The Meaning Behind "American Dream" (Essay Sample)
Instructions
The CCCOnline Library provides access to scholarly research databases. You can also access these databases from a link provided on your D2L home page.
Once you are on the research databases page, scroll down to find the Global Issues in Context database. Select this database. Then select "Database login." Log in with your S#.
In the search box, enter “American Dream.” Then click the Global Viewpoints tab. Limit your search by clicking any of the limiters on the right side of the page. Choose two of the remaining articles to read for this essay.
Pre-Write: Closely read and annotate your two chosen articles, noting similarities and differences in language and key ideas. Consider how these voices are connected to one another and to the larger conversation. How do they respond to one another? (Do they agree? Disagree?) How do they respond to previous voices in this conversation?
Write: Synthesize the ideas from your two sources into an extended definition of the American Dream. What does the American Dream mean today? What is its significance in terms of immigration, multiculturalism, economics, education, etc.? Blend the key ideas from your sources to create a new and interesting definition of this idea.
Your essay should contain 2-3 quotations from your sources, and it should include paraphrasing of other main ideas. Be sure to use quotation marks and in-text citations appropriately and responsibly.
Your essay should be approximately 700 words.
Please be sure to correctly format your essay in MLA Style
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Research Synthesis Essay: The American Dream
The American Dream is a statement that is common in America and has left people wondering what it means. People all over the country have always wanted to know if this dream actually exists and if it is attainable. While this dream is a concept existing in the minds of thousands of Americans, there is no single person who can arise and say that their definition of the concept is the most accurate. Nonetheless, at the heart of the concept is the idea of being able to attain uttermost success in life and having an upward financial mobility for every person. Thus, even countries such as Canada have adopted their own version of “The American Dream” with the aim of expressing the feelings of being free to be the best that a person can be.
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