What these wishes are, were expressed in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence of 1776, where it was stated: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ... To these people, America represented a new life of freedom, holding a promise of spiritual and material happiness. ... So there emerged a state of material well-being but lacking in spiritual life or purpose. So that when Fitzgerald produced Gatsby, modelled ...

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The old American Dream was about the desire of a land, where life should be better, fuller and richer for every man. The old American Dream was in the minds of the early settlers, who fled from Europe to America. ... But it was very difficult for them to start a new life. ... The American dream was also laid down in the Deceleration of Thomas Jefferson, where it is expressed, that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are self-evident rights of the individual. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that are endowed by their creator with certain una...

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In the book The Epic of America written by James Truslow Adams in 1931 stated that The American Dream was one many immigrants have of a land in which life should be better for each person based on their ability and their achievements. ... Being an American, also means you have an equal chance at life, no matter the competitors around you and also not based on gender, race, sex, or religion... ... Early in America's history we faced certain periods of segregation. Many people were not offered the same chance at life. ... Thomas Jefferson once said, "Rightful liberty is unobstructed ac...

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