American Dreamer

Over this past Easter weekend, Danielle wasn’t looking for any Easter eggs or making friends with no Easter bunny. Instead, she decided to take a trip to the Olympic Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta. This past Saturday, that’s where Danielle spent most of the day, walking around in the hot Georgia sun, randomly approaching women, men, and teenagers from all walks of life and begging them for one minute of their time to take the American Dreamer Survey.

The American Dreamer Survey is an assessment tool designed by Danielle Leach (author of American Dreamer), used to evaluate the views of various people concerning the American Dream. The survey is a very short survey that takes less than 2 minutes to complete. The focal question of the survey asks participants to answer the following: WHAT IS THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF, AMERICAN DREAMER?

Here are some of the responses:

Accomplished

Football

The Dream

Our President

Celebrity

Singer

Dance

Freedom

Unity

Pilgrims

Freedom

Hopeful

Before the book is sent to the printer, Danielle expects to conduct at least 3 more surveys that will take place in random public places in the metro Atlanta area. The main goal of her survey is to learn varying perspectives on the social construct of the American Dream and to see how these views impact each individual’s life and their decisions and motivations. The responses will be discussed (more in detail) in her upcoming book, American Dreamer due September 28, 2011.