Presenters: Tran Duc Long Nguyen Nhu Quynh Vu Thi Nhat Yen

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Presenters: Tran Duc Long Nguyen Nhu Quynh Vu Thi Nhat Yen REALITY Presenters: Tran Duc Long Nguyen Nhu Quynh Vu Thi Nhat Yen

Objectives Present main issues of the study Analyze data in detail Report the findings

Contents Overview Dream of Freedom Dream of Equality Dream of Economic prosperity and success American Dream Today American Dream as we understand

Contents Overview Dream of Freedom Dream of Equality Dream of Economic prosperity and success American Dream Today American Dream as we understand

Overview Definition of American Dream “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”

Dream of Economic prosperity and success Overview Dream of Equality Dream of Freedom Dream of Economic prosperity and success

Overview Ways to achieve American Dream hard work sacrifice risk-taking

Contents Overview Dream of Freedom Dream of Equality Dream of Economic prosperity and success American Dream Today American Dream as we understand

Dream of Freedom Historical background Religious freedom Political unrest Economic instability What is dream of freedom? “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”

Dream of Freedom “The desire and ability of all individuals to control their own destiny without outside interference from government, a ruling noble class, the church or any other organized authority”

Dream of Freedom Reality of dream of freedom Achievements Failures Freedom for Government Freedom in system Checks and Balances Individual freedom 10 Amendments in freedom - The 2nd Amendment - Right of speech and press Freedom in economy Free enterprise system

Contents Overview Dream of Freedom Dream of Equality Dream of Economic prosperity and success American Dream Today American Dream as we understand

Equality of opportunity Dream of Equality Historical background What is dream of equality? “All men are created equal” Equality of opportunity

Dream of Equality “Everyone was really the same as everyone else, not just at birth, not in talent or property or wealth, and not just in some transcendental religious sense of the equality of all souls”

Dream of Equality Reality of dream of equality Achievements Failures Politics Declaration of Independence Condoleezza Rice Barack Obama Woodrow Wilson Gender inequality Education Economic Opportunity Act Bussing Affirmative action Investment inequality “Separate but equal” Employment Executive Order Affirmative action programs Discrimination

Percent distribution of employed persons by occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2011 annual averages

Contents Overview Dream of Freedom Dream of Equality Dream of Economic prosperity and success American Dream Today American Dream as we understand

Dream of Economic Prosperity and Success Historical background What is dream of economic prosperity and success? “life with the high living standard and rising income level to ensure the future life” California Gold Rush Klondike Gold Rush “rags-to-riches” stories

Dream of Economic Prosperity and Success “The ability of individuals or families to supply the basic needs and prepare for growth and prosperity in the future through work and basic government support” Economic success

Dream of Economic Prosperity and Success The reality of dream of economic prosperity and success Success stories Steve Job Bill Gates Arnold Schwarzenegger

Dream of Economic Prosperity and Success Failures Lessons from the history Dream is not open to everyone

Real Median Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1967 to 2008

Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009 annual averages

Contents Overview Dream of Freedom Dream of Equality Dream of Economic prosperity and success American Dream Today American Dream as we understand

American Dream Today Success in higher education Homeownership Comfortable retirement

Contents Overview Dream of Freedom Dream of Equality Dream of Economic prosperity and success American Dream Today American Dream as we understand

American Dream as we understand Dream of freedom Dream of equality Dream of economic prosperity and success American Dream Today Right of speech and press Segregation and discrimination Way to choose and achieve

American Dream as we understand American Dream is not open to everyone

References Fiedler, E., Jansen, R., & Norman-Risch, M. (1990). America in close-up. British Library. Bureau of International Information Programs. (2004). Outline of the U.S. Legal System. United States Department of State. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012, October 26). Occupational employment by race and ethnicity, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2014, from United States Department of Labor Web site: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20121026.htm