I decided to ask a few people as to what they thought it was. One person told me that the American dream was to be rich. Another person told me it was having a perfect family situation. The last person believed the American dream was to be able to do absolutely nothing. Whether it is a family working together towards one common goal, or a single woman working her way up the ladder, in a sense it is all the same dream. Regardles of the goal one works towards, it all comes down to success. Success includes getting ahead at work and school, and the goal of attaining wealth, power, and prestige. Without success why would anyone want to do anything? You would think that success is free to every American, but it is not.It depends very much on race, colour and sex. .
American Values, it has been said, means different things to different people, but with the same major goal. Differences in wealth and status affect the meaning of the dream for different people. Its meaning has also changed repeatedly over time. The reason that it has changed is because the American goal is regulated by the government and the economy. An eighteenth century white male plantation owners' answer to the question, "What are American values?" would probably be diferent from that of a modern, black, buisness-type female. A common essence shines through these many aspects of the American dream. You can devide success into three main groups:.
1) A big indicator to one's success is the performance on the job. If a person is doing well, generally, they are successful. .
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2) Another indicator to success is wealth. Although you cannot achieve happiness by wealth, you can buy things and live comfortably, which a lot of people believe is the epitome of the American values. .
3) The last indicator to success is prestige. If you think about one person that you know is successful, I bet he or she has prestige.
One man who have obtained all theese indicators, is the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
America's family values are very important to our citizens. For many years the American family and its values have been one of the top priorities of our nation. ... It determines these values and set a standard for the whole of America's people. Family values are of the utmost importance to the American citizen. ... America seems to be gradually losing these very important values which are of immeasurable cost. ...
What are values? Values are a set of beliefs, ideas, and morals. ... Values help to build a person's character and personality. ... The decline of values among the American youth is a serious problem. ... News stories of kids killing kids and students carrying guns to school are common throughout America. ...
"We expect the markets to reflect the true value of currency - the way that currencies ought to be valued is based upon economic activity, a fiscal policy, monetary policy of the respective governments, the potential for growth, and the potential for long-term viability of economies that's how our respective currencies ought to be valued- (President Bush) Over the past two years the value of the American dollar relative to other currencies, such as the Japanese Yen and the Euro, has declined dramatically. ... The Bush administration's pursuit of a market driven value for the Amer...
VALUES Your values are part of who you are. ... We aren't born with values. ... First, my most important value would be family. ... Living in the United States of America everyone has the right to the pursuit of happiness. ... Last, my Third most important value is success. ...
The values are particular unique in separating us from animals. ... Knowing the processing of individual values started on the field and the court of sports. ... Integrity is a valued asset in my world as it is in many circles. ... " This is a simple answer in most cases is our values. ... The Iraqi regime was defeated in 1991 during the gulf war and William Bache the author of, "Transferring American Military Values to Iraq " states that, "It was defeated, totally corrupted force that had learned not to take initiative and not to question unethical orders "(p. 1, para. 4). ...
Values: knowing right from wrong, moral ideas that encompass American culture. Many Americans believe that the values in this nation are on a decline. ... When in power they propose legislation to improve the values in America. ... Instilling the values of the past can only come from the American family. ... Melissa Healy writes on America's moral decline in an essay called "Fighting to Fill the Values Gap." ...
In the book entitled American Ways authored by Gary Althens highlighted nine values and assumptions shared by Americans. ... Other values shared by Americans are the equality and informality. ... Being competitive, Americans, therefore, value time most. ... As the summit of American values are the concept of achievement, action, work, and materialism. ... Although those values are considered common for Americans, they are viewed differently by non-Americans even contradictorily. ...
Nothing seems to bother us as Americans, and it seems that this trend is only growing. ... Personally, I believe family values couldn't be any better. ... Who is to say that society has had a diminished capacity of family values? Values are personal, physical and mental. ... Politicians who are only looking for a reason to blame America's problems within Americans. ...
Such is the case with our conceptions of the American land. ... Unfortunately, we do not always value the land in the ways of the Native Americans or the Puritans. ... Indeed, Columbus did value the land for which he reaped; however, it is his intentions that differ from those of the Native Americans and Puritans. ... Moreover, are our own values toward the American land. ... The value of nature, and the fragileness it beholds. ...
