PROMPT: The American dream has two faces: the one communally egalitarian* and the other competitively elitist.** This contradiction is fundamental to the structure of American society. Even as America’s great myth of equality celebrates the virtues of mom and apple pie, it also lures us to achieve social distinction, to rise above the crowd and bask alone in the glory. “This land is your land and this land is my land,” Woody Guthrie’s populist anthem tells us, but we keep trying to increase the “my” at the expense of the “your.” Rather than fostering contentment, the American dream breeds desire, a longing for a greater share of the pie.
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— Jack Solomon, Masters of Desire
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INSTRUCTIONS: Explain Solomon’s argument and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with his analysis. Support your position, providing logical reasons and examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-BLUE PRINT FOR THE ESSAY: – Introduction Paragraph: Although Solomon argues that the American dream is based on competitiveness rather than equality, the American dream is achievable for all Americans because the United States provides multiple resources for its citizens.
– 1st body paragraph: Why the economical system (Capitalism) gives opportunity for most people.
-2nd body paragraph: Multiple resources for having access to education (Financial aid, loans, technological advancement and access to the Internet for cheaper (yet accessible) education, etc.
-3rd body paragraph: YOU CHOOSE AN ARGUMENT THAT SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM IS FOR ALL
-5th Paragraph: Refute Solomon’s view
– 6th Paragraph: Conclusion.
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