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The American Dream Bracket*

Choose one individual from the late 1800s - 2012 that best exemplifies the idea of the American Dream.

As you conduct your research you need to identify the following:
 * Background information of the individual - create the context. Determine biases, motives, etc.(4 points)
 * The problem which they overcame to become the person they iconic individual we relate to today. (include specific details as available) (8 points)


 * similar to the format of the New Deal debates.

DAY 1 Debates on Wednesday: Who is your individual? Who struggled more to gain their achievement.

PLEASE send me the name of the individual you will be investigating. I will create a wiki link for you over the weekend.

Bob Marley Will-i-am Ron Paul Walt Disney Allyson Felix Christopher Wallace Bob Dylan Oprah Winfrey Rosa Parks Andrew Carnegie Mitt Romney Marilyn Monroe Rihanna Steve Jobs John D. Rockefeller Hope Solo Martin Luther King Jr. Bruce Springsteen Tupac Shakur Chris Gardner Barack Obama Henry Ford Bruce Lee Kevin Clash