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Pulitzer Prize for History 1921 The Founding of New England. James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949) [ 1 ] was an American writer and historian. He was a freelance author who helped to popularize the latest scholarship about American history and his three-volume history of New England is well regarded by scholars. [ 2 ]
The American Dream is the national ethos of the United States, that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. [ 2 ] The phrase was popularized by James Truslow Adams during the Great Depression in 1931, [ 3 ] and has had different meanings over time.
"City upon a hill" is a phrase derived from the teaching of salt and light in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount. [n 1] Originally applied to the city of Boston by early 17th century Puritans, it came to adopt broader use in political rhetoric in United States politics, that of a declaration of American exceptionalism, and referring to America acting as a "beacon of hope" for the world.
While 53% said the American dream is still a possible feat, the report shows 41% said it once was but no longer is, and 6% say it was never possible. Those who still stand behind the idea were ...
Sustaining the American dream traditionally required access to affordable, high-quality education, a component of upward mobility. Proponents of Trump’s policies said his support for school ...
The American way of life or the American way is the U.S. nationalist ethos that adheres to the principle of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. At the center of the American way is the belief in an American Dream that is claimed to be achievable by any American through hard work. This concept is intertwined with the concept of American ...
American dream is ‘Antithetical to British culture’ Blomfield said the American dream wasn’t a reality that a lot of people in the U.S. get to live, but it was one that a lot of them experience.
Walter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 – December 14, 1974) [1] was an American writer, reporter, and political commentator. With a career spanning 60 years, he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of the Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most ...