To what extent is the American Dream achievable?

The American dream was a nice concept, but rarely achievable by most people. I'll use the cogs and clods example for this. If every person had a perfect life, lots of money, and a nice house, money wouldn't have any value anymore. So, for a community to thrive, there needs to be cogs (Rich/successful people), and clods (Less money, less successful). In short, it was and is achieveable, but only to the priveledged few.

federal appellate courts are called courts of appeals. cases can be further appealed to the u.s. supreme court. cases are heard for the first time in a trial court. if either party disagrees with the decision in the trial court, they can appeal, asking a higher court to review the decision.

pope john paul ii ( his real name is karol wojtyla) and lech walesa ( the leader of the solidarity movement ) were both born in poland.