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The American Dream.
Date Submitted: 09/19/2004 09:51:35
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 4 pages (1155 words)
Category: / Literature / Creative Writing
Length: 4 pages (1155 words)
So what is the American dream?
As you well know, we as a class early this term studied that exact subject. We defined it into words such as POWER, FREEDOM, LIBERTY, SUCCESS, WEALTH and to be NUMBER ONE.
The denotative meaning of the American dream is given in the Random House Dictionary: 1. The ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American. 2. A life of personal happiness and material comfort …
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…that dream. We will leave you with a poem he wrote that captures this need to hold on to the dream that is America. Take a minute to think about what is written and what it means for you.
"DREAMS"
by Langston Hughes
Hold onto dreams
For if dreams die
Life is like a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
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