US II Jan 16

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US II Jan 16

• Goal Review the American Dream Final
• QOD What does the American Dream mean to you?
• Agenda HW Website
• Hand out final
• Turn It In
• Powerpoint

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What is THE AMERICAN DREAM?
Powerpoint adapted by Suzanne Conti
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Is FREEDOM?
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EQUALITY?
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INDIVIDUALISM?
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MOBILITY?
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AMERICAN DREAM

• Land of Opportunity
• Rags to RichesAnyone can become rich, famous,
  and powerful.
• Jobs and education are available to all who want
  them.
• Meritocracy (rewards) skill effort.
• Through hard work, courage and determination, one
  can achieve prosperity. Americans can live
  better than their parents did.

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Emma Lazarus is best known for "The New
Colossus", a sonnet written in 1883 its lines
appear on a bronze plaque in the pedestal of the
Statue of Liberty1 in 1912.

• "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled
  masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched
  refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the
• homeless, tempest-tossed
• to me, I lift my lamp beside
• the golden door!"

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Coming to America

• America is called the Melting Pot because of
  the immigration here from all over the world.
  Even though immigrants spoke different languages,
  had different cultures, and held different
  beliefs, the one thing they all had in common was
  to pursue the American Dreamlife, liberty, and
  the pursuit of happiness.

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• The American Dream is the dream of a land where
  all people can succeed through hard work. It is
  also an idea that suggests that all people have
  the potential to live happy, successful lives.

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• Lets view a few videos about the American
  Dream.
• Neil Diamond Coming to America
• A Student Project
• The Collapse of the American Dream
• Lee Greenwood Song

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• Originally, the focus was on hard work and
  religious freedom. Today, however, the focus
  seems to be on material prosperity and fame.
• The American Dream is deeply rooted in American
  society.
• Several critics have pointed out that this dream
  is not attainable to all because of the
  inequality rooted in class, race and ethnic
  origin.

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• The phrase The American Dream came into the
  American vocabulary starting in 1867 when writer,
  Horatio Alger used it in a story. It was a
  rags-to-riches tale of a poor orphan boy in New
  York City who saved his pennies, worked hard and
  eventually became rich.
• It became the model that through honesty, hard
  work and strong determination, the American Dream
  was available to anyone willing to make the
  journey.

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Dream Makers

• If one advances confidently in the direction of
  his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which
  he has imagined, he will meet with a success
  unexpected in common hour.
• - Henry David Thoreau

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Arnold was born to a police officer and housewife
in Austria, and later emigrated to the U.S.
speaking no English He went to community college
and started acting. Now he is a
multi-millionaire, married into one of the most
elite families in Americathe Kennedys, and is a
former governor of CA. He has said In this
country, it doesn't make any difference where you
were born. It doesn't make any difference who
your parents were. It doesn't make any difference
if, like me, you couldn't even speak English
until you were in your twenties.
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Ralph Laurenmaker of Polo son of Russian
immigrants who became a fashion mogul
billionaire, started working in his teens to buy
fashionable clothing.
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Oprah, raised by her grandmother in rural poor
Mississippi, is a billionaire with a book club,
television show, several charities, and many
other endeavors.
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Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the U.S.,
was famous for his Witicisms and for discovering
electricity. He was born the son of a candle
maker and was one of 17 children.
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Finally, Tei Fu Chen is a Taiwanese immigrant who
went from living in his car to building a
billion-dollar herbal foods empire.
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The Declaration of Independence was written in
1776 by Thomas Jefferson. The general sentiment
is that people are better off than their parents
and that it is possible to start out poor and
work hard to become rich.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
all men are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty, and the
Pursuit of Happiness
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It all begins with a Dream . . .

• You see things and say, Why? But I dream things
  that never were and I say, Why not?
• George Bernard Shaw

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Chinese Stowaways die while trying to enter the
U.S.
WHY TAKE THE RISK?
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American Dream?...
Or, a Tale of Two Cities?
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Before we assemble into groups to
determine the American Dream lets watch a few
videos that show China trying to live the
American Dream. Searching for the American
Dream in China
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Lets read an article about Do We Need 75,000 a
Year to Be Happy? By Belinda Luscombe Monday,
Sep. 06, 2010 Time Magazine Article
Lets read an article about
Lets read an article about


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REFLECT
How accurate is the American Dream? You will
work in groups of 3-5 to decide What does the
American Dream mean in today's world? Is it
the same for all Americans? Is it a myth? Is it
simply a quest for a better life? Why do some
see their dreams fulfilled, and others see their
dreams wither and die?How has the American
Dream changed over time? What factors affect
these major events in history (political,
economic, educational, social, etc.)? What is
your personal American Dream? What is your
groups personal dream, as a whole? Use large
paper to complete your answers