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USA (Global role in the 21st Century (Interventionism up to 1945 and the…
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The belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone. The American Dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance.
Dream vs Nightmare
American Dream
- Barack Obama, the first black president → progress in politics
- No segregation in all areas of life
- No class system
- Strongest economy
- Legalization of same-sex marriage
- increase in American`s economic power
- Manufacturing and cheap labor
- The age of invention: new products
- electricity and mass production
- development of the railways
- "Melting pot" and "Salad bowl"
American Nightmare
- It is difficult to break away from poverty
- American economic system is designed to meet the needs of upper class and ignores ethnic minorities
- There are still some racial barriers for black people
- Institutional racism
- Police brutality
- Political tensions
- Gap between rich and poor
- High cost of college education
- Institutional racism
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) by Tennessee Williams
The play dramatizes the life of Blanche DuBois, a Southern belle who, after encountering a series of losses, seeks refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a rundown New Orleans apartment building.
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Blanche has a tragic ending.
Stanley does not face consequences for his actions and lives happily.
→ While each person has their own version of the American Dream and is driven by desires, it is the ones who are rooted in reality that end up not being disillusioned
Stanley Kowalski
- Stanley is a working-class man and Polish immigrant
- His perception of the American Dream comes from what he can do within society
- Stanley desires wealth, and dominance
- He doesn't strive for anything that is out of his reach
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Speeches:
- "I have a dream" by M.L.K
- "Victory Speech" by Barack Obama
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