The American Dream : This 3 page paper looks at the myth
of the American Dream and how it drives consumerism. The
paper concludes that things do seem to be changing.
Bibliography lists 2 sources. Dreamcon.wps

The American Dream / Gone Sour : A 2 page essay showing
how the American Dream has gone sour, specifically
pointing out the areas of financial stability, and access to
education and living wage jobs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Gonesour.wps

Has “The American Dream” Come True ? : A 4 page
discussion of the proverbial “American Dream,” what it
meant.. and what it has come to mean today. The writer is
particularly concerned with obstacles to achieving the dream
and whether or not it still may constitute a definitive reality
for all in this country. No bibliography. Amerdrea.wps

American Dream in L.A. : In the fifties, the 'age of suburbia',
the American dream was epitomized by the ability to own a
home, live in safety and in a community of like minded
souls. The great exodus from the cities to the suburbs
defined the American idea of 'the good life'. This 5 page
paper suggests that while the belief in the American Dream
is closely aligned to the growth and popularity of suburbs,
Los Angeles is a perfect example of how suburbs were the
precursor to a geographical division based on race and class.
Bibliography lists 5 sources. KTdremla.wps

America’s Self-Made Man : A 5 page paper discussing just
what the American Dream is. It has nearly always been
measured in terms of wealth, but not necessarily in terms of
dollars. The self-made man of Ben Franklin’s time was not a
success only in terms of money, but in terms of life. Money
was the reward—not the goal. The American Dream is still
alive, but it has been replaced in the eyes of many by a sham,
by that counterfeit that says that money is the only true
measure of the worth of a man. The pity is that money can
be lost; character remains. Those with little character but
great sums can completely lose themselves when the money
is lost. Bibliography lists 1 source. Selfmade.wps

Richard Hofstadter / A Historian of Note : A 9 page paper on
Richard Hofstadter and his works. He wrote many books that
detailed many different times throughout the history of the
United States. He was best known for Age of Reform and
Anti-Intellectualism in the United States. Both of these
books covered very controversial issues. Although he wrote
many books he was perhaps not as well known as other
historians but is by no means a historian that should be
ignored. Bibliography lists 15 sources. Hofstadt.wps

Ben Franklin vs. Frederick Douglass : A broadly-defined
5 page essay comparing Benjamin Franklin to Frederick
Dogulass. Bibliography lists 4 sources. Frankdou.wps

Dependence and Independence : A 6 page research paper
on the tension between dependence and independence in
Franklin's Autobiography and Hawthorne's House of the
Seven Gables. The writer details incidents from both works
and relates them to interpersonal, political, and social
relationships. Bibliography lists 2 sources. Sevengab.wps

The Frontier Myth In the United States / From the Colonial
Period to the Vietnam War : A 6 page examination of the
frontier myth in United States history. Identifies greed and
the never-ending drive for territorial expansion and control
of resources, both natural and human, as the driving force for
white Anglo Saxon males in the United States from the
colonial period up until the Vietnam War. Relies largely on
the work of Richard Slotkin in his 1992 book "Gunfighter
Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century
America". No additional sources cited. Gunfight.wps

The Effects of Ethnicity on the United States / More
Negative Than Positive : A five-page research paper which
discusses the way ethnicity has effected the United States.
Background on when ethnicity began and how the melting
pot occurred and what negative and positive effects ethnicity
has had. Bibliography including four sources is attached.
Ethnicit.wps
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