Studs Terkel

The Myth of Individualism America is famous for the reputation of being the land of opportunity, and for generations immigrants have fled to the United States to experience the freedom and equality our government lays claim to. The fundamental of this reputation is the American Dream, the belief that life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each by hard working regardless of social class or circumstances of birth(by James Truslow Adams). The American Dream

The American dream isn't big, it isn't small and it isn't defined as something specific the american dream isn't dreamed by anyone specific, it isn't according to culture or religion or color. It's based on courage, motivation, strength and dignity. The people who can live the American dream are the people who believe they can. I believe no matter what age, culture, religion, race,or color you are you can achieve your American dream if you believe you can. Whoopi Goldberg said once, “i am the american

The American Dream is a concept that can have multiple definitions, depending on one’s beliefs. My definition of the American Dream is that anyone can achieve economic success with hard work, and success can help create a more comfortable life. This dream is much harder to apply to society today than it was in the past. The American Dream is no longer attainable today due to the heightened inflation in the U.S. economy, as well as the fact that opportunities are not always accessible to everyone

“An Evaluation of the New Deal." US History Online Textbook. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association. Web. 24 Jan 2016. President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program helped to preserve American’s capitalist system and perhaps the democracy; however, it failed to end the Depression. The program saved the free-market economy and protected social safety by Social Security program. It created millions of jobs and public projects as well as sponsored the banks to avoid

Motors and now evicts people from their homes.  Mr. LeFevre decided to stay at the steel mill, even though he dislikes it. Mr. LeFevre felt he was trapped in a job he hated. He had no pride in his work and felt degraded to be "just a laborer" (Terkel 210). With the responsibility of providing for a family, he felt he had no choice but to put up with the bad treatment and harsh working conditions. The only way he could deal with it was to go to the local tavern, drink, and get into fights. At one

Is the American Dream still Avalaible? From time to time, people question what the American Dream is and if it's still a legitament concept. So you may ask yourself, Is the puruit to happiness still avalaible? Throughout my life I have been lucky and priveleged to have the American Dream. As a citizen of the United States of America I have the oppurtunity to have a good paying job as long as I work hard in school or if I were to decide to do tough labor. Many might think part of the American dream

not ever enough to achieve his American Dream. In an article written by Studs Terkel, he explains the plight of farm workers through the eyes of a man named Roberto Acuna. Roberto shares the harsh conditions, physical effects, and low wage problem of being an immigrant working the fields. He explains that if they “had proper compensation [they] wouldn’t have to be working seventeen hours a day and following the crops” (Terkel 77). In order to take care of their families, these workers must work over

The American Dream is something that everyone wants to experience, yet not everyone gets the opportunity to experience the fairytale of the American Dream. Immigrants traveled from all over to come to America to experience the glam and glory that America had to offer. To be an American it typically means to be white, rich, to own land/property, and most of all be native to this country. The American Dream originally meant people coming to America and working hard for the lives that they thought they

create a damaging atmosphere in which everyone immersed is in an aggravated mood which also affects their ability to work. This is exemplified by Babe Secoli’s interview with Studs Terkel, “there’s like a tension in the air. A tension in the store. The minute you walk in you feel it. Everybody is fightin’ with each other” (Terkel 192). Personally speaking, my first day working at Sephora I learned that my coworkers already had problems with me and had been talking about me behind my back. I was utterly

America still does offer the American dream, but for some it is easier to achieve. Take for example a person who has lived in America their entire life and their family has lived here for generations. He has some wealth, health care, labor unions, American education, and a sense of where he wants to go. Now here comes a Russian immigrant who speaks no english, has barely any money, a work visa, Russian education, and has a very limited choice of jobs. Think to yourself which one has a higher chance