The American Dream
In early America many people expanded West in hopes of the American Dream."That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement." As quoted by James Truslow (Moyers). This dream could be
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achieved anywhere, but why not go where no one else was, where there was land that others weren't already on. In my own mind, I see the American Dream as owning my own piece of land with a nice house, yard, a good job, and being happy with my family. We can see what early Americans thought in a broad view, but what about in their own minds?
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achieved anywhere, but why not go where no one else was, where there was land that others weren't already on. In my own mind, I see the American Dream as owning my own piece of land with a nice house, yard, a good job, and being happy with my family. We can see what early Americans thought in a broad view, but what about in their own minds?