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The American Dream Is it based on merit
“The reason they call it the American dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it”-George Carlin http://www.flickr.com/photos/sublimelyhappy/1087912434/
The American dream has many incarnations and variations, but all of them begin with the idea that someone's hard work will be positively rewarded with whatever they so desire. Meritocracy and the American dream http://www.flickr.com/photos/veken/3169265854/
Some say the American dream is dead, but the thing is dreams cant die. What matters is the American reality, and unfortunately it is not bound by the same rules as its dream counterpart. Is it a dream? http://img.fotocommunity.com/People/At-Work/HARD-WORK-a18876087.jpg
Ones achievements in life are not proportional to the amount of effort they put into, this fact starts from birth in the fact that some are born into affluent families and others into poor one. In the end its luck The Lie http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratospherehotelcasino/4303486675/
Even though a great deal of what you become in life Is based on your roll of the dice it isn't absolute. Over the years people have seen a need to stay in the higher strata of society, thus the creations of what some call “the old boys club” The other half of the Lie http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenyee/70362520/
Maybe at one point in time what someone's true worth was the denominator of his life, but in this modern  society to many systems are in place that don’t take some ones merit into account. The Full Lie http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/351362491/
No Yes Who knows all I know is that right now America is stagnant, trapped in its own hubris. ….I’m moving to Europe  Can it be fixed? http://www.flickr.com/photos/gonzales2010/9639815/

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Is the American Dream Based on Merit

  • 1. The American Dream Is it based on merit
  • 2. “The reason they call it the American dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it”-George Carlin http://www.flickr.com/photos/sublimelyhappy/1087912434/
  • 3. The American dream has many incarnations and variations, but all of them begin with the idea that someone's hard work will be positively rewarded with whatever they so desire. Meritocracy and the American dream http://www.flickr.com/photos/veken/3169265854/
  • 4. Some say the American dream is dead, but the thing is dreams cant die. What matters is the American reality, and unfortunately it is not bound by the same rules as its dream counterpart. Is it a dream? http://img.fotocommunity.com/People/At-Work/HARD-WORK-a18876087.jpg
  • 5. Ones achievements in life are not proportional to the amount of effort they put into, this fact starts from birth in the fact that some are born into affluent families and others into poor one. In the end its luck The Lie http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratospherehotelcasino/4303486675/
  • 6. Even though a great deal of what you become in life Is based on your roll of the dice it isn't absolute. Over the years people have seen a need to stay in the higher strata of society, thus the creations of what some call “the old boys club” The other half of the Lie http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenyee/70362520/
  • 7. Maybe at one point in time what someone's true worth was the denominator of his life, but in this modern society to many systems are in place that don’t take some ones merit into account. The Full Lie http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/351362491/
  • 8. No Yes Who knows all I know is that right now America is stagnant, trapped in its own hubris. ….I’m moving to Europe Can it be fixed? http://www.flickr.com/photos/gonzales2010/9639815/