American Dreams in Creating America Assignment | Online Assignment
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Iconic/Ironic—Critical Thinking/Prewriting
Please use your thinking on the secondary texts that you’ve read and consider the ideas below
In the chapter entitled, “American Dreams,” in Creating America, Moser and Watters write:
Perhaps the closest we can come is to say that the American Dream represents both what American believe themselves entitled to and what they believe themselves capable of. In other words, it is the promise inherent in the idea of America itself.
- Carefully review the following secondary texts:
“American Dreams and Discontents”—Sawhill & McMurrer
“Class in America”—Gregory Mantsios
“Fredo Avila”—Gina Apostal
The Epic of America—James Truslow Adams
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt—Chris Hedges
“Paradox and Dream”—John Steinbeck
“Wealth”—Andrew Carnegie
- In a carefully-considered paragraph, please explain the logic of the above argument by Moser & Watters—focus on the language of their argument. Look up any key terms; define them so that you show you reader that you understand the argument.
- In a paragraph for each secondary text (7 paragraphs total), please explain how each of the secondary texts relates to the logic of Moser & Watters’ argument as you’ve defined it.
