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1、American Dream,Outline,Definition,Its an idea that anyone in the US can succeed through hard work and has the potential to lead a happy, successful life.,Fulfillment,Freedom,It has been refined to include things such as Independence.,Expansion of meaning,Individualism,Equality,Democracy,Freedom,Equa
2、lity,Democracy,Original of American Dream,The term was first used by James Truslow Adams in his book TheEpicof America which was written in 1931.,He states: The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each accordi
3、ng to ability or achievement.,The meaning of the American Dream has changed over the course of history, and includes both personal components (such as home ownership and upward mobility) and a global vision.,Different period different meanings,1,2,3,4,Golden Age,Industrialization,Nowadays,Political
4、leaders related,Benjamin Franklin,Hillary Clinton,Henry Kissinger,Abraham Lincoln,Meaning in Ethnics,Sometimes the Dream is identified with success in sports or how working class immigrants seek to join the American way of life.,Peoples American dream,Martin Luther King,Jr,I have a dream that one da
5、y this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.,I have a dream,I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.,So , what is my dream?,Higher Grades?,A Sweetheart?,A Slim figure?,Or?,Good Job?,To live a simple and full live,To have a happy family,To have a healthy body,My dream is,How about you? What is your dream?,Thank you!,