Talk:American Dream

Latest comment: 1 month ago by 77.44.48.159 in topic Opening paragraph

Informality decreasing objectivity

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This section "In America, you can tell who has achieved the American Dream if you can see how wealthy they are. Someone's status in America is shown through their wealth." seems very informal, and makes the article seem biased and unreputable. MGJohn-117 (talk) 06:55, 17 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2024

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In section See also there is the entry (the last) "new dream" this seems to be a random NGO that is not related to the article and is probably just there for SEO and credibility. I would suggest removing them for a more object and non commercial pov. Scarlett Samantha Verheul (talk) 05:52, 30 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Question: Which NGO? ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 05:59, 30 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 11:30, 30 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

Opening paragraph

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In the opening paragraph it states:

"The phrase was popularized by James Truslow Adams during the Great Depression in 1931, and has had different meanings over time. Originally, the emphasis was on democracy, liberty and equality, but more recently has been on achieving material wealth and upward mobility."

The second of these sentences cites an article by Sarah Churchwell at the Bush Centre, in which she also states (my emphasis):

"The idea of an American creed, now all but forgotten, was once a staple of American political discourse, a broad belief system comprising liberty, democratic equality, social justice, economic opportunity, and individual advancement. Before 1945, when it was replaced by the Pledge of Allegiance, the creed was recited by most American schoolchildren ... It was in that creed that the phrase the American dream was first used to articulate — not in 1931, when it was popularized, but when it first appeared in American political discourse, at the turn of the 20th century."

So could the second sentence please be edited to include the fact that the origins of the phrase are from the original "American Creed" (a creed which is not mentioned anywhere in the Wikipedia article, BTW)?

Thank you very much. 77.44.48.159 (talk) 09:31, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply