Title: The American Dream Is Alive and Well | Fox Business
Headings: The American Dream Is Alive and Well
The American Dream Is Alive and Well
Content: Although they have their whole lives ahead of them, about half of those aged 18 to 29 recently surveyed said that the dream is dead. That is a sobering data point. Sadly, roughly half the population is wrong. They’ve been sold a bill of goods in terms of the meaning of the phrase and their belief in its attainability, or lack thereof. I’m sure you’re wondering which half I’m referring to, but first, we need to get something out of the way. What is the American dream? The term was popularized in the 1931 book The Epic of America by James Truslow Adams. The historian offered several variations on the theme, but the one most often sited is, “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.” I couldn’t have come up with a better description myself. It’s important to note that the first part of the sentence compares opportunity in America to that of other lands, particularly European.