Friday, October 21, 2011

Journal #13 - American Dream

The American Dream is a topic that is sometimes distorted. Some view the American Dream is viewed as a gain of material things, such as money, cars or big houses. Shelby’s American Dream consists of marrying a professional baseball player so he can buy her lots of stuff. That might not have been what the original colonists had in mind when they came to America. The real American Dream had to do with freedom. The colonists had a vision. They envisioned living in a nation where they could own their own business, their own land. They wanted to live in a nation where they would have a voice in their government and would be able to have a say in the choices that were made. That vision of the American Dream changed later in history. During the 1950’s, the American Dream turned into a vision of uniformity and relaxation.  During the 50’s the vision of the American Dream shifted to include cookie cutter houses and well paying jobs that supported a small family. The American Dream today has shifted to something that really is more materialistic than in the past. 

The American Dream is something that can be interpreted many different ways, so there are many different ideas from people. America was formed on the basis of creating an American Dream. Being in a country that has "a dream" that people have an influence on is such a nice thing that people take for granted. In some countries, the idea of a dream for a country is non existent. Americans are very lucky that they are able to create what kind of future they want to live in, which is some thing that is such a novelty. If the American dream was somethign

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