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"The American Dream" - how to start this essay?



mroman 1 / -  
Jun 7, 2010   #1
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.

jeffadams1206 2 / 1  
Jun 7, 2010   #2
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.
EF_Kevin 8 / 13053  
Jun 8, 2010   #3
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!!
jadetang 4 / 11  
Jun 8, 2010   #4
maybe you can give a definition of American Dream in your own perspective at begin of your essay.


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