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What’s the first thing you think about when you hear America. Exactly the American dream. The American dream is a dream that every citizen and immigrant through hard work and will, can improve their life for the better. So, no matter who you are or the color of your skin, or your social class.
Through time we have seen some extraordinary examples of just that. “Hillbilly Elegy’s. A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis”, which was published in 2016 by J.D. Vance. Hillbilly Elegy’s.
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But when we hear about how he changed the odds for his family we also feel motivated that nearly anything is possible. “(…) I have a nice job, a happy marriage, a comfortable home, and two lively dogs.
So, I didn’t write this book because I’ve accomplished something extraordinary. I wrote this book because I’ve achieved something quite ordinary, which doesn’t happen to most kids who grow up like me.
You see, I grew up poor, in the Rust Belt, in an Ohio steel town that has been hemorrhaging jobs and hope for as long as I can remember.”
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