THE American Dream - RWS 200

Throughout the chapter Hanson and White talk about how the American Dream has changed over the years and who has impacted that change. Many of our presidents have used the American Dream as a proposition in their campaign to get citizens to vote for them. These slogans have had huge impacts on the United State's citizens and who they choose to vote for or who they choose not to vote for.  Presidents have been using the American dream to not just gain support but also win elections and celebrate their accomplishment. Ronald Reagan was the first president to use this slogan for gain of support in hope to win the election. President Obama used the American Dream in his inaugural address, "Obama gave testimony to the Dream's endurance, citing his own life's journey to become the fist African American president..." (pg. 2) Obama is not using the American Dream to gain support here, he is using it to tell his citizens what kind of man he is and how many p...

I believe that everyone has a different idea of what the American dream is and everyone interprets their dream differently. One person's dream could be about how they came to America to be happy while others could be about how they think the American dream is all about wealth and riches. Your American dream depends on how you were raised, what your goals are in life, your beliefs, where you live and so much more. It is called a dream because it is an idea of a perfect lifestyle that everyone thrives to have. Everyone has different dreams, goals and ambitions so, everyones American dream would be different depending on their desires.  While I was in Belize a few years ago people would ask where I was from and when I would respond with California they would always have an awed expression on their face. They would think that I had the "perfect" American dream because I lived in a beautiful, wealthy state. They would continue to ask me questions about where I lived...