The American Dream: if you work hard enough, you'll succeed.
Do you believe this? Many people do.
Too bad it's not true.
Let's look at 6 obstacles that can get in the way of success, assuming you work hard:
1. RACE: if you're anything but Caucasian
2. GENDER: if you're not male
3. MONEY: if you don't have enough
4. FAMILY: if you don't have support or the "right" connections; G-d forbid if you're abused
5. ABILITY: if you're mentally or physically disabled, or if you haven't had enough education or the "right" education
6. VALUES: if your values aren't compatible with those who decide if you succeed or not
This is one reason why, for example, Obama's success doesn't mean that all African-Americans have the same chances of success: most don't have access to the opportunities he had because he was actually raised in a White family.
Game:
Roll the dice. Whatever number you get, see if you can think of a successful person with that many handicaps.
For example: If you roll a 4, think of someone who is African-American, a woman, in a wheelchair and poor who has achieved financial success.
The higher the number, the more difficult.
And that is why the American Dream isn't true.
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