Friday, November 28, 2008

“American dream” in the Medias


“The American deam is belief in the freedom that allows all citizens and residents of the United States to pursue their goals in life through hard work and free choice.” The American Dream is something very utopist. It varies from a person to another, but usually, we have all the same American dream. Medias started to put labels in this common dream, and the world started slowly to adopt those labels.

Living the dream as a family: As a kid, and still now, we have ideas of what we want our lives to look like. Maybe raise a family? Probably the goal of many people throughout history. People want to find true love, hoping that their true love will be a high-School first love, get married with that person, and raise a family... Have a really close family, love each other no matter what. The thing about this is that to get to that dream, it takes time energy and compromises, people don’t want to work hard to get what they want. A girl’s dream of a perfect wedding would be, walking the aisle, being the prettiest person in the whole room, getting married in the south We all think about raising a family to give knowledge, give love, and to protect a life the very best you can. In movies, usually you will see the perfect family as a wife, an husband and two kids, a girl and a boy.

Living the dream, rich: People like to dream big. Dreaming of graduating in a prestigious school like Harvard, in which the chances of entering are really slim. We all get fooled easily, that’s probably why so much people play the lottery, in hope of a better tomorrow. Getting a good job is important for most, being on the top of the food chain, being successful and appreciated for your work. Some people have slightly different points of view, some citizens will forget the fact that they hate their jobs, but will do it anyway, because it is well paid.

Living the dream in “Death of s salesman”: We can say that this book is the complete opposite of the American dream. The family is torn apart from betrayal and money problems. Members of the family are poor, and failed to get a successful career. The Dad, in the family is half senile, and they have to borrow money from the neighbors.

Living the dream in “The pursuit of happyness”: This movie is ultra touching, partly because it is based on a true story. The pursuit of happyness is the story of a man doing all he possibly can to provide for himself and his son.

Living the dream for Barack Obama: Barak Obama being the president of the United States is a big step in history. First African American to get elected, people hope for the best. Barack had a hard beginning of life. His dad left the family when he was really young. But, he is now a politician, and soon to be the president of the United States. He worked extremely hard to achieve his goal, and I really hope to see how good a president he can be!


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