Thursday, October 6, 2011
The American Dream
The American Dream is the idea that all people in a democratic society can achieve their goals, which may include success in a job, happiness in life, a less rigid class structural system and no constraints imposed on an individual due to race, ethnicity, gender, beliefs or sexual orientation.
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What is happiness in life? That is something that might need more definition.
ReplyDeleteTo argue against finding success in a job, maybe a person simply wants a job that will feed the family but doesn't require its success.
ReplyDeleteIsn't there more to the American Dream goals? like traveling or would go under happiness in life?
ReplyDeleteYour definition will require you to define your qualifiers. What is success? What is happiness? Because success and happiness are debatable terms as well.
ReplyDeleteYou might need to define your qualifiers in this definition. success? happiness in life?
ReplyDeleteAmerica actually has a lot of class structure, so you might want to go more in depth on that aspect too.
ReplyDeleteDefining your qualifiers might make this thesis stronger!
ReplyDeleteMake sure your qualifiers are stronger, happiness is something in itself that can be argued. If you get that cleared up so that just "the American dream" is arguable, I think you will be good.
ReplyDeleteIs the American dream available in countries besides America? Because "the idea that all people in a democratic society can achieve their goals, which may include success in a job, happiness in life, a less rigid class structural system and no constraints imposed on an individual due to race, ethnicity, gender, beliefs or sexual orientation" exist in a majority of countires.
ReplyDeleteI was going to do this very same topic, but i gave up..... seems like you have a strong definition... a topic like this will always be arguable because there's no actual definition for this, and also it varies within people's perspectives.
ReplyDeleteThis already seems like the standard "American Dream" definition. Your qualifiers might need more defining. You need to clear that up. What is success? What is happiness? This ambiguity should not be in your thesis.
ReplyDeleteI think this can be an arguable definition, but i think is is very similar to the American dream definition. You should change it a little.
ReplyDeleteYou may want to add some clarification by defining your qualifiers. Also I'm not sure this is very controversial definition. I think that many people would agree with this definition.
ReplyDeleteVery hard thing to define. You have a couple good qualifiers that really make it a strong definition. I liked it because it is very debatable
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