The Inspiration for Our Project
We started off the American Dream 2.0 project by writing on an index card what our american dream was. I wrote something a long the lines of have a family, live in a nice house, and be an engineer, and to a certain extent everyone in my class did. We than looked at some very surprising statistics and video (shown to the left and below) and questioned are we owning or borrowing the American Dream? Does everyone have an equal opportunity to the American Dream? Although the statistics were upsetting, I liked that I was learning about the truth and not some fluffed up version of the American Dream. Knowing the truth is empowering and that is exactly what this project was about.