Monday, April 16, 2012

Pursuit of the Happiness: American Dream


Will Smith portrays the life of Chris Gardner, a homeless person turned mogul in the Pursuit of the Happiness. This is one of the amazing movie i have ever watched. first time I watched with Turkish subtitle and they translate the name of the movie as: Never give up! i think they were right because in order to pursuit the happiness we should never give up! if you have not yet, just watch it !!

The End Of The American Dream - USA

The video shows the reality in economic conditions. by interviewing with different married couples in different states and give a chance them to tell their situation economically. how they suffer or cannot suffer from life expenses. most of them are seeking for other income such additional jobs. it is kind of upsetting video but it is good to watch and take our position for expenses!!

The American dream: Is it slipping away?

The article talks about the American dream and its effects on social system. it argues that what if people do not dream anymore. the most interesting point for me is that for the maintenance of society, the article requires the inequality in society in order to keep going in competition. An ABC News/Yahoo News poll revealed that today, only half of us think the American dream — which the pollsters defined as 'if you work hard you'll get ahead' — still holds true, while 43% said that it had once been true. here is the link for article: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/27/opinion/la-oe-rodriguez-dream-20100927