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James Nichols
September 8, 2015
English 100
“American Dream”
Every generation has their own interpretation of what the American Dream means. I conducted
five separate interviews from five different age ranges. At first it may seem that every response is similar
and in a way it is because everyone desires some type of personal goal but what makes contrary is the
type of goal each generation yearns for.
The first range of ages is 18 through 24. For this group I interviewed a 23 year old. The first I did
was asked her was to define the American Dream. She said, “The American Dream is a dream that one
day I will be debt free, own my house, and career I am passionate about”. Next I asked her, what does the
