Oprah Winfrey: The American Dream In America

The American Dream has always been referenced through popular media, culture, and literature. But what does the dream mean, or how it is used in today’s society? In the past, the American Dream was a dream that everyone wanted to achieve, but now the dream is unknown by most people in America. The Dream is different in many ways, but those who seek it will find all they need to live happily in America. The American Dream is the ideal that every U.S. citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. James Truslow Adams was the first person to publicly define the American Dream in 1931(Amadeo). James Adams, who was a writer and historian, was born in Brooklyn, New York

She is the queen of Daytime TV, who has taken a role to pursue many opportunities with her own cable network(Mont). Oprah was born in Kosciusko, MS on January 29, 1954. When she was born her parents separated, leaving her grandmother to raise her(Mont). When she was in high school, theatre and media club kept her on the right path of success to achieve her American Dream(Mont). Her American Dream was famous because she started with a poor, hard, and rebellious lifestyle,and became the host of a famous talk show and has a net worth of 3 billion

Schwarzenegger is a former world known bodybuilder, professional actor,and was the 38th governor of California(Mont). Arnold was born in Thal, Austria on July 30, 1947 and had a rough childhood(Mont). His American Dream was to move to America and in 1968 he had that chance, as a competitive bodybuilder, to move to America(Mont). As a successful bodybuilder, he moved into the show business and was featured in some of America’s greatest films like “The Terminator”(Mont). In 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California; through a recall(Mont). His American Dream was famous because the fact that he just wanted to move to America, so he can live his life the way he always wanted to live