The American dream

- reality or an illusion
Instructor: Dr. Ng T Lp
Group: - Nguyn Thu Thy
- Nguyn Th Thanh Hoa
- on Th Phng
- Nguyn Th Minh Trang
- Nguyn Th Nhung

1. The American dream - its definition

and origin
2. Effects of the American dream

OUTLINE
3. The American dream
today

4. Conclusion

Part 1: The American

dream - its definition and
origin

What is American dream?

American dream convey

many images
raising a family

 Historian James Truslow Adams popularized

the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931
book Epic of America:
He wrote "The American Dream is dream of a
land in which life should be better and richer
and fuller for every one with opportunity for
each according to ability or achievement.

Origins
In the 1600s
The old Puritans came to
America, began to have hopes
and aspirations for the new and
largely unexplored continent.
Many of these dreams focused
on owning land and
establishing prosperous
businesses.
generate happiness
ideals of religious freedom

Origins
In the 1770s
The dream of coming to America and working
hard to achieve anything a person wanted had its
roots in the Declaration of Independence signed
in 1776.

Origins
In 1930s
Historian James Truslow Adams popularized the
phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book Epic of
America

with enough hard work and luck, anybody could

achieve what they wanted in life.

Adams used the term to describe the complex

beliefs, religious promises and political and social
expectations.

PART 3
EFFECTS OF THE
AMERICAN DREAM

A. The success

What the Americans think of the American dream

Percentages of Americans who consider these factors very or

extremely important in their vision of the American dream

Positive effects of American

dream
Encourage people to achieve goals in
their fields.
Inform the aspiration for everyone in
life and create a plan to turn it into
lifes work.
Belief in a better, richer and fuller life.

People who have achieved the

American Dream
(George Lucas Creator
of Star wars)

My life is making
movies, and I like
storytelling. My dream
is that I get to do it

Ralph
Lauren
maker of Polo; son
of
Russian
immigrants
who
became a fashion
mogul
billionaire,
started working in
his teens to buy
fashionable clothing.

We
may
come
from
different
places and have
different
stories,
but
we
share
common
hopes,
and
one
very
American dream
Barack Obama

B. The unsuccess

The American Dream can have

positive or negative effects
The American Dream requires hard work
and dedication, and it also gives purpose
to ones life.
However, not all dreams come true, and
sometimes, an initial dream may turn out
to be worse than what one expected.
In pursuing the American dream, people
may find success, purpose, and happiness
through their work, but may also
experience failure, regret, and depression.

The American Dream seem to be

out of reach for:

According to Labor Departments

statistics
people of color: out of work as twice
as Caucasian Americans
70% Latin Americans out of work
compared to Caucasian workers
Immigrants have a much harder time
reaching success when compared to
middle class or wealthy white
Americans

Muslim, African Americans

and the American Dream

Muslim, African Americans and the

American Dream
a lot of discrimination against
Muslims than against any other
religious group
45% Muslim Americans are living
below, at, or dangerously close to the
poverty line
African Americans have faced the
hardships of racism and segregation
within the United States

Negative effects of the

American Dream examples
Life of Hmong refugees in America:
Hmong Americans are Americans of Hmong
descent from Southeast Asia, most notably
from Thailand, Vietnam and Laos during the
Vietnam War.
-The Hmong remain one of the poorest
ethnic groups in the nation.
-a hard time finding their place
- they were placed in poor neighborhoods
with failing schools, few jobs, and little
cultural and mental health support.

Life of illegal immigrants: With

poor housing and an unsanitary
environment

The campsites are made

from old pieces of wood
and plastic, small and
dark, with the only
source of light coming
from the sun
There is no running
water or toilets,
the only water source
being from the houses
used in the irrigation
process in the fields.

Life of illegal immigrants on

the way to America: Chinese
Stowaways died while trying to
enter the U.S.

WHY
TAKE
THE
RISK?

Chinese stowaways died

whiletrying to enter the US
Their prison was a 40-foot-long metal box,
stuffed deep into the cargo hold of a ship.
In darkness lit only by flashlights, 18 men
sat on old blankets and cardboard boxes.
When they got hungry, they had crackers,
rice and water. When the seas turned
rough, they had buckets for toilets.

Three men died, 15 blinking, sick men,

barefooted and barely able to stand. To
find the American Dream, they have to
exchange their lives.

Part 3:
The American dream
today

The American Dream

Everyone born equal
Democratic country and any
American citizen can be
elected President
Free to live their lives the
way they want to
The USA is full of wealth and
opportunities
Anyone can be successful if
they work hard

Its called the American Dream

cause you have to be asleep to
believe it . . .
George Carlin

Does The American Dream

work?
42% of working adults feel used up by the end
of the day
69% would like to live a more relaxed life
Parents spend forty percent less time with their
children than they did thirty years ago
Per capita consumption in the last twenty years
has risen forty-five percent, while the quality of
life as measured by the Index of Social Health has
decreased by fifty-one percent
Only 21% of young people today now think they
will achieve the good life, compared with fortyone percent twenty years ago.
Source Charles Handy, The Hungry Spirit, page 28.

The American Dream

today

Money

The entire essence of

America is the hope to first
make money then make
money with money then
make lots of money with lots of
money
Paul Erdman

Prosperity
The belief that everyone in
the United States has the
chance to achieve and prosper

Happiness
- Financial security, equal

The American Dream

today
Barack Obama as the first black
president

What is unique about America is that we want these

dreams for more than ourselves - we want them for each
other. That's why we call it the American dream. We want it
for the kid who doesn't go to college because she cannot
afford it; for the worker whose wondering if his wages will
pay this winter's heating bill; for 47 million Americans living
without health care; for the millions more who worry if they
have enough to retire with the dignity they have earned.
America is the sum of our dreams. And what binds us
together, what makes us one American family, is that we
stand up and fight for each other's dreams, that we reaffirm
that fundamental belief - I am my brother's keeper, I am my
sister's keeper - through our politics, our policies, and in our
daily lives. It's time to do that once more. It's time to
reclaim the American dream.

The Audacity of Hope:Thoughts on Reclaiming the American

Dream

Conclusion

conclusion
The idea of the right to "life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness
The American Dream is deeply
rooted in American society.

conclusion
Pursuing hopes and dreams brings
and purpose and determination into
the life. The harder you work to
achieve your dreams, the more they
are to become reality.

conclusion
However, not all dreams come true.
Many people have overambitious
dreams, only to learn the hard way
that they would not happen
American dream is not the same for
all Americans. This dream is not
attainable to all because of the
inequality rooted in class, race and
ethnic origin.
America dream is not for everyone.

Discussion

1. Who was the first person to

popularize the term "American
Dream"
A.James Truslow Adams
B. Mather Luther King
C. Barack Obama
D. Donald Trump

2. The idea of the right to

"life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness" is contained
in what document?
A.The Federalist Papers
B. Declaration of Independence
C. The 18th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution

3. Is home ownership rising or

falling in America in 2010?
A.rising
B. falling
C. staying the same

4. Who more easily achieve the

American Dream?
A. Ethnic minority
B. Single parent
C. Blue collar
D. White collar

Question: What is your personal

American dream?
Your dream are your creative vision of your life in
the future.
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will
die today.
Each persons destiny is not a matter of chance,
its a matter of choice.

THANK YOU