Definitions for American Dream
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1. American Dreamnoun

   the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did

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1. American Dreamnoun

   A widespread determination by Americans to provide their children with a better upbringing than their parents were able to provide for them.

2. American Dreamnoun

   A philosophy that with hard work, courage and determination, anyone can prosper and achieve success.

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1. American Dream

   The American Dream is the national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals including representative democracy, rights, liberty, and equality, in which freedom is interpreted as the opportunity for individual prosperity and success, as well as upward social mobility for oneself and their children, achieved through hard work in a capitalist society with few barriers. The term "American Dream" was coined by James Truslow Adams in 1931, saying that "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.Proponents of the American Dream often claim that its tenets originate from the United States Declaration of Independence, which states that "all men are created equal" with the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is used similarly. It states that the Constitution's purpose is to, in part, "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity".Throughout American history, there have been critics of its national ethos. Some critics point out that American focus on individualism and capital results in materialism, consumerism and a lack of worker solidarity. In 2015, only 10.5 percent of American workers were members of a labor union. The American Dream has also been criticized as a product of American exceptionalism, as it does not acknowledge the hardships many Americans face, namely in regards to the legacies of American slavery and Native American genocide, as well as other examples of discriminatory violence.Belief in the American Dream is often inversely associated with rates of national dissolutionment. Evidence indicates that upward economic mobility has declined and income inequality has risen in the United States in recent decades. In 2020, a poll found only 54 percent of US adults thought the American Dream was attainable for them, 28 percent believed it was unattainable for them personally, while 9 percent rejected the idea of the American Dream entirely. Younger generations were also less likely to believe in the American Dream than their older counterparts.

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1. american dream

   The American Dream refers to the national ethos and belief system of the United States, in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity, success, and upward social mobility achieved through hard work. It often implies the ability to pursue one's personal version of happiness, including but not limited to the ownership of a house, achieving a good job, and living a life better than one's parents. The American Dream is deeply rooted in the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims that "all men are created equal" with the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

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1. American Dream

   The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that "all men are created equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of American Dream in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of American Dream in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of American Dream in a Sentence

1. Hakeem Jeffries:

   This is a horrific incident and those responsible need to be prosecuted, but from a public policy perspective, everyone at the city, state and federal level needs to re-engage in Brownsville and help the residents better pursue the American dream. Brownsville has been left behind as Brooklyn has become one of the hottest places to live in the nation.

2. Young Kim:

   Americans across the country are feeling the impacts of economic and public safety crises from rising living costs to increasing crime hurting consumers and small business owners, the Republican Party is the Grand Opportunity Party that is working on pro-growth policies to make life affordable, keep communities safe and ensure future generations can pursue their American dream.

3. Pastor Brooks:

   Just because you grew up in a tough environment does not mean that you cannot succeed, that you can not achieve, that if you put hard work in, if you are committed and courageous, you can achieve the American dream that everyone is out to get, and that's so important not just to these young men, but to all the young men in our community, especially those who are committing these violent crimes.

4. Karina Lipsman:

   I believe to be the American dream is freedom and the liberties that we have here to be able to do any things that you want to do, so if you want to go be a politician, you can go be a politician. If you want to be a CEO, you can be a CEO. … The opportunities are endless. There's no oppression. You're able to just speak out against your government and not be scared [of] being thrown in jail. You can practice your faith and not be afraid of any repercussions.

5. Douglas MacArthur:

   Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=American Dream
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/American_Dream
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream
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5. ^ Wikidata
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