American Dream
E10110
The American Dream is the ideal that every person in the United States can achieve prosperity, success, and upward social mobility through hard work and opportunity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Dream canonical | 72 |
| the American Dream | 23 |
| American dream | 6 |
| The American Dream | 1 |
| The American Dream Still Works | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T101069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Dream Context triple: [A Chicken in Every Pot and a Car in Every Garage, symbolizes, American Dream]
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A.
American Memory
American Memory is a digital archive of historical collections from the Library of Congress, providing public access to millions of primary source materials documenting American history and culture.
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B.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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C.
City of Firsts
City of Firsts is a historic Massachusetts city known for its early industrial innovations and numerous pioneering achievements in American manufacturing and technology.
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D.
The City That Works
"The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
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E.
Becoming
"Becoming" is a bestselling memoir by former First Lady Michelle Obama that chronicles her life from childhood through her years in the White House and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Dream Target entity description: The American Dream is the ideal that every person in the United States can achieve prosperity, success, and upward social mobility through hard work and opportunity.
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A.
American Memory
American Memory is a digital archive of historical collections from the Library of Congress, providing public access to millions of primary source materials documenting American history and culture.
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B.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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C.
City of Firsts
City of Firsts is a historic Massachusetts city known for its early industrial innovations and numerous pioneering achievements in American manufacturing and technology.
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D.
The City That Works
"The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
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E.
Becoming
"Becoming" is a bestselling memoir by former First Lady Michelle Obama that chronicles her life from childhood through her years in the White House and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural ideal
ⓘ
national ethos ⓘ social concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| critiquedFor |
declining social mobility
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economic inequality ⓘ ignoring structural inequality ⓘ overemphasis on individual responsibility ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ |
| describedIn | The Epic of America ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | James Truslow Adams ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
civic equality
ⓘ
economic aspiration ⓘ political freedom ⓘ social aspiration ⓘ |
| hasCoreIdea |
equality of opportunity
ⓘ
financial security ⓘ homeownership ⓘ individualism ⓘ merit-based advancement ⓘ opportunity for all ⓘ personal freedom ⓘ prosperity through hard work ⓘ pursuit of happiness ⓘ self-made success ⓘ social mobility ⓘ success regardless of social class ⓘ upward social mobility ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | ideal that every person in the United States can achieve success and upward mobility through hard work and opportunity ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
anyone can make it
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land of opportunity ⓘ rags to riches ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
car ownership
ⓘ
college education ⓘ single-family home ⓘ small business ownership ⓘ upwardly mobile family ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American Declaration of Independence
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surface form:
Declaration of Independence
Enlightenment ideals ⓘ Protestant work ethic ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ capitalism ⓘ frontier myth ⓘ immigration narratives ⓘ liberalism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American exceptionalism
ⓘ
American identity ⓘ American nationalism ⓘ economic opportunity ⓘ homeownership in the United States ⓘ immigration to the United States ⓘ middle class ideal ⓘ social mobility in the United States ⓘ |
| representedIn |
American cinema
ⓘ
American literature ⓘ American political rhetoric ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Dream Description of subject: The American Dream is the ideal that every person in the United States can achieve prosperity, success, and upward social mobility through hard work and opportunity.
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