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American Beauty

Dream a Little Dream

The American dream, which many Americans believe in, differs for everyone. Some think that making a lot of money, living extravagantly, or just simply living in America describes their American dream. Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines the “American dream” as such: the U.S ideal according to which equality of opportunity permits any American to aspire to high attainment and material success. To simplify this, the American dream gives the chance for any and everyone to have the same, equal chances to succeed and spend there money to show for their success. Using the words of Webster, this shows many Americans as materialistic. To further understand the idea of materialism, I will give the definition: the doctrine that matter is the only reality and that everything in the world can be explained in terms of matter. “In order to be successful, one must project an image of success.” This line epitomizes the classic definition of the ...

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