I have to write an argument essay about the American Dream. I don't know how to start any help will be very much appreciated.
"The American Dream" - how to start this essay?
Is this for The Great Gatsby? Try starting off with a quick historical lesson. Teach the reader about that time and then introduce the book and your arguments.
Yep, The Great Gatsby is a good one for this topic.
But maybe the assignment has nothing to do with literature at all. Maybe it is to be a good, solid argumentative essay, and it does not necessarily have anything to do with any particular story.
So, think of an opinion you have about the American dream -- one that some other people might not agree with. This is what it means to make a thesis statement that is "arguable."
I have some opinions, but you should use your own. I might argue, for example, that the American dream is a contrived, destructive concept that hurts people by causing a gap between their expectations and reality.
Or, I might argue that the concept is used as a social control mechanism, encouraging people to be productive and pay their taxes on that big house with the picket fence, etc.
:-) Make sure you make a bold argument, figure out what your opponent's argument would be, and then show how they are wrong and you are right!!
But maybe the assignment has nothing to do with literature at all. Maybe it is to be a good, solid argumentative essay, and it does not necessarily have anything to do with any particular story.
So, think of an opinion you have about the American dream -- one that some other people might not agree with. This is what it means to make a thesis statement that is "arguable."
I have some opinions, but you should use your own. I might argue, for example, that the American dream is a contrived, destructive concept that hurts people by causing a gap between their expectations and reality.
Or, I might argue that the concept is used as a social control mechanism, encouraging people to be productive and pay their taxes on that big house with the picket fence, etc.
:-) Make sure you make a bold argument, figure out what your opponent's argument would be, and then show how they are wrong and you are right!!
maybe you can give a definition of American Dream in your own perspective at begin of your essay.