Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Blogging about the American Dream

Please summarize your interview. Be sure to mention who you chose to interview, why you picked that person, and what that person's thoughts are about "The American Dream."

*If you did not complete the homework, write your own thoughts for a grade of 70%.

*Once you have completed your write up, read through your classmates interviews and respond to at least one.

*Only use your initials and class period.

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  2. I think that the American Dream is to have a good job, a family, a nice home etc. I also think the American Dream is basically to have many opportunitites to have or do the finer things in life that are usually done in only the United States. I think everyone has a chance of living the American Dream, but it all depends how much you want to live it and how hard you work. If you are lazy and dont want to go out there and look for a good job, or apply yourself in school, then chances are you will not live the American Dream. But if you are hardworking, and you are someone who applys yourself and gives 100% with everything you do, than you will live the American Dream
    B.F Period One

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  3. For this assignment, I chose to interview my mom about the American Dream.
    My mom described the American Dream as, "To raise a hardworking, idependent family that is successful later in life." Also, my mom said that everyone does not have an equal opportunity at the American Dream because of the struggling economy, not everyoe can easily get a job and earn money to support a successful family. She also said that in previous years, the American Dream was open to everyone but with the struggling economy, it is becoming closed to many people. BQ Period 1

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  6. 1. Horatio Alger- the great American author of young boy's stories
    2. the American drream is if you worj hard, you can succeedand get what you want financially.
    3. in my opinion, evertone is capabe to having the American drream. if you work hard your whole life and don'e give up, you can accomplish everyting.

    A B period 1 i interviewed sean hines

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  7. I think that the american dream would be an ideal perfect life of happiness, love, family, and finicial security. we typicall imagine the "American Dream" as two happily married parents with a son, daughter, white picket fence, dog, nice cars, beautiful home, plenty of money, and just unusual happiness all the time. I personally believe that the "American Dream" can be achieved by every single person in the world, however, everyones interpretation of the american dream is different. So in conclusion, anyone and everyone is capable to acheieve their "American Dream" because its their own personal pursuit or happiness, whatever makes their life feel complete. - Z.T.

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  8. For this assignment I chose to interview my friend Jeff. I chose to interview him because he is a very judgmental person, and always has to throw his two since into everything somebody says. His thought’s on the American dream is that it is the person’s pursuit to happiness. It is the process in which people make something out of their life, to have the money, and the job, the perfect family and friends. He believes that anyone can reach the American dream as long as they try their hardest.

    mh, period 1

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  9. I think that the american dream would be an ideal perfect life of happiness, love, family, and finicial security. we typicall imagine the "American Dream" as two happily married parents with a son, daughter, white picket fence, dog, nice cars, beautiful home, plenty of money, and just unusual happiness all the time. I personally believe that the "American Dream" can be achieved by every single person in the world, however, everyones interpretation of the american dream is different. So in conclusion, anyone and everyone is capable to acheieve their "American Dream" because its their own personal pursuit or happiness, whatever makes their life feel complete. - Z.T. " I WAS ABSENT"

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  11. I think "The American Dream" is what ever future somone has planned for his/her self. So to me The American Dream varies from person to person. Different people have different dreams so The American Dream is different to everyone. People say that the white picket fence and the 2.5 kids with a dog is "The American Dream". I don't believe that idea is the American Dream for every one.It may be for some people, but not for everyone. I do believe that everybody has equal rights to his/her own American Dream, but some might be harder than the other, it all depends on the dream.
    A.A Per.1

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  12. I chose my dad about the American dream. He said,"it is to stay together as a family. It also means to work independently and work hard. Also, to be free on what you want to do with your life." He also said, not everyone has the equal access to live a American Dream, because people are starving, there are homeless people, not enough money for the family.

    KC, Period 1

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  13. I chose to interview my mom about the American Dream and her thoughts on it. In her opinion, "The American Dream is when you work hard, become independent, become successfull at whatever you do, and raise a happy healthy family." She agreed that because of someones race/or gender that not everyone has a fair chance at reaching the American Dream. Especially now with the way the economy is, it makes it that much harder.
    P1 bdm

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  14. For this assignment I chose to interview my mom. I chose him because she is a teacher and is very knowledgeable and I thought she would have a good insight on the topic.

    When I asked her what she thought of the American Dream she said that it was coming here to have a better life. That a person has to work hard to follow thier dreams. She thought it was about hard work that pays off to have a picket fence, perfect family and perfect job. She said that the American Dream is to work hard and be able to play and enjoy yourself, to support yourself and your children.
    When I asked her if she felt that the American Dream was equal for everybody, no matter what race or gender you are she said no, not 100%. For some people it is definatley harder to succeed then others. There is supposed to be equality for all but it just doesn't happen.
    S.R.

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  15. For this assignment I decided to interview my father. I chose him because he is very knowledgeable and I thought he would have a lot to say about the topic at hand. When I asked him what he thought the American Dream was, this is what he said. He believes that the American Dream is financial success and coming to America to make something of yourself. America is known as the land of opportunities and a great place for people to find good jobs; therefore making them successful. He also thinks that the American Dream includes stability, a family and a place to live. One strong point that he had was the American Dream provided a better life for your children; a life better than parents had when they were young. Next I asked him if he thought the American Dream was available to everyone. He responded that yes, it was available to everyone. He believes that anyone of any race or ethnicity can achieve the American Dream. He gave me examples to support this. One example was there are plenty of foreigners who have opened their own businesses or stores. Also another big example is that we now have a black president. Obama who is of African American decent has achieved the American Dream and is now the President of the United States.

    S.K.
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  16. The person that i have interviewed my dad had many of thoughs about this topic. The one thing that he said the most was that everyone had the same chance but it may be givin to them at differnt times. so what hes means is that at one point in time everyone will have a chance to make that option happen. Then he would enfisize that wheater or not the person will take that option and turn it into somthing or would they just use it for the time to shine for that few minuts. so it is up to the person the way that they use their chance to get their american dream .
    cb period 1

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  17. When asking my father about what he thought of the American Dream, his response was that “For some it is the dream of freedom and equality, for others it is the dream of a fulfilled life or even a dream of fame and wealth. In general, the American Dream can be defined as being the oppertuninty and freedom for all citizens to achieve their goals and become rich and famous if only they work hard enough”. He also said that everyone does not have an equal chance of achieving the American Dream. “In my eyes, the American Dream system is tilted in favor of the wealthy. To get a shot in this world you ned a collage education. To get that education you need a large some of money. It proves to be true that it costs money to make money”
    -MP / P-1

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  18. For this assignment I chose to interview my mom. I chose her because she is a teacher and is very knowledgeable and I thought she would have a good insight on the topic.

    When I asked her what she thought of the American Dream she said that it was coming here to have a better life. That a person has to work hard to follow thier dreams. She thought it was about that hard work that pays off to have a picket fence, perfect family and perfect job. She said that the American Dream is to work hard and be able to play and enjoy yourself, to support yourself and your children.
    When I asked her if she felt that the American Dream was equal for everybody, no matter what race or gender you are she said no, not 100%. For some people it is definatley harder to succeed then others.
    S.R. Period 1

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  19. The American Dream is to have a happy successful family. America is a land of equality. People come here to be accepted and for the opportunity to be successful. The American dream is that everyone will be successful and independent. I believe that everyone should have an equal chance for obtaining the American Dream, but that doesn’t mean that everyone does have that chance for success because America isn’t perfect but with hard work you should be able to achieve success.
    DG Period 1

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  20. The American Dream is having the chance to succeed in almost anything. Many people come to America to have the oppourtunity to better themselves and get a better education. The typical american dream is having a nice house and a good job. America is made up of all diferent types of people that all at one point came here to create their own “American Dream.” I think that everyone has the chance to create a better life for themselves. No matter who you are if you work hard enough and set goals for yourself then you can have the American Dream. -CT period 1

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  21. The Americn dream is suppose to be "The perfect life"a life with no problems kind of like a fairy tel.I asked my aunt about this dream and thats what she told me.Though she said that to fufill the American Dream an elment is needed,she said its money;lots of money and if this dream happens that person will live his life with no problems

    SJ
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  22. A majority of people think that the ideal American Dream is being sucessful, smart, rich. Realisticaly, not everyone has the chance to accomplish this things in the ways that othes can. People are in different situations all throughout America and have different goals for themselves. I think the The American Dream is using the skills and opportunities that you have to suceed in something that you love to do. One could also just do things because that makes him or her a happy person. I do believe that everyone has an equal chance at achieving the american dream if they work hard to suceed in their own goals. Everyone has the ability to do something to make them a happier person and make their own ideal American Dream.
    KS Period 1

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  23. Most people think of the American Dream is a nice family that consists of a mother, father, son and daughter. The father would be the one to go to work at six in the morning and come home at six at night to make sure the family has enough of an income to eat healthy food and have a nice home while the mother stays at home to clean and cook for her family. The children would be straight A students that are very successful at the sports they play. I believe that this is obtained by some Americans, but most people do not have a perfect family that gets along all the time. It would be hard to obtain this dream if you were a single mother or father trying to cook, clean, keep a good income coming in, and keeping the kids doing well in school. There is also still racism in America even though people do not want to admit it; this makes it hard for different races that are not white to get certain jobs which would make it hard to achieve this American Dream. I do believe that as long as you achieve your goals you should be happy even if it is not the stereotypical American Dream.
    -KL Period 1

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  24. I agree with most of the posts because they all have to do with the same thing and that is that everyone just wants love, money, a perfect family, nice cars and a nice house. That is just about everyones American Dream

    mh,period 1

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  25. I agree with Mike's coment because it is pretty much the same as mine. He said that the American Dream is pretty much to have success through hard work. Also, he said that the American Dream is not available to everyone. Both of these statements were included in my initial comment on my intgerview with my mom. I think his dad and my mom have similar thoughts on the American Dream. BQ Period 1

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  26. For my interview, I interviewed my grandmother. I chose her, because I feel that because of her age and experiences of life, she would have more wisdom than other people.
    To her, the American Dream requires hardwork and sacrifice. Nobody is simply given it, it is achieved through time, and effort. Unfortunatly, there are some who will never achieve that status. Those people, are the ones who lived off other's success and never truly challenged themselves or they lived their entire life by taking the easy road, never once thinking about what their decisions that were made in life would affect the future.

    SH
    P-1

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  27. For my interview, I interviewed my grandmother. I chose her, because I feel that because of her age and experiences of life, she would have more wisdom than other people.
    To her, the American Dream requires hardwork and sacrifice. Nobody is simply given it, it is achieved through time, and effort. Unfortunatly, there are some who will never achieve that status. Those people, are the ones who lived off other's success and never truly challenged themselves or they lived their entire life by taking the easy road, never once thinking about what their decisions that were made in life would affect the future.

    SH
    P-1

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  28. B.F.- "Foxtrott" i completely agree with your point of view on this topic i also have similar thoughts that are almost exact to yours. S.K.- "Delta" i think your fathers idea of the "American Dream" is dead on that is a really good point of view on life and sucess. S.R.- "Bravo" your idea is also similar to that of mine "Alpha", "Foxtrott", and "Delta", however i think that the american dream is 100% because some people are happy or content with being less fortunate or just to have a steady job instead of some fancy finacially set CEO. Everyone starts with a clean slate and even tho race, gender, and handicapps may cause a rough patch there are many people that have acomplished amazing things with all of those struggles. you can be anything you want to be as long as you put forth the effort. - Z.T.- "Alpha"

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  29. I interviewed Jack Leonard, the school security guard. In a lucky turn ran into him in the hallway after forgetting to do the interview for homework and I decided that he would be a suitable candidate for questioning. My conversation was brief but Jack was still able to share his opinion with me. He said that the American dream was the same today as it has been for everyone who came to the U.S in the past; life, life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Everyone, he said, was entitled to their own life and to the ability to improve their life without fear of oppression. He went on to say that he felt everyone has equal opportunity in America. Some people may have more of an advantage than others but ultimately, the opportunity is the same for all.
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  30. i agree with ZT. i believe that the "American Dream" can be achieved by every single person in the world.
    DG Period 1

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  31. I interviewed my dad about the American Dream. My dad described the American Dream as, “hard work and getting through tough times. Reaching the American Dream is not an easy task and you have to keep on keepin on.” My dad thinks everyone has equal access to the Dream because anyone can get into a college and make your future the dream. Things are getting harder but when the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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  32. I chose to interview one of my peers for this assignment. She said that the American Dream is the pursuit of happines and the freedom to do so, as well as the ability to love whomever, get whatever job that is desired to achieve, and have a family.
    H.R. Period 4

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  33. I chose to interview a friend of mine for this assignment. She said that she thinks "the Aerican dream is anything that one person wishes to achieve in their life. TO one an American dream may consist of a life of success and money, but to another it may be just following their passion and goals". When asked if she thought that everyone has equal access to the American dream she responded saying "yes, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to".

    EK p.4

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  34. I interviewed my dad about the American Dream. My dad described the American Dream as, “hard work and getting through tough times. Reaching the American Dream is not an easy task and you have to keep on keepin on.” My dad thinks everyone has equal access to the Dream because anyone can get into a college and make your future the dream. Things are getting harder but when the going gets tough, the tough get going.

    T P4

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  35. I chose to interview my mom for this project. My mom said that the “American dream” was t grow up and be able to raise a family of your own and get a god job to be able to take care of yourself. She also said that she believed everyone has equal access to the dream it’s just depends on how bad you want to make it and how hard u are willing to work for it.
    A.H. period 4

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  36. For this assignment, I chose to interview my cousin about the Americian Dream. He is currently looking for a job himself. He said that the Americian Dream was all about the freedoms, and being able to have them. For example: Religion, Speech, and more. At the same time it is to have a job, and be secussful. I further asked him if everyone has the access to this dream. He responded yes, it is just how much the individual strives to reach this goal. The person makes the bed in which he/she lies in. For example: if the person has a criminal record, they chose to make poor decisions, thus resulting in not being able to find a job. -GP Period Four

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  37. I chose to interview my peer for this assignment because she is the perfect example of the American teenager because she is an athlete, has a lot of friends, and expresses her freedoms to get a job, get a drivers license, and go to school to get an education that will carry her through life. Brittney will grow up to utilize the American dream even more than she is now, so I feel that she is a good candidate for interviewing instead of someone who doesn't experience the American Dream first hand.
    H.R. Period 4

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  38. i agree with M.H period 1 becaaue it is true everyone has the chance to do well in life it's just how hard you work to get where you want to be in life. Also i agree that the American dream is wha u want in life and what you are willing to do.
    A.H period 4

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  39. For this assignment I chose to interview my dad about the american dream. He said that he belives that the american dream is about freedom, religon, speech, being able to live in our country and make a good living for your family and have a good job that you enjoy. The I asked him if he thought that everyone has an equal opportunity to the american dream. He said that everyone deserves an equal opportunity, it all depends on how hard you work. If your just going to go through life and try to get by with help from everyone else your not going to make it. So overall he said that everyone can live the american dream if they work hard. AM P-4

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  40. I chose to interview a friend of mine for this assignment. She said that she thinks "the American dream is anything that one person wishes to achieve in their life. TO one an American dream may consist of a life of success and money, but to another it may be just following their passion and goals". When asked if she thought that everyone has equal access to the American dream she responded saying "yes, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to".

    EK period 4

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  41. I chose to interview my father and ask him about his take on the American dream. I chose him because I know he loves to be invloved with politics and has a good background with history. He would have a some good answers for my questions.
    My dad mentioned that he believes the American dream is "home owndership, financial stability, freedom of expression, and political beliefs." He also mentioned that he thinks everyone does have equal access to the American dream. "Anyone with ambition and drive can take advantage of the many opporutnites that America has to offer."
    SF period 4

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  42. I like what MP said in his response about the american dream. I agree that in this world it costs money to make money and a good college education is crucial to success in this country. I also agree that it is not an equal shot at the american dream for everyone because some are already finantially better off from the start than others. In turn, it will be easier for them to succeed rather than someone who starts from the bottom.

    JG P-4

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  43. I decided to interview my dad. He said he belived “The American dream is to have a steady paying job, lucritive enough to allow support of a family, a place to lay your head at night and a happy marriage.” He said also “The opportunity is not open to everyone. There is no reason anyone should expect the ladder of social equality to be easy to climb. It is too difficult to get a job without a degree and it’s not something all immigrants have attained beforehand. The job market is also very picky on appearance, especially in the world of entertainment or sales. It isn’t entirely hopeless, trying to achieve happiness in this country, but it is not an EQUAL opportunity for everyone.”

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  45. I agree with DW's Dad. I believe that a steady paying job is part of the Americian Dream, and is probably the first thing that comes to mind with anyone who were to be asked this question. -GP Period Four

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  46. I agree with B.F period one when he/she said The American Dream is giving 100% and not being lazy, I also believe that there is a reason we call it the American Dream. So many people move to America to persue their dreams beacuse it's not possile in their country. If people do no apply themselves and go out in the real world and try to get by in life by just taking the easy way they will never really discover how successful they can be.
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  47. "The American dream is whatever anyone thinks it is. If you came from nothing, your dream would probably to be successfull & work hard to make a better life for you and your children. My dream was to own a home, and be able to provide a good life for my children and not have to worry about being poor.
    I came from a pretty poor family, I didn't go to college and i still was able to make everything I wanted come true."
    So in my opinion yes it is possible for everyone to have a chance to live the American dream. Someocne said in one of their blogs that it wasnt possible to live the American dream because they didn't go to college. I think that that is untrue simply because my Mom didn't go to college and she made a pretty good life for herself. She wanted something enough that she had to work for it, it just doesn't come to you.


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  49. I choose to interview Mr. Cintron

    “The American dream is to be able to eat every day whenever you want, have a job every day, enjoy the outdoors with out being persecuted, sleeping safe, being able to pay for vacation and feeling SAFE all the time in the community.”


    “In America not everyone has equal access to it.
    - Education increases chances of it
    - People born with “natural beauty” have a better chance of it
    - People born in homes with more money have a better chance of it
    - Hard working people with bigger ambitions have a better chance of it
    - Children who are guided by responsible adults have a better chance of it”

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  50. I agree with HR p4's comment. I think that the American dream should be love and hapiness and while financial issues matter most important of all should be the love of your life, friends and families. I also think that hapiness should play a key role in the American dream because you're not "living the dream" if you're not happy.

    EK period4

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  52. I think "The American Dream" is what ever future somone has planned for his/her self. So to me The American Dream varies from person to person. Different people have different dreams so The American Dream is different to everyone. People say that the white picket fence and the 2.5 kids with a dog is "The American Dream". I don't believe that idea is the American Dream for every one.It may be for some people, but not for everyone. I do believe that everybody has equal rights to his/her own American Dream, but some might be harder than the other, it all depends on the dream.
    A.A Per.1


    I can agree with A.A from period 1. Yes we are all born equal but still have different dreams to foollow. We all recieve equal rights, and have our right of freedom. People do have their own dreams and there not all the same as others. some have dreams that don't involve hard work, and others take a while to fullfil their dreams. It depends on the person themself in what they beleive. bp period 4

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  53. I really like what A.A period 1 had to say because I agree that The American Dream is different for each and every person. It is the goals for the future that we have all planned for ourselves and can be achieved easily by what we want for ourselves and what will be good enough for us in order to live our lives and seek happiness, love, health, welath and freedom.
    M.P period 4

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  54. For this assignment I actually interviewed two people. For the first part I decided to talk to Eric Nemerich. He thinks the american dream consists of getting rich, having a trophey wife, and with your sucess buying a nice car and a beautiful house. For the second part however, I asked Joe Thomas. His oppinion was that unfortunately not everyone has access to the american dream. This is because people, instead of working hard get caught up in sterotypes and get distracted from hard work. Also, because the jobs that come with the trophey wife, expensive car and mansion are all held by people with college degrees. In order to get one of these you have to endure loads of debt or have the money to go to college, which not everyone does, which puts a halt on or lovely american dream.

    BL period 4

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  55. I interviewed one of my friend's peers for this assignment about what her opinion of the American Dream is and she said that "the American dream is to live in a white house with a white fence, four kids, drive a car and have a good job in New York...and a dog, because everyone wants a dog, you know?" When asked if everyone has an equal opportunity at achieving the American Dream, she said "no, because there is racism in the world and haters."
    H.R. Period 4

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  56. My choice may seem weird to many people but I interview Mr. McColl even though he is not all that bright (just kidding McColl). In fact he was really intellectual about this interview. He says the American dream is the freedom to choose and pursues your own location. To be able to have freedoms such as your religion. The ability to have a say in the government and lastly have a reasonably safe and comfortable home. He thinks that not all Americans have an equal shot at this but they should.

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  57. I chose to interview my friend Kenny. When I asked him what the American dream was he believed to get a good job and have a good family. He said to grow up and have a good education and to live a long and prosperous life. He thought becoming successful and having a family was very important. When I asked him if everyone has an equal opportunity to the American dream he said no. He believed not everyone has the same initial wealth and support from others. They have less opportunities that wealthy people have.
    MF4

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  58. I agree with AM P-4.
    I think that everyone should have a steady paying job that you can support your family with. I also think that you should be able to enjoy the job that you choose. I also agree with what AM’s dad said about everyone can live the American dream if they work hard. Everyone deserves equal opportunity but not everyone receives it.

    KH period 4

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  59. I agree with AM P-4.
    I think that everyone should have a steady paying job that you can support your family with. I also think that you should be able to enjoy the job that you choose. I also agree with what AM’s dad said about everyone can live the American dream if they work hard. Everyone deserves equal opportunity but not everyone receives it.

    KH period 4

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  60. I agree with E.K. p4's comment about the American Dream. Not everyone's American Dream has to be the same because that is what makes it individual to each person's opinion. Someone may think that the American Dream is to be rich, while another person may think that the American dream is just to live freely.
    H.R. Period 4

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  61. I agree with G.P period 4. I think every American has a shot as long as they strive for it. Our freedoms are very important and go along with the American dream.

    J.D period 4

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  62. I agree with G.P period 4. I think every American has a shot as long as they strive for it. Our freedoms are very important and go along with the American dream.

    J.D period 4

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  63. I like what SK said about raising a successful family and holding strong financial support for them. I also agree with the opportunities equal for everyone who can achieve that sense of stability easily if they try for what they believe in. Everyone can use their ambition and drive with the opportunities that are presented.
    SF p.4

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  64. I agree with BF p-1 with if someone applys themself and gives 100% with everythign they do they'll live the dream..thats true you need to work hard to get the americand dream am p-4

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  65. I agree with SD P4 post that the\a Aerican dream depends on the person not everyone wants the samething. If your already wealthy money is not gonna be on the top of your list.
    MF

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  66. I chose to interview Mike Luzzi because he is a very successful and handsome man. When I asked him what he believes the American Dream is, He stated," The american dream is when you work hard for your money, and buy a nice hosue, have a happy family, and raise your kids so they can do the same thing. Mike also said that everyone does have equal oppertunities to achieve the American dream.. It is just about how hard you work for it. He said that if you work hard enogh then you will achieve it.
    J.C. Period 8

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  67. I interviewed my mom about the American Dream. My mom described the American Dream as, “hard work and getting through tough times. Reaching the American Dream is not an easy task and you have to work hard to get what yo want." My mom thinks everyone has equal access to the Dream because anyone can get into a college and make your future the dream. The task isn't easy but if you want to succedd and become successful you have to work hard.
    A.J.P. Period 8

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  68. I agree with what J.C. said and what Mike Luzzi said about the American Dream. If you asert yourself and work hard for something you want then you will succedd.
    A.J.P. Period 8

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  69. I agree with what Z.T. says..."American Dream as two happily married parents with a son, daughter, white picket fence, dog, nice cars, beautiful home, plenty of money, and just unusual happiness all the time." I imagine the american dream as this also, but noone is able to really achieve this. It is physically impossible to have happiness all the time, nice cars, and nice homes. But this is seen as the American Dream.
    J.C. PEriod 8

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  71. I interviewed my Nonnie, or my grandma. She said that the Americain dream is to live a long hapy life, where you want to live, with who you want to live with. She explained to me that most of our ancestors came here with only dollars in their pocket and did live the Americain dream. She told me a story of one of her friends who did that, and eventulay opened up his own buisness and became one of the lucky ones who lived the American dream to the fullest.
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  72. What is the "American Dream", and does everyone have access to it? That is the question i asked my friend when i interviewed her. I wanted her opinion because i know that she has seen less fortunate people and has had to deal with people with less opportuneties. She said that in her point of view, the American Dream is Success, wether it be with money, family, work, or relationships. She had also commented on the fact that not everyone has equal access to it. Some people in this country discriminate against foreigners like people native to the middle east or immigrants from South America.

    BSB
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  73. For this assignment I chose to interview my mother because she is a well educated woman. Her American dream is to have a great job and make enough money to be able to go on a family vacation each year. She would also like to be able to pay for her children’s entire college tuition. My mom does not believe that everyone has equal access to the American dream because not everyone is given the same opportunities to go to college and pursue an education.
    l.h period 8

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  74. for this assignment i interviewed my friend Ally General about the American Dream. Allys thought on the American Deam was " to come to american, find a good job, have a family, beable to have a job with a livable salary, and to live in a work with freedom and with alot of different people. Allly also said that everyone does have an egual chance and a fair access to the american dream because you can do anything you want to do as long at you work for it, she also said that nothing comes for free and everything you need and want isnt just handed to you.
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  75. I agree with B.F. period 1 when he says that if you work hard 100 percent of the time, you will lve the Amerian dream. working hard gets you places. hes also right when he saiys if you are lazy you wont get anywhere in life.

    sp p8

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  76. For this assignment, it took me a long time to choose the right person to interview. I decided to choose my dad because he usually always knows whats going on deep down in history. When Mrs. Baker announced the topic was the American Dream, I knew he was the one. He belived that its the life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness. Also, that every person is it grow up, raise a family, and hope that they can offer their children a better life than you can imagine. When my dad was growing up, he believed that not everyone had the same chance and access to a good education and the jobs than other people had. He also said in the past 50 years, that we, as a country, made major strides as a society and believed that all people that want to have a good opportunity to succeed in this country will. This is proved by the fact that Barrock Obama is president of the United States because when my father was growing up as a child, there was NO chance that we would ever see a black president in our country.
    C.S. Period 8

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  77. For this assignment I chose to interview my friend. I believe the American dream is to be able to have a happy family that you can support. Not everyone has access to this dream because of the minimal help some people are provided in life.
    J.R. period 8

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  78. I choose to interview my Grandfather. I picked him because he is a very smart and opinionated person In his opinion, the American Dream is something that everyone would like to have, because it would mean that you have succeded and you would have good access to almost everything you want or can live comfortably. The American Dream is born of iving in the land of oppurtunity, oppurtunity is the answer to many problems in the world, because many don't have the oppurtunity to be any better than they are and make any more money than they are worth. They cant just move from the lower class to the upper class. So it is the opportunity to have the ability to go and be free to do as you feel so you can realize your goals and acheive anything you want as long as you work hard, no matter your race.

    He did not think the american dream is accessible to everyone, because of the pockets of poverty and poor health problems. The mentally unhealthy dont read, think, study or communicate well enough so they dont have a vision of what there life can be. People who want immediate rewards are deffinately on the wrong path.
    KC. per 8

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  79. this that i found interesting reading threw the other comments is i agree that the american dream is "to raise a hardmorking independent family that is later successful life" ...i also likes how someone said that the american dream is different for everyone.
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  80. i like what Z.T said about the american dream. This person mentioned that the American dream can be accessed equally because the American dream is diffrent to each person. Everyone has their own goals and dreams.
    l.h period 8

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  81. I chose to interview one of my friends that just graduated college, and get her take on the American Dream, for a younger point of view. She said that she thinks that the American Dream entails a lot of important aspects, but the main things are love, happiness, family, a job, and the opportunity to have them all. She thinks that It’s a privelege to have the opportunity to love who you want, and to do what you want. She said that everyone has to opportunity to create their own Dream and to fulfill it. She wants to be married, have a good family and a home, and a job in which she makes the same amount as her husband because she believes in strong women. When it came to the question of equality in achieving the American Dream, she sad that she does believe that everyone does have the chance to make it happen, but there are however more obsticles for people of different ethnicitys. She thinks that where you have been and where you grew up also plays a huge impact on how you act and how high you hold your dream standards. She doesn’t think that playing the race card will get you anywhere anymore because people have made great achievements without it, white or black.Everyone has to go through obstacles, and she thinks lately it's gotten better for everyone, despite color, age, or gender. Examples of making your dream a reality are all around us, as an African American, people have made flying leaps since older days, and there are scientists, athletes, astraunauts, and so many more that have made their dream come true. B.K. Period 8

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  82. For this assignment, I chose to interview my mom because I figured she'd have a lot of insight on the topic. She said she believes the American dream is having a job that you love, a family, your dream home, being successful and happiness. She said that she does not believe that everyone in the country has fair access to the American dream. She said it was because not everyone goes into adulthood with enough money or education, making the American dream difficult to achieve, and that if you do not have a good education or well-paying job, your access to the American dream is very limited.

    ka period 8

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  83. I think that the American Dream is to have a good job, have a nice house, and pretty much a good life.It depends on how hard you work for it. Life doesnt just hand you a good job and a nice house you have to have the will to work for it.
    A.V.p8(absent on monday)

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  85. i chose to interview my grandma and she said "I think that the american dream is to have a great job, los of money and beautiful wife and kids. I believe that this dream is to be equilly achieved by everyone born in the US but not by the immigrants because they have their own dream but now that is starting to become untrue due to the immigrants".
    R.H. period 8

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  86. For the American Dream assignment i interviewed my dad. He thinks the american dream is becoming self sufficent and becoming non relient on other people. Making something of yourself. When asking him if he thinks everyone has an equal chance of acheiving the american dream he replied that that not everyone has an equal shot at the american dream because different people have more or less money, and different people have better or worse work ethic. When i viewed other students post, i took note to MP's response. I liked his father's view on the dream the dream and how it's the opportunity of a life time and can be acheived with hard work.
    PM. p8

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  87. i dont agree with AH from period 4, because her mom says it is possible for everyone to achieve the "American Dream". how is that possible. How can kids from the ghetto or with parents that are alchohilics or abusers possibly get the same oppurtunity to get it. You need someone by your side, and you need someone to cae about you and care about what you acheive in your life. if you have no one then its not as easy.
    KC per.8

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  88. i agree with every single person. the american dream is working hard and becoming successful. if you work hard in life you eventually get what you want in life.
    -B,period 8

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  89. I interviewed my grandpa to see what he thought the american dream was. I asked him because he is an immigrant that came to this country. He said that he thought the american dream to be successful and have a nice home and family. He told me that everyone had this oppurtunity but he said that he, like other immigrants, had to work harder to achieve this goal. He said he had to overcome more coming to this country and becoming succesful, rather than someone already livng here.

    RM period 8

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  90. i found intresting about other people pretty much thought the same thing as my friend uukiee. i think that money and a good job and good friends are the american dream but mostly to live happily in the land of the free
    mjff
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  91. In my opinion from reading everyone elses responces gave me the same idea. I believe that everyone basically had the same idea, but some people decided to go deep down into the meaning when others just simply stated what needed to be done on the task. I really focused on the parts where people talked about their families because to me thats the most important thing because you want to be able to grow up and raise an amazing succeeding family.
    C.S. Period 8

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  92. the american dream to most people, means "livin' the life" being able to get ahead in this world. sometimes, to some people, it seems like your stuck.it seems like you doomed to failure just like the everyone else you know. the hard part is trancending that idea. if you are able to forget the fact the very few people are able to make it big the the possibilities are endless. everyone was blesed with a talent. its just a matter of finding and cultivating it. never give up, aways keep trying and you will make it someday....fall down 6 times get up 7
    R.B p.8

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  93. I agree with BF in period 1 because there idea of the american dream is the same as the one my grandpa had. The american dream is all about succeeding and having a nice life in America.

    RM period 8

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  94. I agree with AA from period 1. They said that the american dream is whatever future someone has planned for themselves. I think this is true because not everyone has the same goals and dreams and not everyone wants to achieve the same things in their lives. I also agree with what they say about everyone has fair access to their dreams but some might be harder than others to achieve depending on the person and what they want to accomplish.

    ka

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  95. I agree with B.F. from period 1. His ideas are similar to the ones my father and I ahd about the topic. You can't be lazy. If you want to achieve the American Dream you have to work hard for it. This dream is definitely open to everyone. I also agree with the statement that the American Dream includes "a good job, a family, a nice home".
    S.K. Period 1

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  96. For Mrs. Baker's English class I was asked to interview someone about the American Dream. I chose to interview my mother, Mary Hartford- Alden. I asked her what were her thoughts on the American Dream, What does she think it is and does she tink that everyone has access to it?

    Her response:

    The American Dream is:
    -freedom to be all you can be
    -freedom to worship the way you
    -freedom to work hard and be successful
    -and not have to be determined by your class, Caste system, race or sex

    - it's nice to live in an organized society where people are expected to behave themselves

    -everyone has the ability to access public schools, public universities, public libraries, etc.

    - if you want an education work hard, stay away from substance abuse and crime and make the right decisions and you will be rewarded.

    C.A. period 8

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  97. I agree with all the comments, the american dream is to be successful and work very hard. Everone wants to have a perfect life and perfect family. One can get all these by working hard by themselves.

    KC, Period 1

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  98. Thanks to all those who really took the time to interview and put thought into their responses and commentary. I found the following excerpts to be relevant to the discussions that we will have while reading A Raisin in the Sun. It will be interesting to see if you change your mind after the unit. I will share my opinion on access to the American Dream at the end of the unit.
    “Because of someone’s race/or gender not everyone has a fair chance at reaching the American Dream. Especially now with the way the economy is, it makes it that much harder.”
    BDM
    Period 1


    ‘Obama who is of African American decent has achieved the American Dream and is now the President of the United States.”
    S.K.
    Period 1

    “In my eyes, the American Dream system is tilted in favor of the wealthy. To get a shot in this world you need a college education. To get that education you need a large sum of money. It proves to be true that it costs money to make money”
    MP
    Period 1

    “No matter who you are if you work hard enough and set goals for yourself then you can have the American Dream.”
    CT
    Period 1

    ‘There is still racism in America even though people do not want to admit it; this makes it hard for different races that are not white to get certain jobs which would make it hard to achieve this American Dream.”
    KL
    Period 1

    “Everyone starts with a clean slate and even though race, gender, and handicaps may cause a rough patch there are many people that have accomplished amazing things with all of those struggles. You can be anything you want to be as long as you put forth the effort.
    Z.T. "Alpha"
    Period 1

    “Everyone deserves an equal opportunity, it all depends on how hard you work. If you are just going to go through life and try to get by with help from everyone else, you’re not going to make it…Everyone can live the American Dream if they work hard.”
    AM
    Period 4

    "Anyone with ambition and drive can take advantage of the many opportunities that America has to offer."
    SF
    Period 4

    “The job market is also very picky on appearance, especially in the world of entertainment or sales. It isn’t entirely hopeless, trying to achieve happiness in this country, but it is not an EQUAL opportunity for everyone.”

    “In America not everyone has equal access to “The Dream”
    - Education increases chances of it
    - People born with “natural beauty” have a better chance of it
    - People born in homes with more money have a better chance of it
    - Hard working people with bigger ambitions have a better chance of it
    - Children who are guided by responsible adults have a better chance of it”

    Mr. Cintron as told to KH
    Period 4

    “The “American Dream” is the freedom to choose and pursues your own location, to be able to have freedoms such as your religion, (to have) the ability to have a say in the government, and lastly to have a reasonably safe and comfortable home…Not all Americans have an equal shot at this, but they should.’

    JD
    Period 4

    “Not everyone has equal access to (The American Dream). Some people in this country discriminate against foreigners like people native to the Middle East or immigrants from South America.”

    BSB
    Period 8

    “In the past 50 years, we, as a country, made major strides as a society…all people that want to have a good opportunity to succeed in this country will. This is proven by the fact that Barack Obama is president of the United States because when my father was growing up as a child, there was NO chance that we would ever see a black president in our country.”
    C.S.
    Period 8

    “The American Dream is not accessible to everyone, because of the pockets of poverty and poor health problems…People who want immediate rewards are definitely on the wrong path.”
    KC
    Period 8

    “Everyone does have the chance to make (The Dream) happen, but there are however more obstacles for people of different ethnicities. Where you have been and where you grew up also plays a huge impact on how you act and how high you hold your dream standards. “
    B.K.
    Period 8

    “If you do not have a good education or a well-paying job, your access to the American Dream is very limited.”

    KA
    Period 8

    The American Dream is:
    -freedom to be all you can be
    -freedom to worship the way you
    -freedom to work hard and be successful
    -and not have to be determined by your class, Caste system, race or sex

    C. A. Period 8

    How can kids from the ghetto or with parents that are alcoholics or abusers possibly get the same opportunity to (reach the American Dream)? You need someone by your side, and you need someone to care about you and care about what you achieve in your life. If you have no one, then it’s not as easy.
    KC per.8

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  99. I agree with B.F. from period 1. I think that its true everyone has a chance to succeed in America and have the American Dream, but if your lazy and dont push yourself to do anything then don't be surprised when nothing happens. You can't expect to have everything just thrown at you, you have to try and put some effort into things.
    S.R. Period 1

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  100. I chose to interview my dad about His take on the american dream. He told me that he thinks the american dream is all about living in a nice community and having a job that you enjoy working for. In turn this profession will also let you provide for your family and yourself as well. My father also told me that he does believe that everyone had an equal shot at the american dream. He said that it all starts with self discipline. Once you have the self discipline you have to be eager to educate yourself so one day you will be successful at what you want to do.

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  101. The American dream is whatever anyone thinks it is. If you came from nothing, your dream would probably to be successfull & work hard to make a better life for you and your children. My dream was to own a home, and be able to provide a good life for my children and not have to worry about being poor.
    I came from a pretty poor family, I didn't go to college and i still was able to make everything I wanted come true."
    SD period four


    I agree with everything SD has to say becuase its all true and "own a home, and be able to provide a good life for my children and not have to worry about being poor." is many other peoples value's too. They showed how you can come from nothing and live the American dream by using what America has to offer.

    CA period 8

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  102. I interviewed my grandmother to see what she thinks the "American Dream" is. She basically told me that everyone has a chance at whatever they want or want to do in life. She believes the American Dream is that chance. She believed that everyone has the same chance at whatever they want if they work hard enough at it. She also said that some people might have to work harder to get to the same position as other people. I agree with CB's dad and how he believes that everyone has a chance just at different times in there life. And I believe this too.
    ACL period 8

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  103. I agree with ZT from period 1 ideals on the American dream. In my eyes, "the American Dream would be an ideal perfect life of happiness, love, family, and finicial security. we typicall imagine the "American Dream" as two happily married parents with a son, daughter, white picket fence, dog, nice cars, beautiful home, plenty of money, and just unusual happiness all the time"
    -MP / P1

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  104. 1)For this assignment I interviewed a family friend Tony. His ideas on the typical American Dream are that it’s unrestricted liberty to persue anything anyone wishes. That it is not about the money or the kind of car you drive. It’s about persevering things that matter to make you happy without the interferences from the government.
    2)Tony’s ideas on fair access to the American dream are that he doesn’t think the American dream can be found anywhere in the world. Race and gender hold people back. We have gotten better over the years with all of it but that doesn’t mean it’s still not out there. In the world there are lacks of social freedoms like the casts system and the rights people have. If you did want to have the American Dream your best opportunity is to find it in the United States.
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  105. I interviewed my sister on her thoughts about the "American Dream." She believes that each individual has a starting point, whether they start off with very little money, or having a perfect life. If someone wants to fullfil their dream that badly, they will work the extra 110% to succed. It's not suppose to start off easy. To be proud of an American Dream, a person will most likely hit obstacles along the way only to make themselves stronger. When a goal is reached, its something that an individual should be proud of all the hard work into what they dream to do throught out their life time.

    BP period 4

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  106. I chose to interview my dad because he seems like a typical american guy who would have an opinion about what the "american dream" means to him. He said that the "american dream" is different for each individual person and that everyone should strive and work hard to achieve their own "american dream". He said that if people wanted their dreams bad enough that they will achieve them and their "american dream" can be achieved. The "american dream" should be something special to each individual and be of meaning to them.
    MP period 4 (absent)

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  107. Many immigrants viewed America as a haven to escape their hardships and struggles. America was the birthplace of the American Dreams. The American Dream was known to many newcomers as starting off with a clean slate, getting a respectable job, and making enough money to support their family and desires. Although a significant amount of people had a dream, most people couldn't fullfill it due to hatred and racism. If your skin wasn't white or if you didn't have a "normal" accent then you were considered an outcast and your American Dream was automatically diminished to nothing. African Americans and immigrants were given mediocre jobs and laws were enforced to prevent them from the opportunities that were open to white Americans.
    C.D. period 8

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