American Dream Argumentative Essay Where do you see yourself in the not so distant future? Do you see yourself working your dream job? When others look all they see is futile efforts to get the job they’ve dreamed of but settling for a low end job. These people believe that the American Dream they were taught is dead. The dream… is not dead. The American Dream is not dead, it is only a little ways further ahead blocked with obstacles. I believe that the American Dream is still there, still living, still breathing. For me, the definition of the American Dream is getting a good job, having a house, and an overall life you are content with. You feel that the dream is harder to come by, harder to be provided… The costs of living have been rising. According to a survey by Parade, focusing on the middle class , reported their finding on how the dream wasn’t alive. According to the survey, half had experienced cut in health benefits or increased health care costs. 39% reported them having cuts in overtime, raise, or bonuses and that two thirds are living paycheck to paycheck. More than a third are worrisome of job loss. 47% find it harder to get ahead no matter how …show more content…
According to a DDB Life Style Study in 2014 majorities reporting that they own a home, had a good education, and work at a decent job. "If you're new to this country, then life seems pretty good here," says Denise Dalahorne, but she states that for someone who lived in America for a great deal of time believes in the “Dream” in a less traditional sense, but more about wealth. Although only forty percent of those surveyed say they live the American Dream, the results show that 66% own homes, 78% had a good education, 74% have decent jobs, and the list keeps on going.They say that the dream is dead, but the vast majority has an overall decent life, having decent jobs, decent health care, it’s just that it is