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Almost There... And Presidents and Stuff

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We have all indeed had a lot of the American Dream, but let’s finish the semester strong! My focus for my paper is around presidents. I found this focus in chapter 3 of American Dream in the 21 st Century , “The Presidency and the Making of the American Dream” by John K. White. This chapter highlighted the importance of the President in fueling the American Dream. All in all, I have concluded that Americans look to the president to embody the American Dream, reaffirm the American Dream, and pursue policy which expands the scope of the American Dream. First, presidents should embody the American Dream. A good example of this is Obama. Raised without a father, Obama made it into college and became the President of the United States. It’s certainly a testament to the American Dream. His story and background gave him great popularity amongst  non-white voters, gaining 67% of Hispanic votes, 62% of Asians, and 66% of the remaining non-white vote (55). I intend to use an