Text A: Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream Unit 4 American Dream Text A: Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream

1.The Definition of American Dream 2. The Representatives of the Spirit of American Dream 3. Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream

The Definition of American Dream The American Dream is the idea held by many in the United States of America that through hard work, courage and determination one can achieve prosperity. These were values held by many early European settlers, and have been passed on to subsequent generations.

The Representatives of the Spirit of American Dream 1. The Early European Settlers(1620)

2. American Founding Fathers The Founding Fathers of the United States were the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 or otherwise took part in the American Revolution in winning American independence from Great Britain, or who participated in framing and adopting the United States’ Constitution in 1787-1788, or in putting the new government under the Constitution into effect.

Benjamin Franklin George Washington (1706—1790 ) (1732—1799)

Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton (1743—1826) (1757—1804)

Declaration of Independence “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that 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.”

3. Abraham Lincoln (1809—1865)

The Gettysburg Address “…that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom —and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

4. Martin Luther King (1929—1968)

“I have a Dream” “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope  :  Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

“ What is unique about America is that we want these dreams for more than ourselves - we want them for each other. That's why we call it the American dream. We want it for the kid who doesn't go to college because she cannot afford it; for the worker whose wondering if his wages will pay this winter's heating bill; for 47 million Americans living without health care; for the millions more who worry if they have enough to retire with the dignity they have earned.” “America is the sum of our dreams. And what binds us together, what makes us one American family, is that we stand up and fight for each other's dreams, that we reaffirm that fundamental belief - I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper - through our politics, our policies, and in our daily lives. It's time to do that once more. It's time to reclaim the American dream.”

Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream 1.Where did Tony come from? 2. When did Tony come to the United States? 3. What was Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream? 4. How did he make his dream come true?

The Process of Tony Realizing His American Dream cleaned up the yard (para.1-10) cleared snow at the Mr. Crawford’s factory (para.11-13) be an apprentice in the factory(para.12-17) loaned money to buy a house(para.18-21) sold the house to buy a farm(para.22-29)

Text Organization Part One Paras1– 29: With determination and with help from Mr. Crawford, Tony achieved his dream of owning his own farm. Para Two Paras30– 33:Tony’s career set the author thinking about why and to what extent he had been successful.

Write a piece of paper with the title “My American Dream” Homework Write a piece of paper with the title “My American Dream”

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