1 / 6

The American Dream

The American Dream. Do Now . (Extremely not) Daily Journal The Declaration of Independence promises “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…” Do you think that this is currently working in the United States? Why or why not?. History of the “American Dream”.

amber
Download Presentation

The American Dream

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The American Dream

  2. Do Now • (Extremely not) Daily Journal • The Declaration of Independence promises “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…”Do you think that this is currently working in the United States? Why or why not?

  3. History of the “American Dream” • First used by James Truslow Adams in his book The Epic of 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 according to ability or achievement….It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but adream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position."

  4. The Declaration of Independence • Second Sentence: • “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.”

  5. The Declaration of Independence • Major Premises • Worksheet Review • Organization • Natural Law • Preamble • Grievances • Disappointment at Failure of Diplomacy • Conditions of Revolution

  6. The American Dream • What about today?

More Related