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1、TheInheritanceandDevelopmentoftheAmericanDreaminBarrackObama’sSpeechesAbstract:Onceagain,Obama’scampaignsuccessarousedAmericanpeople'sfanaticalpursuitoftheAmericandream,whichisanobviousfeatureofAmericanculture.TheAmericandreambeganintheeighteenthcentury.However,withthecha
2、ngesofhistory,ithasmoreandmoremeanings.Academiahasmixedviewsonit,anddifferentpeoplehavedifferentinterpretationstoo.Butingeneral,theAmericandreamcontainsseveralfundamentalelementsjustasfollows:first,theUnitedStatesprovideseveryonethechanceofsuccess;second,successdependsono
3、ne’sowntalentsandefforts,ratherthanfamilybackground;third,everyonehasequalrightsandfaithoffreedom.AsthecorevalueofAmericanculture,theAmericandreamhaspenetratedintoallaspectsofthesociallife.Fashionisoneoftheareaswhichhavebeenprofoundlyaffected.FromRalphLauren'sfashioncloth
4、ing,wecanseetheshadowoftheAmericandream;themassmediafilm,whichleadingtheFashionTrends,isalsogreatlyaffected.Manyflimsy’sthemeistheachievementoftheAmericanDream,suchas"ThePursuitofHappiness""SundogMillionaire"andsomeothercartoons,etc.Thispaperwillexploretheinheritanceandde
5、velopmentoftheAmericandreamfrommultipleangles.Keyword:AmericanDream,BarackObama,RalphLauren,Garments,FilmFirst:IntroductionTheso-calledAmericanDream(AmericanDream),hasbothabroadandnarrowsense,thebroadsensereferstotheUnitedState'sequality,freedomanddemocracy;thenarrowsense
6、isakindofbeliefthatintheUnitedStates,aslongasyouworkhard,youwillbeabletohaveabetterlife.Italsomeansthatpeopleshouldgetprosperitythroughtheirownhardwork,courage,creativity,anddetermination,ratherthanrelyonaparticularsocialclassorotherassistance."AmericanDream"hasaffectedge
7、nerationsofAmericans;ithasbecomeanationalspiritandpermanentinheritance.Rockefeller,theoiltycoon,wasaverycommomperson,withoutwealth,socialbackgroudorsomethingofthatkindinhisearlyyears,however,throughhisownhardworkhebecomesthefirstbillionaireinAmericanhistroy.Others,suchasD
8、ell-Carnegie,Fordplustheexamplementionedabove,areallamongthemostpowerfulexampleoftheachieversof"