...“The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work” (Fabrizio Moreira). Ecuadorian politician, Fabrizio Moreira, recognizes this widespread idea and the primary criteria that embody the overall picture. It is believed that if one is given the freedom and opportunity, he or she has the ability to work to achieve their own goals. In the early 1900s, this idea of achieving the ‘American Dream’ was quite prevalent throughout the United States. Immigrants came from all around the globe to simply obtain the opportunity to change their quality of life and maintain a sense of freedom. However, due to varying social, political, and economic conditions...
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...The American Dream In my assignment I am going to analyse and comment on three different texts that is about the American dream. I will briefly summarize how the American dream is interpreted in text 2 and 3. Then i am going to analyse how texts 1 and 2 engages the reader. My main focus will be on the language and the style of the two texts. I will also focus on how ethos, logos, pathos and , formal and informal language is used in the tree texts. In the end I will with starting point in one of the texts argue for my own attitude to the American Dream. Article two is from Arnold Schwarzenegger. He thinks that if you work hard and that have determination you will success. He believes that if you have a dream America is the right place to be (p. 2, l. 20-21) “With hard work and determination, and because the American people were so generous and welcoming, I have succeeded beyond my wildest imagination.” He thinks that he also owns some of his success to the American people because they have been so generous and welcoming. Schwarzenegger thinks that imigrants have a huge responsibility too learn the language taking accent-removal lessons and other things it you want to success and blend in as an American. “First, learn the English language and blend into the American culture, even as you honor and remain proud of your own heritage.” (p. 2, l. 28-29) Article tree is called “is the American Dream still possible?” and it is written by David Wallenchinsky. He is saying...
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...Fighting For The American Dream Is wanting a better life a crime? Doesn’t everyone deserve the opportunity to constantly improve? Wouldn’t it make more sense if people tried to comprehend the choices others make without chastising and belittling them? Immigrants have always wanted to live the American dream; however, not only do they always encounter the reality of their struggles in life, but they are also psychologically and verbally abused. The novel, The Tortilla Curtain by T.C Boyle, demonstrates the abuse, racism, and cultural stereotypes that immigrants are subjected to, as well as, the idea that, no matter how hard an immigrant may try to retain the fantasy of the American Dream, in the end, the reality of North American racism and cultural stereotypes is always present. Tortilla...
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...Children’s Dreams Come True Immigration has been a heavily debated issue in United States politics for decades. It is a topic that policymakers weigh in on concerns of the nation’s security and its economy. Congress, which is in charge of evaluating laws is unable to effectively resolve an agreement on establishing a reform for immigration, making the decision policies transfer onto the executive branch. The executive’s responsibility to place a definitive reform on immigration will lead to dissatisfaction with the states and local governments. The notion of the immigration system has always been confounding to its own legislature that constitutes regulations on the naturalization process. In these case, children who came here illegally...
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...Immigration Enriching America America is a nation comprised of immigrants and it is the country's greatest strength. The vast majority of the population is three or four generations removed from an immigrant descendant. Immigrants migrated to America with their skills, innovative ideas, and conceptualized the great American dream that exists today. They settled and created a better life for themselves and future generations, whereby, making monumental contributions to the nation. Government and education were formed, transportation routes constructed, farming techniques were utilized and industrialism was born. Innovative ideas were shared by Albert Einstein, who migrated from Germany, a famous scientist who changed science with the theory of relativity. Alexander Graham Bell, a Russian immigrant who invented the telephone and changed communication. Immigration has always been a controversial and highly debated topic in the United States that dates back to the first generation of immigrants. Benjamin Franklin the son of Josiah Franklin from England, is one of the most famous of our founding fathers, he worried the English language and the Anglo-American culture would be lost due to the heavy immigration of Germans to the colony of Philadelphia. In 1753 he wrote, "Few of their Children in the Country learn English," Franklin exclaimed. "They import many Books from Germany, the Signs in our Streets have inscriptions in both Languages, and in some places only German, In...
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...My Antonia is important as a historical fiction because you get a little of life that happened in that particular time period of American history. Around this time, many immigrants were coming to America the home of the free to have the “American Dream”, they were coming from all over Europe. My Antonia had immigrants specifically from Bohemia. America was seen as the land of opportunity and we see this in Cather’s novel. Nebraska had a very low population so families like Antonia’s family would go there and make their living by farming. I believe Cather captures the life of people that went through this and wanted that American dream. We see two sides one being that Jim Burden becoming this New York Lawyer living his dream and then Antonia...
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...The American Dream The phenomenon of the American Dream is the substance of almost all American icons, and actually achieving the American Dream is the ideal aspiration of not only Americans but immigrants as well. Some people would argue that the American Dream actually really consists only of being able to buy and own a home, but to me it is so much more! The American Dream named, because it seemingly exists only here in America, for very ambitious people to be a distinguished success through their own hard work and determination. People constantly try to achieve their own dreams. Some people, already here in America, chase their dream by wanting to be a bigger success than their parents. The others who have immigrated to this country chase their very own dream, by giving up all they had just to come and have the opportunity to succeed. The American Dream is something that is mainly achieved with hard work and determination. First of all, you cannot have a dream without working hard at it; this definitely applies to the American Dream. Whether you are just looking for a job or working a job hard work is something that you need, without it achieving your dream becomes a lot more difficult. Hard work will also lead to more promotions and more successes a lot quicker; these tend to be apart of the average American Dream. The other big reason hard work is needed is if you do not exude a hard working attitude a lot of opportunities will pass you by. With missed opportunities...
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...Brief discussion on American Dream Abstract The content of this paper will discuss what is American Dream and give reader a new view on American Dream.Some hold that all people can succeed through hard work, and that all people have the potential to live happy, successful lives .It is the common meaning of this word.The birth of this term is in 1931 which was used by James Adams in his book The Epic of America. He said that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for everyone according to ability or achievement.Just one word ,in my opinion ,this term can be induced by those words:assiduous ,equality and independence which is also the basic elements of American culture.As such spirit came into being, American’s early immigration have an signifiant influence on American Dream.I think that when the Puritan landed on the American contient ,the first thing they must face thai is fight with terrific nature.Because they arrived on American in winter,there are just no sufficient food to them. At thus condition ,they had no choose that is do anything by themself which is the origin way of American Dream. Key words American Dream freedom culture opportunity individualism 摘要 这篇论文主要讨论的是美国梦，而且会给读者一个新的视角了解美国梦。许多人都是这样理解美国梦的，只要你努力工作就能成功。每个人都有可能获得美好的生活，只要你努力。美国梦这个词是由亚当斯在其1931年的著作“美国史诗”中提出的。 他说在这个梦想之地，每个人都有机会变得生活富足，只要人们努力。依我看，美国梦能总结为以下几点：勤奋，平等，独立。这也是美国文化的基本要素。同时，美国的早期移民对这一精神的产生有很大的影响。我认为当清教徒踏上美洲大陆的时候，他们面对的是恶劣的自然环境。所以，这应该是美国梦的雏形。 ...
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...The American Dream Give an outline of how the American Dream is interpreted in texts 2, 3 and 4. Text 2: The text is about how foreigners look at the American Dream and their expectations to it. The whole text is built on how Arnold Schwarzenegger experienced the move from Austria to USA and fulfilling the American Dream. How like many other foreigners he came from nothing and moved to the states and then fighting to get his American Dream fulfilled. In the text Schwarzenegger puts the emphasis on foreigners to work hard to fulfill their American Dream. They should not just accept the handouts but work hard to be greater and help the American society to be greater. Text 3: This text tells us a different version of the American Dream. It emphasizes more on the social side of things. The writer describes how more and more people are getting demoralized and more pessimistic than ever seen in the last half-century. People cannot afford family life if they also think about money. The young people in society have completed some surveys, in which one found out that they want more time with their families. The writer predicts that “even more young people are going to choose - or be pushed into - a smaller-scale, downshifted lifestyle where they make do with less stuff and trade more money for more time”. Then the writer comments on how the American Dream is changing from being materialistic to being more focused on social life. The writer also says “but it’s more sustainable...
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...Immigration in the United States Today people are wondering why the government is allowing immigrants to come to the United States when there are not enough jobs for the citizens currently here. Even though immigration can take jobs away from potential citizens, immigration can bring needed talent to the United States and can better a person’s life. Currently with immigration there is a lot of anti-immigrant sentiment, and lack of major immigration reform. Some immigrants are asylum seekers, while others are looking for a better life. There are benefits to immigration such as population growth and diversity. People here in America are having trouble finding jobs and are looking towards immigration as the primary reason why. They are wanting the politicians that were elected to choose a side; for immigration or against immigration. This question is part of a huge debate currently raging all across America. People all across America want the United States government to shut down the borders and to deport all of the current illegal immigrants here. As of March 2010, illegal immigrants account for about 11.2 million people currently in the United States (Passel, 2011). Anti-immigration attitudes generally come out when it is harder to find jobs and less when jobs are readily available. Anti-immigrant campaigns blame immigrants for the current job losses and declining wages, as well as higher crime rates and public health crisis (Barry, 2005). A lot of the backlash has to do with...
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...1. There are four important factors that cause international migration flows: economic pressures; social networks and connections between migrant sending and receiving countries; immigration policies; and cultural perceptions people in developing countries have about immigration and immigrant receiving countries. Indicate which of these you believe is the most important and second most important factors and explain why. There are four important factors that cause international migration flow. The most important factor is the economic pressures and second most important is the cultural perceptions people in developing countries have about immigration and immigrant receiving countries. Both these factors are relatively related and linked together. The most important factor that influences migration flows is the economic pressures. People who pursue better wages and a higher standard of living economically motivate most labor migrations. This is generated by the push- pull theory that explains how migrants are pushed to leave the areas of origin because of demographic growth, low standards of living, and lack of economic opportunities (Castles and Miller 22). Migrants are then pulled to move to receiving countries because they are attracted to the demand they have for labor, availability of land, economic opportunities, and political freedoms (Castles and Miller 22). The push-pull factor is one of the main explanations as to why the economic pressures are the biggest factors that...
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...The American Dream Immigrants—often coming from smaller or poorer countries—settle in America in order to achieve their lifelong goals and to start a better life. This new life that individuals try to create is called the American Dream. The United States is the land of opportunity and success, and one can achieve this through hard work. However, others say the American Dream has become expansive over time, and it is slowly diminishing. Despite those who oppose the idea of this Dream, the American Dream exists as long as one puts forth effort and strives even when they fail. The idea of the American Dream creates two key characteristics in an individual: discipline and persistence. According to Lesonsky, “reaching that dream isn’t easy”. Any individual will encounter highs and lows while on a journey to success, and mistakes will come along the way; however, learning and improving from those mistakes will allow an individual to reach his or her dream. Surely, reaching the Dream is not an easy task, but taking small steps at a time and avoiding shortcuts will end with positive results. Furthermore, some may argue that the Dream is a made up concept, but the idea that “tomorrow would be better than today” has been around since the creation of man (Meacham). Any time an individual has a bad day, he or she knows the next day is a chance to start fresh; similarly, immigrants or citizens of this country know they can always improve or have an opportunity for a better life. This conveys...
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...In the late 1800’s, the concept of the American dream inspired thousands of immigrants to seek a better life. The 2nd wave of immigrants brought poor and hungry souls wanting to make it big in a new country. During this time, some found success, while others struggled. In “Mammita’s Garden Cove” by Cyril Dabydeen, Max’s attitudes toward the concept of place as he immigrates to Canada are artfully revealed in an excerpt from the short story. Throughout the excerpt, Dabydeen emphasizes Max’s unstable sense of place through repetition. Dabydeen ties Max’s reality to the ground through “walking”. Dabydeen begins with Max “walking” around in Toronto, Canada . The reiteration of “walking” exposes Max’s situation. Dabydeen makes it clear that Max...
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...ETH/125 September 4, 2011 Immigration in the United States Today people are wondering why the government is allowing immigrants to come to the United States when there are not enough jobs for the citizens currently here. Even though immigration can take jobs away from potential citizens, immigration can bring needed talent to the United States and can better a person’s life. Currently with immigration there is a lot of anti-immigrant sentiment, and lack of major immigration reform. Some immigrants are asylum seekers, while others are looking for a better life. There are benefits to immigration such as population growth and diversity. People here in America are having trouble finding jobs and are looking towards immigration as the primary reason why. They are wanting the politicians that were elected to choose a side; for immigration or against immigration. This question is part of a huge debate currently raging all across America. People all across America want the United States government to shut down the borders and to deport all of the current illegal immigrants here. As of March 2010, illegal immigrants account for about 11.2 million people currently in the United States (Passel, 2011). Anti-immigration attitudes generally come out when it is harder to find jobs and less when jobs are readily available. Anti-immigrant campaigns blame immigrants for the current job losses and declining wages, as well as higher crime rates and public health crisis (Barry, 2005)...
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...1. Give an outline of how the American Dream is interpreted in texts 2, 3 and 4 Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls lessons from 25 years as a U.S. citizen – learn English, Participate in Politics and Give Back. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s text focuses on immigrants that came to America, to achieve ”The American Dream”. The American Dream from Arnold’s view is not about what you can acquire from America, as an immigrant, but what you can do to give something back. His suggestions for giving something back is to first learn the English language, then contribute to the political course and at last help the community by donating, volunteering, mentoring a child, participating in a program, helping the less fortunate, doing community service, etc. He rounds up by saying: “There is no second-tier citizenship. You are an American, period. With hard work, learning English and getting involved, there is no limit on what you can achieve” Whose American Dream is it, anyway? Anya Kamenetz’s article primarily emphasizes the economic side of the American Dream. The main problem she proposes is that the Americans are a lot more unenthusiastic about their lives now, then at any time in the past 50 years, probably because of the deteriorating economy and the high expenses for supply of essential resources. One question that was raised in the article is if there’s a link between wealth and happiness. Anya refers to researcher Daniel Gilbert who discovered that once an average person earns more than...
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