The document discusses the history and evolution of the American Dream through centuries. It describes the American Dream as originating from the ideals of the "promised land", freedom, and success. Key events that shaped the American Dream included the colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay in the 1600s, the American Revolution and independence in 1776, westward expansion in the 1800s, and the modern visions of racial equality and prosperity. The document also examines incarnations of success embodied by figures like Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama.

1. I- Introduction
II- The American dream
through centuries
III- Incarnations of the
success
IV- A french dream?
V- Personal opinions
about the subject
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2. I-What Is the American
dream?
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3. James Truslow Adams
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4. Key concepts:
• Promised land
• Freedom
• Idealism
• Success
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5. « It’s called the american
dream because you have
to be asleep to believe it »
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6. Into The Wild
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7. The Great Gatsby,1925
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8. « What? The land of the free?
Whoever told you That is your
ennemy »
« Ignorance,hypocrisy,brutality,
the elite. All of which are
american dreams »
Rage against the machine
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9. Presence of the American
Dream in the game Grand
Theft Auto IV
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10. II- The American dream
trough centuries
• The « promised Land »
• July 4,1776: The dream of
Independence
• The expansion to the West:
An American dream of
expansionism
• The 20th vision of the
American dream and the
actual american dream
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11. The « promised land »
Two expeditions:
• 1620: Plymouth Plantation
• 1630: Massachussets Bay Colony
• Positives accounts of this new land:
 John Smith
 Francis Higginson
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12. The dream of
Independence:
Several steps:
• Reject of the English values
• Rebellion
• Struggle for Independence
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13. The Westward conquest:
A dream of expansionism
The aggressive policy of Andrew Jackson
toward the Native populations:
• The trail of tears :
Indian Removal Act 1830
The gold rush:
. John Augustus Sutter
Two main dates:
• 1849
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14. The American dream in the
20th century:
• Immigration : 12M in NYC – 1892-1925
• Racial equality : Martin Luther King
• Peace, freedom and liberty: 1967
This American dream
nowadays:
• Prosperity,happiness
• Obama as the first black president Jean-François Clément,
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15. III- Incarnations of
success:
Marylin Monroe
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16. Martin Luther King
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17. Barack Obama
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