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Content: The American Dream. In the preface to his book The Epic of America, Adams wrote of “the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” The instant popularity of the term The American Dream may well be attributed in no small way to the timing of its coinage—in the midst of the Great Depression, his phrase that encapsulated the vision that anyone could rise above adverse circumstances through dedication was a hopeful note. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech alludes to The American Dream with respect to racial inequality in the US, joining the literature of The American dream that helped define the nation. Examples of The American Dream
The ‘American dream’ is increasingly out of reach, as social mobility declines and fewer children face a better future than their parents. Steven H Woolf & Laudan Aron, Failing health of the United States, February, 2018
‘my grandparents came here with $15 and opened a bakery business.’ cool story. mine have been here since 1700 working for free and not allowed to open a gotdamn thing. i'm glad the american dream worked out for you. @AmeriKraut, January, 2018
Carlos Campos arrived in the United States alone at age 13 and without papers, after nine months of walking and hitchhiking across three countries.