(UFPR - 2019- 1 FASE)How the American Dream has ch
(UFPR - 2019 - 1ª FASE)
How the American Dream has changed
The phrase ‘American Dream’ was officially coined just under 90 years ago in a book called The Epic of America by James Truslow Adams. He argued it was “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.”
Today: No single American Dream?
For some today the American Dream means a chance for fame and celebrity, while for others it means succeeding through the old adage of family values and hard work. Still others believe that the American Dream just represents a world closed to all but the elite with their wealth and contacts […]. Meanwhile, surveys have found that almost half of all millennials believe the American Dream is dead. In an ever-changing country, the idea of what the American Dream means to different people is changing too.
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According to the text, it is correct to say that James Truslow Adams:
supported the idea that the American Dream was to be associated with an abundant life determined by the level of skill someone had in a particular job or activity
mentioned that the American Dream played a subordinate role in a person’s life, depending on the opportunities the land would provide him with.
recommended that everyone should pursue his/her American Dream no matter if the reward was good or bad
thought that the American Dream was to give people equal opportunities in life and in accordance to the place he/she lived.
promoted the idea of the American Dream for the those who had inherited properties in America.
