The American Dream. Background and development

Pre-University Paper from the year 2015 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography grade: 1 language: English abstract: Probably everybody has heard about it being legendary and part of many people's lives: the American Dream. But is it really a dream? A myth an Illusion we wake up from - disappointing and simply untrue? Or is it reality? This question is answered through many points dealing with the issue. This paper defines the term American Dream and shows how the dream might have developed examines the biographies of famous representatives such as Martin Luther King and deals with the resulting massive immigration to the US in the past and today giving deep insights into America´s history and showing the present day American Dream.