American Dream

conquest of the American West encouraging immigration and land use. During this period, the country has a large population growth due to immigration, with 31 million people in 1860, 62 million people in 1890, 75 million people in 1900 and 105 million in 1920. For the first time in 1890, he entered the United States as many Latins and Slavs as British, Scandinavian and Germanic. The "American dream" led millions of immigrants to see America as a promised land. Today, the American Dream also takes the

pronounced a famous speech "I Have a Dream". It was even supporting by John Kennedy in the fight against racial discrimination. Martin Luther King became the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. End March 1968 Martin Luther King left at Memphis to support black sanitation workers who were striking since the beginning of the month to obtain better pay and better treatment. But violence burst around the peaceful marches and a young African American was killed. Then in the beginning

Cette sculpture de Duane HANSON illustre parfaitement les débuts de la société de consommation et celle de la société américaine des années 1960. A travers son œuvre l’auteur veut montrer quel est l’aboutissement de ce mode de vie américain « The American Way of Life » adopté par les populations que se soit aux Etats-Unis ou ailleurs et à quel point leur manière de consommer entraine la transformation des lieux de consommation qui évolue au même degré que la façon de dépenser. Chaque élément présent

This passage of the film, where the boys and the girls sing the song “America” is extremely famous. The song is a perfect testimony of what Puerto Ricans used to think about America once there. It is a complete analysis of the pros and cons of this dream-like country. Indeed, while the girls are singing in honor of the United States, the boys reply in an ironic way, being more realistic than the girls about the seamy side of the country. I will see the arguments of the girls, who praise the bright

ENGLISH Written expression Ferreira Cloé Tle ES On the one hand, we can say that the United States is a country very attractive, because everyone has the idea of the American dream. This ideal is represented by the icons of America which started from scratch and ended up at the top as the model Marilyn Monroe, the famous actor of Western: John Wayne, the father of rock, Elvis Presley. We have a good image of the United States thanks to their power which is illustrated

Separating Church and State 9. (Social Services): The Social Safety Net 10. (The Arts): Distinctively American Arts 11. (Sports & Entertainment): Exporting Popular Culture 12. (The Media): The Media and Their Messages Holidays: National Celebrations Chapter One ONE FROM MANY Immigration patterns and ethnic composition The Statue of Liberty The story of the American people is a story of immigration and diversity. The United States has welcomed more immigrants than any other

college, namely the late 1960s. At that time the social and political climate, not only in the US but in the whole world, was very tense. African American Groups were demanding equal treatment and the end of segregation.Mainly in the 1960s Blacks all over the US began to rally behind different leaders who were fighting for the advance of the Afro-Americans. The two most famous were Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X (later known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz). Dr. King had gathered a massive protest

his famous speech “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood…” President Kennedy officially started to support MLK’s movement when he proposed a law to guarantee the civil rights of colored people. Martin Luther King was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963. With this prize he became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure

nous étudions 2ème partie de « Je peux vous dire aujourd'hui [ …] sachant qu'un jour nous serons libres » Martin Luther King fait un rêve. C’est un terme qu’il n’emploie pas par hasard. En effet, il y fait référence au rêve américain « The American Dream ». C’est la possibilité et la liberté pour tous les citoyens d’atteindre leurs buts et de devenir riches et célèbres, s’ils travaillent suffisamment pour y parvenir. C’est l’idée que si l’on travaille avec persévérance, on réussira. Martin

1940s: +14.5% The 1950s: record in a context when already the US has very high demographic expansion compared to European countries. The expansion of the population also coincides with a rapid shift in urbanization. But more a suburbanization. The American population is living more and more in cities but not in the center of cities. Corporate gigantism and Economic preeminence In the 1950s GM had a turnover that was only a little inferior than the French National Budget. Its sales represented more