2. Do you know what is the American Dream?

5. In the U.S.A, a country of individual entrepreneurship, wealth has become attainable for millions, the dream of ceasing to be an abstraction and transformed into a life purpose and the epicenter of the public interest The term American Dream appeared in 1931, the book historian James Adams Truslou "American epic" where the author traced the transformation of American ideas of the founding of the New World.

15. Baby BoomersGen XGen Y Feeling a sense of personal fulfillment in my life 31%28% Having enough money to live the way I want 30%25%20% Providing security for your children 16%21% Income and financial success 12%14%13%

17. Michael Jackson ( August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) Michael Jackson the eighth of ten children in an African American working- class family. Michael Jackson was inducted onto the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1980 as member of The Jacksons and in 1984 as solo artist. His total lifetime earnings have been estimated at US$500 million

18. Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a teenage single mother Oprah Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) Winfrey was called "arguably the world's most powerful woman" by CNN and Time.com, "arguably the most influential woman in the world" by the American Spectator " Winfrey became a millionaire at age 32 when her talk show went national.

19. Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) He was adopted at birth by Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs Forbes estimated his net wealth at $8.3 billion in 2010, making him the 42nd wealthiest American.

21. Americans are living in challenging times. Still driven by one tenet of American progress—that hard work will get you ahead