American Dream (disambiguation)
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The American Dream
American Dream
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity and success. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each...

is a national ethos of the United States in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity and success.

American Dream and American Dreams or American Dreamz may also refer to:
  • American Dream Down Payment Act of 2003
    American Dream Down Payment Act of 2003
    On December 16, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the American Dream Downpayment Initiative, which was aimed at helping approximately "40,000 families a year" with their down payment and closing costs, and further strengthen America’s housing market.This legislation complemented the...

  • Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)
    Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)
    Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE...

     (born 1945), nicknamed "The American Dream"
  • American Dream Meadowlands, a mega-mall that is under construction in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Media

  • American Dream (film)
    American Dream (film)
    American Dream is a cinéma vérité documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple and co-directed by Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, and Lawrence Silk....

    , an Academy Award-winning documentary film from 1990
  • American Dreamz
    American Dreamz
    American Dreamz is a 2006 comedy/parody film that satirizes both American politics and popular entertainment.Director/producer/writer Paul Weitz has stated that the movie is meant to satirize both the TV show American Idol and the Bush Administration...

    , a 2006 film
  • American Dream (video game)
    American Dream (video game)
    is a Family Computer video game that was released in 1989 to an exclusively Japanese market.-Summary:In this video game, the player must earn money in order to become the wealthiest gambler in the world. The game, set in New York City, is considered a spin-off from the Pachio-kun franchise...

    , a 1989 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System
  • The American Dream (play)
    The American Dream (play)
    The American Dream is an early, one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee. It was first staged 24 January 1961 at the York Playhouse in New York City. The play, a satire on American family life, concerns a married couple and their elderly mother...

    , a one-act absurdist play by Edward Albee in 1960
  • American Dreams
    American Dreams
    American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios...

    , a 2002–2005 American TV series

Books

  • American Dream (comics)
    American Dream (comics)
    American Dream is a fictional character featured in Marvel Comics MC2 series A-Next. Her costume is very similar to that of Captain America and like him she has an indestructible metal shield...

    , a Marvel Comics superhero character
  • An American Dream
    An American Dream
    An American Dream is Norman Mailer's fourth novel, published by Dial Press. Mailer wrote it in serialized form for Esquire, consciously attempting to resurrect the methodology used by Charles Dickens and other earlier novelists, with Mailer writing each chapter against monthly deadlines...

    , a 1965 novel by Norman Mailer
  • American Dream, Global Nightmare
    American Dream, Global Nightmare
    American Dream, Global Nightmare is a book by Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies .This book presents the neoconservative ideology of Pax Americana as ten laws.*Law 1: Fear is essential.*Law 2: Escape is the reason for being....

    , a book by Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies publish by Icon Books in 2004
  • American Dream, Global Nightmare: The Dilemma of U.S. Human Rights Policy, a book by Sandy Vogelgesang publish by Norton in 1980.

Music

  • American Dream (album)
    American Dream (album)
    American Dream is the 1988 reunion album for Crosby, Stills & Nash with Neil Young.Released on November 3, 1988, there was great anticipation for the quartet's first studio album in eighteen years, but all four performers were in fact at various ebbs in their songwriting. The harmonies still...

    , a 1988 album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young featuring the song "American Dream"
  • The American Dream, a Philadelphia-based band whose eponymously titled album (1970) was produced by Todd Rundgren
    Todd Rundgren
    Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...

  • The American Dream (Emitt Rhodes album), 1971
  • The American Dream (Mike Jones album)
  • The American Dream (Walls of Jericho album)
    The American Dream (Walls of Jericho album)
    The American Dream is the fourth studio album by metalcore band Walls of Jericho to be released on July 29, 2008. It is a return to the band's metalcore sound after their previous acoustic EP release, and is also significantly heavier than previous studio albums.- Track listing :# "The New...

    , 2008
  • "American Dream" (Casting Crowns song)
    American Dream (Casting Crowns song)
    "American Dream" is a song by Casting Crowns off their debut eponymous album. The band made their first music video to this song. It is the only video from their debut album and only their first of four overall...

    , 2003
  • "American Dream" (Jakatta song)
    American Dream (Jakatta song)
    "American Dream" is a 2000 song by Jakatta. The track samples two Thomas Newman pieces from the soundtrack for the film, American Beauty; "American Beauty" and "Dead Already". A re-release "American Dream " was released in 2001...

  • "The American Dream" (song)
    The American Dream (song)
    "The American Dream" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music Hank Williams, Jr. It was released in September 1982 as the first new single from the album Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...

    , a song by Hank Williams, Jr.
  • "American Dream", a song on the album How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
    How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
    How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion, which was released on June 1, 1981. Released months after the release of their self-titled EP, it was financed by a $1,000 loan by guitarist Brett Gurewitz's father. Its success surprised the...

    by Bad Religion
  • "American Dream", a song by Children of the Corn on the album The Collector’s Edition
    Children of the Corn: The Collector’s Edition
    Children of the Corn-The Collector's Edition is a 2003 compilation album by the Harlem rap group Children of the Corn.-Track listing:# Children of the Corn - Intro# Cam'ron w. Mase, Bloodshed - The Corn# Cam'ron w. Bloodshed - Give Up the Game...

  • "American Dream", a song by the Dirt Band on the album An American Dream
  • "American Dream", a song by Switchfoot on the album Oh! Gravity.
    Oh! Gravity.
    Oh! Gravity. is the sixth album by the San Diego based alternative rock band Switchfoot. It was released on December 26, 2006.To give fans a preview of the new material, Switchfoot released the downloadable single "Dirty Second Hands" to major online music stores on September 26...

  • "The American Dream", a song from the musical Miss Saigon
  • "American Dream", a song by Silverstein on the album A Shipwreck in the Sand
    A Shipwreck in the Sand
    A Shipwreck in the Sand is the fourth studio album by Canadian post-hardcore band, Silverstein, released March 31, 2009 through Victory Records....

  • "The American Dream", a song by Afroman from the album Because I Got High
    Because I Got High (album)
    Because I Got High is the second studio album by Afroman. The record was released on T-Bones Records in 2000. It is considered to be his breakthrough album, as it contained his most popular song, "Because I Got High"...


See also

  • American Dreamer (disambiguation)
  • American Beauty (disambiguation)
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