The American Bill of Rights states the "unalienable rights" that this country is founded on. It is also the foundation of what The American Dream is all about; with these rights you would be able to be successful in America. Many people believe that, like the American Dream, it does not apply to them. Brad Blum, former CEO of Burger King, believes that those rights along with the American Dream applies to everybody in his Burger King Bill of Rights.
Brad Blum starts it off with "You have the right" which already alludes to the American Bill of Rights. He follows that off with, "...to have things your way" which was the slogan for Burger King. Blum then starts to compare an American citizen, to a customer at Burger King, telling the reader that they have the right to "hold the pickles and hold the lettuce" "to mix Coke and Sprite" and even "the right to a Whopper sandwich." Which are all things you can do as a customer at Burger King; we, as American citizens, have all of these rights. Blum also starts to reflect his stance on The American Dream. "You have the right to put a paper crown... and pretend you're the ruler of '(your make-believe kingdom here'" you can make yourself a powerful person in the world, because you're here in America, you have all of these rights. And if you don't believe him, "You have the right to crumple this Bill of Rights into a ball and shoot hoops with it." because you're an American, you have these rights.
Brad Blum believes that The American Dream is alive and well and that everyone in America has the right to do anything they want to. Whether the reader believes him or not all depends on the experiences an individual has had living in America.
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