Two Sides of the American Dream

Two classic texts give you two different perspectives on the American Dream:

  • "What is success?", often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but probably not written by him
  • "Harlem" by Langston Hughes
     

Read them in your textbook on p. 68 and do the tasks there.

Then do more work here on the website.

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Video: Defining the American Dream

The American Dream is alive, if not entirely well, according to this video.