Analysis Of James Adams 'The American Dream'
The Library of Congress (2015) uses the common definition of “The American Dream” written by James Adams, who states “…our lives should be richer and fuller, with opportunities for prosperity and advancement for each according to ability or achievement, instead of social class or circumstance of birth” (p.1). Is this an attainable goal in today’s society? The implied path to achieve this dream is through the matriculation in some form of higher education, while incorporating continuous growth in different forms of education, professional and personal aspect over your lifetime. However, with the rising cost of higher education, this goal may not be the reality for millions of Americans, which is the overarching theme that has motivated both
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The commission expressed that a major responsibility in higher education is to qualify our youth and adults, at the highest level of their capacities for participation in a truly global society (United States & Zook, 1947, p. 8). One of the major recommendations in Volume 3: Organizing Higher Education was the request to expand “junior colleges” into larger “community colleges”. Furthermore, the commission suggested that public community colleges should be free since it was considered an extension, thirteenth and fourteenth year, of the public school …show more content…
Although the President can make recommendations to implement changes and the creation of new laws, there is still a process to approve the laws. Creating and implementing an official law requires the approval of several appointed officers during the legislative process. President Obama proposed the notion of free community college in January; however, it was not introduced as a bill until July 8, 2015 when Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and nine (9) other Senators submitted legislation H.R. 2962 (Association of Community College Trustees, n.d.). When creating this bill, Baldwin and Scott built upon President Obama’s January announcement, which is why the bill highly resembles the initial proposal, but with some additions and reductions. This bill is now what is known as America’s Promise Act of 2015 and is still required to adhere through the legislative process, which is listed in Figure
The commission expressed that a major responsibility in higher education is to qualify our youth and adults, at the highest level of their capacities for participation in a truly global society (United States & Zook, 1947, p. 8). One of the major recommendations in Volume 3: Organizing Higher Education was the request to expand “junior colleges” into larger “community colleges”. Furthermore, the commission suggested that public community colleges should be free since it was considered an extension, thirteenth and fourteenth year, of the public school …show more content…
Although the President can make recommendations to implement changes and the creation of new laws, there is still a process to approve the laws. Creating and implementing an official law requires the approval of several appointed officers during the legislative process. President Obama proposed the notion of free community college in January; however, it was not introduced as a bill until July 8, 2015 when Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) and nine (9) other Senators submitted legislation H.R. 2962 (Association of Community College Trustees, n.d.). When creating this bill, Baldwin and Scott built upon President Obama’s January announcement, which is why the bill highly resembles the initial proposal, but with some additions and reductions. This bill is now what is known as America’s Promise Act of 2015 and is still required to adhere through the legislative process, which is listed in Figure