"Breathing dreams like air..."

1. How would you describe the “American Dream?”

In school i have always been taught that the "American dream" was what many people for many years have seen as the answer to freedom, wealth and work, and that America is the country of opportunity. When coming to America to peruse the "American Dream" one would be able to break through as a singer, dancer, actor or whatever ones talent is. Nothing keeps you back. It also where people can do anything if they are willing to work. The hope that the dream can be fulfilled exists, whether you're praying for a bumpy bread on the street or getting the dream served on a silver platter.

The "American Dream" and the American society can provide the opportunities for the individual and the possibility to get to the top and the opportunity to pursue their dreams. 

2. What is your definition of wealth?

Personally I think that wealth can have many different meanings and it depends on the person in which way the term is defined. One can be wealthy in many ways, but the first thing that stirs our minds is financial wealth. If we think a little deeper and realize that "money is not something you are - it's something you have",  it can be seen how wealth may also be good luck. To be wealth other  elements in life that make one happy and worth living for, such as a lovely husband/wife, children, good friends and / or a job you just are passionate about can be defined as wealth too. Wealth is being is being able to live your life to the fullest. It is health, love, freedom, happiness  and not only the materialized element such as money.

3. What are Americans’ attitudes toward wealth and poverty? What is your attitude toward wealth and poverty?

For my it is very difficult to say what an American's attitude toward wealth and poverty is. But throughout the world and especially in the US, it has become common to see economic inequality as a giant societal problem and the gap between rich and poor have increased. Not to say that this is the way that all Americans think, but I believe that some people think that "if only the poorest people have enough, that are no serious reasons to blame the wealthy people" and that if you want to be wealthy you have to make it for your self and that you can't count on others to help you. I am not sure if this is actually the way that Americans think but from my own perspective I think that wealth and poverty always will be connected in some way. I think that it is important to instead of being outraged by the size of other peoples wealth, we should concentrate on reducing the causes that leads to extreme poverty, that are seen in multiple countries around the world. We should fight for this economic equality because if only the poorest ones are sufficient, it is irrelevant whether the wealthy citizens in the top of society are a little or extremely rich.