five-myths-about-American-Dream(对美国梦的五种困惑).ppt

FiveMythsaboutAmericanDream Formanyimmigrants theStatueofLibertywastheirfirstviewofUS signifyingnewopportunitiesinlife aniconicsymbolofAmericandream WHO ThetermwasfirstintintroducedbyJamesTruslowAdamsin1931 Definiton AmericanDreamisadreamofland inwhicheachpersonhasabetter andricherandfulfillinglife andthosewhohaveablilitiesandachievementsarealwaysfullofopportunities Itisnotadreamofmotorcarsandhighwagesmerely butadreamofsocialorderinwhicheachmanandeachwomanshallbeabletoattaintothefulleststatueandberecognizedbyothersforwhattheyare regardlessofthesituationofbirthorposition p 214 215 CoreofAmericanDream anideaofbelievingtoachieveabetterlifethroughhardeffortsworkthroughtheirownhardwork courage creativity anddeterminationtomovetowardprosperity ratherthanspecificsocialclassesandotherassistance Whatarethemodernpl sdream Dowhattheywant Toownahomeorriseoutofproperty ToserveGod country orcommunity Tolearn toread orruntheirownbusiness ToexercisefundamentalAmericanrights toopenlypracticetheirownreligionandtospeakwhatisintheirmindsandhearts AmericanDreamsinLiterature ForrestGump阿甘正传SisterCarrierTheDeathofaSalesmanGreatGatsby Discussion DoyouhaveanAmericanDream Whatisit Mythaboutgettingrich thecoreofAmericanDream ThecoreofAmericandreamisnolongergettingrichonly MoreandmoreAmericanschoose agoodlifeforfamily and financialsecurity astheirutmostAmericandream Freedom opportunityandthepursuitofhappinessarestillcorepartoftheirAmericandream whilewealthhasbecomeonlyameanstorealizetheirdreamratherthantheirultimategoal livefrompaychecktopaycheck managemoney moneymanagementswipethecreditcardmaxoutone screditcard besynonymouswith Foralongtime Chineseproductionhasbeensynonymouswithcorner cuttingandcheapgoods WSJ Part2 Myth2 homeownershipistheAmericandream Whyisn thomeownershiprankedfirstorsecondbymostpeopleintheAmericandream Althoughowningrealestateisimportant buttosomeAmericans itisnotasimportantaspeopleareledtobelieve TosomeAmericans themortgageloantheytakeisfarbeyondtheirrealvalueoftheproperty makingthemmuchpressuredwithbankaccountdeficit towhom agoodjob thepursuitofhappiness and freedom aremuchcloser ThosewhobenefitalotfromhousingboostarethosespecialinterestgroupsratherthanmostAmericans DifferentIdeasofOwningahouse 1 What syourideasonhomeownership Why concreteneedfillone ssecurityneed taxbreak AndwhatIwanttodoistomakesurethattheplumber thenurse thefirefighter theteacher theyoungentrepreneurwhodoesn tyethavemoney Iwanttogivethemataxbreaknow 奥巴马说他是这么回答沃泽尔巴彻的 五年前 你就应得到减税 我的计划是 确保管道工 护士 消防员 教师 尚无资金的青年创业者 我现在就要为他们减税 www america gov farandaway 无疑地 显然地 大大地 IronManisfarandawayoneofthemostpopularoftheMarvelheroes Myth3 theAmericandreamisAmerican 其中墨西哥成为移民美国人数最多的国家 约1300万人 接下来第二名到第四名全部是中国 220万 印度 200万 和菲律宾 200万 Discussion Myth4 DoyouthinkChinaisathreattotheAmericanDream No Idon tthinkso AlthoughmanyAmericanschoseChinaasthecountrytorepresentfutureasUSeconomyhassufferedseverely Chinawon tbeathreattotheAmericandreamwiththefollowingreasons a ChinaisnottheonlycountrywhoholdslargepartofUSdebts Japan BritainandothercountryalsoholdUSdebts NeitherofthesecountriesshouldbeblamedforAmerica sfinancialrecession instead Americanitselfshouldtaketheblameforthecurrentfinancialsituation Myth4 DoyouthinkChinaisathreattotheAmericanDream b AlthoughChinaisrisingbotheconomicallyandpolitically theUnitedStatesownsunparalleledadvantageinlowcarbonenergyresearchandeducationsystemduetoitsprofoundaccumulationoftalentsastheworld slandofopportunity c TherealreasonforWesterncountriestopropagatethe Chinaconspiracy isthattheyareafraidthatChinawillchallengetheexistinginternationalstatuswhenitbecomesstrong TheyhopetorestricttheriseofChinabymeansofthe Chinaconspiracy aspoliticaltrick Myth5 HowdoeconomicdeclineandpoliticalgridlockinfluencetheAmericanDream TheeconomicdeclineandpoliticalgridlockmademanyAmericanslosetheirconfidenceandtrustinAmericansystemandgovernment buttheystillholdabeliefthattheycanattaintheirAmericandreamnomatterhowthegovernmentbehaves AmericanDream Obama sroadtosuccess OldBarackObama BorninapoorsmallvillageinwesternKenya oneofthefirstblackstudentsoftheUniversityofHawaii HarvardUniversityPh D ineconomicswhenObamajuniorwas2 diedinacaraccidentin1982 MotherDunhamwasborninawhitefamily MA 文学硕士 inanthropologyattheUniversityofHawaii Ateacher liberalandhumanitarian Diedin1995attheageof52 Obama sparentsmetin1960andmarriedin1961 separatedwhenObamaSr wenttoHarvardUniversityonscholarship anddivorcedin1964 Obama sBirth ObamawasbornonAugust4 1961inHawaii Mother ssecondmarriage DunhammarriedSuTuoluo astudentfromIndonesiain1967 gavebirthtodaughterMaya divorcedin1970 1967 1970 ObamastudiedinIndonesia Ingrade3 Obamawroteinacomposition Iwanttobeapresident Hedidn twritewhichcountry spresidentbuthewrote Iwanttomakeeveryonehappy 1 Havingagreatdream 1973 1976 juniorhighschoolinHonolulu Hawaii 2 Givingupbadhabits 1976 1979 Highschool Hefeltlonelyandwasaddictedtoalcohol marijuana andevenoccasionallycocaine 1980 1983 ColumbiaUniversity Obamamajoredinpoliticalscience focusingoninternationalrelations 3 Workinghardatschool 1988 1991 HarvardLawSchool Thethree yearexperiencesofcommunityworkmadeObamadecidetoengageinpublicutilitiestofightforthelowerclasses rights 4 Choosingwhatyoulike ThefirstblackpresidentoftheHarvardLawSchool The VerySuperior student Aftergraduation HewentbacktoChicagowith HarvardBackground andchosetoworkinasmalllawfirmandwasthe Theagentforpoor formanyyears 6 Caringaboutothers Part timeteacher Inadditiontoworkatalawoffice ObamagaveconstitutionallawlessonsattheuniversityofChicago 7 Hisfavoritejob Backinhometown In1987 ObamawenttoKenyaforthefirsttime wherehisgrandmotherandmanyrelativesarestilllivinginasmallvillage Michelle Mitchell sfatherisawaterpumpworker andhermotherisasecretary ShewenttoPrincetonuniversitywithexcellentperformance andthen aftergraduation shewentontoHarvardtostudylaw Happywedding Theygotmarriedin1992 Happyfamily ObamaandMichellehavetwodaughters MaryandSasha 8 Happyfamilylife USSenateCampaign OnJuly27th 2004 Obama ascandidateforthesenate wasinvitedtothedemocraticnationalconventiontodeliveranimpassionedspeech andwonextensivesupport ElectiontotheSenate Afterthreemonths campaign hewaselectedtotheUSSenate andbecametheonlyAfrican AmericansenatorinthecongressinUShistory 9 Tobeprepared PresidentialCampaign OnFebruary10 2007 ObamaannouncedhiscandidacyforUSpresidency Hedeclared wecanbuildamorehopefulAmerica hopesanddreamscontinuing FamilyAllTogether InMay2007 MichelleresignedasvicePresidentoftheuniversityofChicagoHospitalinordertosupportherhusband 10 FamilySupport VictoryatPrimaries OnJune3 2