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POST4 : MYTHS & HEROES: THE AMERICAN DREAM

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American Dream Definition : The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. The American Dream is 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." Also, the U.S. Constitution promotes similar freedom, in the Preamble: to "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" Symbols of American Dreams : For me the symbols of American Dreams are a family together around a table : man, woman and children. They all look happy with a big smile and ravisant looking. They're next to a lake with a boat, maybe theirs. The weither is beautiful as it