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America: Still the Land of Opportunity

Started by cordblomquist · 10 months ago

“In a test of the American Dream, Adam Shepard started life from scratch with the clothes on his back and twenty-five dollars. Ten months later, he had an apartment, a car, and a small savings.” So reports the Christian Science Monitor.
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  • Lucky for your wife. but Opportunities for everyone is still up for debate I believe
  • I just read this book this past weekend. It is an excellent account of this guy's life, though I admit some of it looks a bit contrived. Still, it is an amazing story of transformation, and leaves a lot of questions about that side of American society. I don't necessarily agree with all the guy's conclusions, but he does make a good case for hard work and living below one's means (which so many people can't seem to do anymore).

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