The American Dream

what is the american dream ?

The American Dream is a national ethos of the united States

The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the second sentence of the United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that "all men are created equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

A unitary definition does not exist–the American dream probably has a different meaning to every US citizen. For some it is the dream of freedom and equality, for others it is the dream of a fulfilled life or even the dream of fame and wealth.
In general, the American dream can be defined as being the opportunity and freedom for all citizens to achieve their goals and become rich and famous if only they work hard enough.
Some people also incorporated ideals of religious freedom into their dream.

history
The American Dream was founded in 1776
The idea of an American Dream is older than the United States, when people began to come up with all sorts of hopes and aspirations for the new and largely unexplored continent
This idea came back during the Great Depression the American Dream represented a reaffirmation of traditional American hopes"' (Anthony Brandt). several people wrote about a dream, in the goal of entrenching it in the American society. One of which was James Truslow Adams who invented the term American Dream in 1931. He used it to generate the idea that with enough hard work and luck, anybody could achieve what they wanted in life.

Martin Luther King has also been one of the most important leaders of the American Dream.
We can notice it in his famous speech “I have a dream” on the 28th of August 1963:

“I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”

It is also mentioned in his speech “American Dream” on the