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On this page I decided to do an Internet scavenger hunt and try and find as many ways that I can that the media or companies use the phrase "The American Dream". This is what I found.

The first thing I did was type in American Dream on Google and look at what images came up. The first thing I saw were about a million pictures of the American flag, which makes sense. I also saw some cartoons about how costly it is to try and live the "American Dream". I started to browse through the next few pages and see what else I could find. I saw some photos of families with big houses and wives and husbands that looked a little too happy. I also found something a little strange. Did you know that Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream has a flavor called the Americone Dream. It is vanilla ice cream with chocolate covered waffle cone pieces and caramel swirl. That sure sounds like a good dream to me! My search continued. I found pictures of presidents, Miss America, singers, rappers, CD's, goats?, children, the Statue of Liberty, eagles, books, houses, dogs. How does one phrase represent all of these things? It is because the American Dream is something different to everyone. It almost seems like if you tack the word American or dream onto something, it makes people want to know what it is. It is something very intriguing to people. I know it made me want to keep looking. I am sure that is just what the media wants too!