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Summary “American Dream” (Abitur learning sheet: English LK NRW)

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Here are my Abitur learning sheets from English LK in NRW on the subject of “American Dream” which is prescribed by the Ministry for LK and GK in NRW. It is a 2-page summary of the topic in stitch sentences with illustrations and images that are intended to help with learning through visualizat...

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  • May 21, 2022
  • 2
  • 2021/2022
  • Summary

Subjects

  • american dream
  • from rags to riches
  • american dream today
  • american nightmare
  • ladder of success
  • equal opportunities
  • american beliefs and values
  • salad bowlmelting pot

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  • Gymnasium
  • Englisch
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Inhaltsfeld 2:
American Dream

American beliefs & values:
Fundamental, inalienable and God-given rights
- Liberty: personal and religious freedom
- Strive for happiness
➔ Personal and material success and wealth
➔ Optimism and belief in „anticipated success“
➔ Individuality/ individual ways of pursuing ones dreams and realizing ones goal
- Equality
➔ Equal rights for men and women
➔ Equal rights for people from different ethnicities and social background
- Life
➔ Leading a secure life protected by the law, government and military
Patriotism
- Importance of national symbols (eg the Statue of Liberty, the Declaration of Independence, USA flat,
etc.)
- Strong identification with one’s nationality and pride in being American
Puritanism/ Protestant work ethic
- The puritan belief that hard work, thrift, discipline, self-improvement and responsibility lead to worldly
success and prosperity and that this is a sign of God’s benevolence and grace
- Continuous and active participation in society and entrepreneurial endeavors
- Believing that one is exceptional, a member of „Gods chosen people“, following a divine providence
(Manifest Destiny)
- Belief in authority as a means of protectiong the personal rights of the people
An open and dynamic society
- Being generally open to now ideas and inventions (progress)
- Being generally open to immigrants of any nationality, provided they contribute positively to the
country
- Different concepts of how to integrate immigrants:
➔ The melting pot: people are melted together, they are expected to give up their original culture
and identity and are transformed into homogeneous „american culture“
➔ The salad bowl: national, ethnical and cultural patterns/habits are kept distinct by the immigrants
ehile they are loosely integrated into the „American culture“

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