Have you ever sat down and given up on The American Dream? What is the American Dream to you? How do you make it to this so called American Dream? So many citizens struggle with education, determination and life itself. Although dealing with life itself is difficult when trying to achieve “the dream”, being determined and fulfilling your educational needs will lift the weight off of ones’ life. With the right amount of determination and education, any lifelong goal or dream can be accomplished and be entitled as an “American…
People flocked to America from countries all around the world in search for a dream of success called the American Dream, but it was not limited to strictly foreign immigrants. The citizens of the United States grew up and started their personal search of achievement. However, the path was never easy, as roadblocks would interfere with their chase. People gave all their effort and dedication, yet the dream did not turn out as planned. Many people attempted to achieve the American Dream, but many obstacles stood in their path.…
The idea of the American dream began when immigrants migrated to America in hope to become successful, have financial stability, and receive rights they could not in their country. The American dream however was not only fancied by immigrants. Americans also had faith and wanted to pursue the American dream. The confidence in the American dream has diminished over time due to several economic developments and government policies that has widened the gap between the rich and the poor. The American dream is basically dead due to serveral factors. In chapter 18, I came upon several essays that support my argument that the American dream has ended. I have realized that there are ample obstacles one has to endeavor to achieve…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (United States Declaration of Independence). In much the same way as the authors of the founding fathers, the American Dream can be defined simply as the pursuit and the achievement of happiness. Clarifications, like not needing to use underhanded means, are not necessary because it is readily apparent that these means do not provide happiness nor liberty. In other words, the American Dream is attainable through hard work, determination, and the fruits of honest labor, even though it is embodied negatively in literary contexts and positively in historical terms.…
Over the course of time, the term “The American Dream” has changed. Although the goal for many who come to America has remained the same. That goal is to make their mark on these great lands and better themselves in away that could not be accomplished in their home land. To live a life that is filled with many opportunities for the user to succeed.…
As Tommy Hilfiger once said, “The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream”. Many immigrants came to America with this motivation in mind to work hard to achieve their ‘American Dream’. Some common dreams that most immigrants had was to have a place they could call it as their home and have a good job. In Betty Smith’s novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, she demonstrates how for some people the ‘American Dream’ was a struggle to achieve, while it is possible for other people who never gave up hope on achieving the ‘American Dream’. However, after immigrants came to America, life turned out to be not exactly what they expected.…
The American Dream is described as the perfect lifestyle. No one wants challenges or problems; they want the ‘perfect life’. This idea is stabilized by the different desires, wants, and needs for each person trying to obtain it; every individual has a different dream but it still can be obtained, as we see from Gatsby and Nick. The people in this country all have different backgrounds, they have come from different situations. The dreams of each of these people are different and the journey to achieve them can be challenging.…
The introduction to the text, Rereading America, challenges us to look beyond the common misconceptions of the “myth” the American dream and to think critically. As far as what I think it means to be an American citizen, there are many things to consider. I believe that to be an American can imply freedom, security, and prosperity to some. To others however, it can mean a struggle to survive. The ideal American dream, no matter your interpretation of the idea, seems simply out of reach for most.…
Everyone has heard of the American Dream, this assumption that social transgression is obtainable to any individual, non-adherent to that individual’s background. However, this bare meaning of the American Dream was the adequate meaning during the 20th century, but in today’s terms, it exemplifies this sense of hope that any person, despite of what life they were born into, can ascend to their interpretation of success through diligent work and resiliency. This universal acceptance to the American Dream can be distinguished throughout Outliers, by Malcom Gladwell, and throughout the numerous of today’s successful people.…
America harbors a dream that is the very essence that defines us for who we are as a country, and separates us from any other nation in the world. It is the reason we are proud to call ourselves American, for we live the dream that others ache to experience. All around the globe, people clinging to their last strand of hope leave behind their homes and set out for America 's soil. Their safety is a small price to pay when the only dream they wish to accomplish is living out the American Dream; an opportunity they willingly risk their lives for. But the clock has timed out, and now students of our generation feel this chance of achieving a brighter future slipping from their grasp.…
America is known to most people as the land of opportunity or the land of the free. But what does it really mean to be an American? Living in America means that people can live with the luxuries of being an American and also living with what is known as the American dream. The American dream is what help to build America today and also it helped to shape to what it means to be an American. Being an American means living among people that come from all over the world, having the freedom and the title of freemen, and also a beginning of a new life.…
A. Residual Message: High school uniforms are a good idea that promotes student equality and eliminates distraction.…
This change can be seen through illustrations of the ideal futures of various decades. From 1915 to the 1980s, the idea that anyone could achieve the “ultimate dream” stayed the same, while the ultimate dream itself changed from the want to make one’s own way in the world, to having a perfect family, and finally to having the most possessions. However, in recent years young people have stopped believing that anyone could achieve anything through hard work - although these Americans still have a dream of having a nice house, a family, and a job, this is a dream that is no longer uniquely American. The concept of being able to achieve anything by working hard and persevering, and the fact that this was actually possible in America, is what made the American dream so important. Today, the American Dream is mostly considered unattainable, and is now considered more of a historical concept than it is a modern…
Over 200 years ago, our founding fathers envisioned a free America. They were able to find opportunity to bring their ideas to reality and create a foundation for a nation ideal for all. This dream is one of the many that has molded America into the reputable county it is today. Without the courage and boldness these men had to speak their minds, nobody would have the current opportunities accessible to them. Although many have developed the idea that the “American Dream” is not effective, it still remains a vital component to a successful nation.…
New care planning paperwork has recently been implemented by the company and I have had to roll this out throughout my home, I held a staff meeting with all the care staff and explained the new paperwork and how to use this. I explained legal and ethical tensions between maintaining confidentiality and sharing information. I told them if anyone struggles or has any problems to let me know and I will do 1-1 supervision.…