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American Dream How would you describe the "American Dream"? The American Dream is defined (by a google search) as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. Breaking this down, this dream would only apply to those who are of US citizenship, which makes sense, but some individuals might not start out as a citizen, making them unqualified for achieving this "american dream". This is what i would leave out of the definition of the American Dream. I don't believe you need to be a citizen of the United States to still achieve this success and prosper within the country, and most who come to America to achieve this dream aren't of citizenship. The American Dream is also emphasizes the fact that working is the way that the dream will be accomplished, which emphasizes employment, overall improving the economy. This makes the people of America feel obligat...

:)IOC PRACTICE(: I'm gonna apologize in advance for my annoying, nasally voice, but hope you enjoy!  Comment, rate, and subscribe! Don't forget to hit that like button! Plan: Recording (again, sorry for my voice and my dad yelling about the USC game in the background): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FuleneQRWKUkKROAqBvuzSriskaONXxN/view Reflection: Criteria A: 8 - I talked about the text as a whole, and the context of my extract and where it fell within the text. I think my response is better than "adequate", but not as good as "effective" Criteria B: 4 - I honestly didn't do much of this, and definitely didn't talk about the effect it had on the reader (NOTE TO SELF - DO THIS) Criteria C: 4 - I stuck to some organization and broke the commentary up into three different parts (labeling each one), but I don't know how coherent it is Criteria D: 5 - I think I spoke well enough for people to understand me?????? ...