My american dream

Edited by Michael Kearney This book first published 2022 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 2PA UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2022 by Michael Kearney and contributors

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness ” This is a dream Now one of the first things we notice about this dream is an amazing universalism

Overview In this lesson students will discuss the concept of “The American Dream” and develop their own definition of this concept The students will then examine two poems that explore this concept and highlight groups of people who historically have not had access to “The American Dream ”

opportunity on the American Dream for educated black Americans taking into account the current context and historical context of black Americans Throughout history the American Dream has been central to the American value system and has helped to define the essence of American culture While the literature on the American Dream

The working definitions are: 1 The American Dream is ‘an indigenous belief in the unbridled freedom and unique heritage of a people’ and 2 The American is ‘the belief in self-actualization of the good fortunes guaranteed by American liberties opportunities and freedom ’