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THE AMERICAN DREAM BY: MIGUEL

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Page 1: American Dream PPT

THE AMERICAN DREAMBY: MIGUEL

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WHERE DID THE IDEA COME FROM?

• This came from the US Declaration of Independence which states:

• “All men are created equal”

• “Endowed by their Creator with Certain rights inalienable Rights” this includes “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

• According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is “an American social idea that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity”

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• Started during America’s Frontier period

• People started dreaming of bigger lands to settle in.

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FOUR TYPES OF AMERICAN DREAMS

• Dream of Abundance

• Dream of a Democracy of Goods

• Dream of Freedom of Choice

• Dream of Novelty

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DREAM OF ABUNDANCE

• Offers material goods to Americans, which makes them proud that they are the richest society on Earth.

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DREAM OF A DEMOCRACY OF GOODS

• Everybody has access to the same types of goods regardless of their race, gender or class.

• This challenges the other countries where in only the rich and powerful have access to some of the products.

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DREAM OF FREEDOM OF CHOICE

• People can create their own lifestyle

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DREAM OF NOVELTY

• Widens the consumer’s experiences in the ever changing of fashions, models and other new products.

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PEOPLE LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

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ANDREW CARNEGIE

• A one of the Greatest Philanthropist

• Made lots of money in railroads and steel industries

• His family immigrated to the US because of hard times in Scotland

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JAY Z

• Was raised in a housing project in Brooklyn

• He was rejected by major label companies at first

• Founded Rock-A-Fella Records, owned a clothing line, chain of sports bar, a branding position with Budweiser and part ownership of NBA’S New Jersey Nets

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ARNOLD SHWARZENEGGER

• Born in a small Austrian village he immigrated to the US.

• Became an action hero where he starred in several movies such as Conan the Barbarian, Terminator and many other movies.

• He also later became governor of California

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WORK CITED

Sources used:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream

 

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11173382/1/10-people-living-the-american-dream.html

 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/american%20dream

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