10 pages work! Due 3 days later! AMERICAN DREAM PAPER
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READITPaperprocess.pptxAmerican Dream
… that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position
James Truslow Adams, 1931, Epic of America
Is the American Dream Alive or Dead?
7 steps to making your case
85 points to earn
Step 1
Take a stand on the vitality of the American Dream
Alive?
Dead?
Changing?
Step 2 [5 points]
Define Well-Being
so clearly that your grandmother
could understand what you mean
HAPPY
Step 3 [30 points]
Measure Well-Being in
3 major parts of
American Life
By asking questions
What has been happening?
Why have trends gone up or down?
Who has been affected?
Better off? Worse off? Depends?
And engaging in discussion
Argue persuasively for one or two specific ways to make a positive change
Anticipate critics and explain why their perspectives are incorrect or incomplete
Topic Areas
Part 1: Economic Well-Being
Select ONE topic area
Wages (NOT minimum wage)
Jobs
Wealth
Poverty
Health
Part 2:
Spirituality / Life Purpose
Part 3: Community Well-Being
Select ONE Topic Area
Housing
Environment
Culture
Recreation and Leisure
Education
Transportation
Step 4 [10 points]:
Evaluate effectiveness of a current federal policy to improve family/household well-being
Step 5: Application
Use your 3 measures of well-being to evaluate current status of Missouri residents [15 points]
Interview someone aged 65 or older about their economic life history [10 points]
How did their values, goals, resources, and broad socio-economic conditions shape their lives?
How was their life affected by the trends you studied?
Step 6 [5 points]:
Reflect
On your position on the vitality American Dream
On the process of research and measurement
Step 7 [10 points]:
Write well!
Use writing resources.
Take Stand on American Dream
Define Well-Being
Measure Well-Being
Evaluate Effectiveness of Federal Policy
Assess State of Missouri Well-Being
Discover Economic Life History of > 65
Reflect on Position and Process
Trend Report
Will become a part of the final paper
Take Stand on American Dream
Define Well-Being
Measure Well-Being
Evaluate Effectiveness of Federal Policy
Assess State of Missouri Well-Being
Discover Economic Life History of > 65
Reflect on Position and Process
Trend Report Focus:
only Economic Well-being
Final Paper
will include:
> spirituality / life purpose
> community
Trend Report Instructions
Decide if you view the American Dream as
Alive?
Dead?
Changing?
Evidence needs to support your position
Measure Economic Well-Being
Select ONE topic area
Wages (NOT minimum wage)
Jobs
Wealth
Poverty
Health
Ask Questions
What has been happening?
Why have trends gone up or down?
Who has been affected?
Better off? Worse off? Depends?
Engage in Discussion
Argue persuasively for one or two specific ways to make a positive change
Anticipate critics and explain why their perspectives are incorrect or incomplete
The Trend Report MUST include:
at least one table or one figure/graph/chart properly formatted and referenced in your paper
The Trend Report MUST include:
one specific supporting quote from State of Working America
one supporting quote from any other reading material used in the class during the semester
one reference from an outside source that is relevant to the assignment
Write well!
Use writing resources:
The online Writery https://writingcenter.missouri.edu /
Your friendly, helpful instructor
