evelyn56 08 Sep 2021
      Phyllis Moen and Patricia Roehling have observed, “Th e American Dream is itself a metaphor for occupational success, a metaphor that works for the winners of the educational and occupational career game, but that remains elusive for growing numbers of men and women across age, class, educational, racial, ethnic, and geographical divides” (Moen

      I agree with this statement the American Dream is achievable for those luckily few. The American Dream can be real, but not for most people. I do believe the number for people who are unable to achieve the American Dream continues to grow, despite all the hard work aimed at that peaceful life we all desire.

    2. Evelyn56 08 Sep 2021
      Americans believed economic prosperity was possible and achieving it would ratify the American Dream whose promise of hard work (not good luck) is the path to prosperity.

      After the Great Depression a survey concluded that most people believed the American Dream came from hard work and not good luck. I agree because many people think that just by living here you will have an easy life but it actually takes a lot of hard work, dedication and sacrifice in order to reach the life we desire.

    3. Evelyn56 08 Sep 2021
      Without the opportunity to make a living, Roosevelt continued, “life was no longer free; liberty no longer real; men could no longer follow the pursuit of happiness” (Roosevelt 1936

      After being renominated for president Franklin D. Roosevelt explained how he believes the American Dream can not exist if there is no opportunity to make a living. The American Dream would not be if we had no opportunities to work hard and create the life we want.

    4. Evelyn56 08 Sep 2021
      . Th ese economic struggles have been hard and are presently ongoing, starting with the severe eco-nomic downturn that began in December 2007 and resulted in govern-ment bailouts of the U.S. banking and automotive industries and the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, all before the end of a sin-gle calendar year.

      These events happened a few years before the authors wrote this article. I believe these events influenced what the authors wrote because they effected some people views and personal experiences of what the American Dream is. For example, Barack Obama becoming the first African-American president might have encouraged other minorities to believe the American Dream to be a realistic goal.

    5. Evelyn56 08 Sep 2021
      Not surprisingly, Americans have looked to their leaders since the nation’s founding to reaffi rm the promise of the American Dream, with its guar-antees of fuller liberties and a better life for all. In

      Since the very begging of our country’s creation it was always believed by the founding fathers that all citizens are owed their right which include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our country was founded on that principle.

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