The American Dream

Essay Question 1.There are various views about if the American Dream can be achieved by everyone or not. According to the pessimists, American culture involves various challenges and barriers like prejudice. discrimination and socio-economic inequality. According to the optimists. this country is the land of opportunity'. and if you dream it you can really successfully bring about it. In order to support their arguments. they give examples ofrags to riches” stories as well as the stories of individuals who have really put effort and achieved to rise to the top in the society. In your essay, please take either one of the sides or present an alternative perspective on the question. Refer to the readings and class discussions. give specific reasons and examples to support your argument. Essay Question 2.’Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II. Human Flom an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration. The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. following a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan. Bangladesh. France, Greece. Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy. Kenya, Mexico. and Turkey.” Human Flow, 2017