State of the American Dream

Your task will be a news feature story on the state of the American Dream. The story of between 1,250 and 1,350 words will be based on seven to ten interviews and online research. Your central task is to combine interviews with research and take stock of the American Dream. Your paper need to follow this rule, the first paragraph of every assignment is called the lead. We will review the lead in upcoming lectures. It is important that the lead be no longer than 35 words. Subsequent paragraphs should not exceed 40words. We can allow you to exceed these limits by a word or two but think of them as generally firm rules.