The american dream still lives

Their is no definite definition for the american dream. Many people have different ideas of what it is. As we discussed in class, the American dream was not actually attempted to be defined until 1931 by James Truslow Adams in his book called The Epic of America. He defines it as a new place with a better life where everyone was given a chance have a new life, where you are not defined by your class or status in your country, but by your acheivments and abilities. Also in the writing of what is and american which we annoteated the author describes europe as the place where they couldn't afford to live and did poorly, and that america was a place where they flourished and could earn a living. Today there are many countries with people that have this dream of someday making their country more free like America and being given the chance to use their abilities to raise their status and make a better living. In India , people are restricted and defined more so by what family they were born into. Also in China they have no freedom of religion and their is much cheap labor their making it hard to find a good job and have better living conditions. Afghanistan also has more rules concering religion and with the war going on their, they are often  in danger. There are some people making the effort to try to change these rules sothey can have more rights as in america, but it is difficult to bring change and an effort from the people. This is also can relate to my life because at the church where I go, they are having the missionaries speak this week about how they are doing their and some of the struggles they are going through in the country they are working with because of all the laws of that country. This shows that the American dream of a better life still lives on.