Is the American dream a reality? If so, how far does Barrack Obama symbolize it?

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10/20/2009

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Table of Contents Is the American dream a reality? If so, how far does Barrack Obama symbolize it? Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Family life at home in the White House
  3. Benjamin Franklin
  4. Poverty in America
  5. The ideas of James Truslow Adams
  6. American dream and the American people
  7. The compromises of the American dream and Barrack Obama
  8. The suspicions against Obama
  9. Is Obama true to the American dream?
  10. Obama's modest background
  11. Obama's campaign
  12. Acts of torture from the CIA on terror suspects
  13. Conclusion
  14. Bibliography

Abstract

The american dream is a term that has been used to encompass the founding ideas that have existed since the birth of the United States. Its definition is broad and has been open to many interpretations, which have adapted and changed over the course of american history. Liberal philosophers such as John Locke, albeit an English 17th century philosopher, had a major influence on the US from the time of the american Declaration of Independence in 1776 to the present day modern liberalism agenda, which remains significant in the White House.

Individuality is the key to the liberal ideology and this is a major facet of the american dream. The focus is on the individual's right to pursue their own interests unfettered so long as they do not interfere with another individual's right to freedom. Locke believed that society should revert to a 'state of nature' whereby people are left to their own devices, however that freedom can only exist if people are prohibited from intervening in other's freedoms.

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pencil image Jafar H.  
Level :General public Study : Journalism School/University : University of Arts London

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