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Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the American Dream

The definition of "American" is belonging to or having characteristics of America. To live in America and to be an American during the colonial period or American Revolution are characteristics defined by Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson of living what is referred to as the "American Dream."
Ben Franklin as a person is an example of the American Dream because its definition applies to many of his own personal characteristics. He lived his life with the idea that being an American means attaining whatever goals you choose to set for yourself in your lifetime. Franklin sets down the structure for the story of the American dream and the people we view as heroes with experiences from his own life.
Franklin believed to be an American meant to be successful and make a positive name for ones self. Franklin states that, "Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little......

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