One Last Time We've made it!!.....well...almost. It feels like just yesterday we were attempting to simply give the American Dream a definition. Now, here we are, ready to wrap up our final project and move onto our second semester of college. So far, I have found this project to be very interesting, as I have gained more insight on my chosen focus and have a solid understanding of what the dream is and how it is interpreted differently by every individual. My focus for this topic is the way that gender disparity in the United States hinders one's pursuit of the American Dream. Within this focus, I selected three sub-topics: politics, wages, and opportunities. My primary research began by selecting a chapter from White and Hanson's anthology, The American Dream in the 21st Century. I chose Sandra Hanson's chapter titled "Whose Dream? Gender and the American Dream". Hanson highlights numerous issues resulting for the widespread presence of...
