As someone who has an intense curiosity about Europe, I am very interested in the different culture between North America and Europe. Although North America has a common heritage with European ties, we have different cultures that have led to unique experiences that give us different worldviews. All over the world, people are familiar with the idea of ​​“The American Dream”; this phrase demonstrates that America was seen as “a beacon of hope”1, globally and in America. However, according to Jeremy Rifkin, “the American spirit is tired and languishes in the past”2 and is being replaced by “The European Dream”. Rifkin describes the European dream as “a beacon of light in a troubled world. It invites us to a new era of inclusiveness, diversity, quality of life, deep play, sustainability, universal human rights, rights of nature and peace on earth.”3 Emphasizing community, quality of life and global cooperation, For the Dream “It's worth living”4. Rifkin asserts that Americans live to work, stating his belief that many Americans associate security and autonomy with freedom: “The American dream is largely trapped in the death instinct. We seek autonomy at all costs. We overconsume, satisfy our every appetite, and waste the Earth's bounty. We value unbridled economic growth, reward the powerful, and marginalize the vulnerable… We consider ourselves a chosen people and, therefore, entitled to more than our fair share of the Earth's bounty. Unfortunately, our self-interest is turning into pure selfishness. We have become a culture of death.”5 In America, the more money you have, the more secure you feel. However, Europeans are said to work for a living and that they associate their freedom with “integration [with... middle of the paper... the American dream is strange, even a little scary”18. I hate this idea. This shows that Americans consider themselves better than the rest of the world, or that they should be some kind of Eden where everything is given to them. This part made me so frustrated that America would rise above the world and ignore the history of God's Jewish "chosen people", thinking that they as Americans are better and deserve more. This subchapter shows America versus the other (i.e. the world), even more than the comparison between America and Europe on which the book is based. It's so strange reading this book as a Canadian, because I feel like we're a mix of Europe and America, which is really off-putting. Works Cited Rifkin, Jeremy. The European Dream: How Europe's vision of the future is silently eclipsing the American Dream. New York: Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.