Friday Night Lights Research Paper
Coraima Ulloa Professor Bennett
English 061
19 May 2013
Opportunity to Succeed American Dream can mean anything and may have different opinions from every single person. It can mean anything from freedom to be wealthy or just having a good comfortable life. Most often people dream of owning a house or having a family but in Friday Night Lights the American Dream for the town was to win the football championship. Friday Night Lights is an example of how many individuals struggle to accomplish their dream, which is not easy and it comes with a lot of challenges. Everyone needs an opportunity to succeed and that’s where the American Dream comes in. My American Dream is to accomplish my goals I set for myself and have a good future. To …show more content…
Weather in Odessa was so hot that clothes would stick to your skin because of all the sweat. The town was quiet windy and dry to the point where your skin was cracked and it would just peel off by itself. In the beginning it felt like a town so empty with portions of lands to fill. When you would arrive you’d feel that emptiness, a feeling that made you feel powerless. When putting all the feelings aside, there were motels with cars parked in front because of how filthy and dirty they looked. Downtown were banks, movie theaters that were closed down, few restaurants you could attend and many different …show more content…
They all wanted what was best for their boys. It is great for a parent to push you into succeeding because at the end of the day you accomplish and achieve goals for the future. Then again, be lenient because then all the pressure you put on your child can backfire and lead to rebelliousness and mistrust. The lesson is that the American Dream isn’t only one thing, there can be many. American Dream can mean anything and may have different opinions from every single person. Odessa’s dream is parallel to any American citizens which have to go through struggles to accomplish their American dream. Odessa had one opportunity which was to keep its town together by football and it was the only success they could achieve . A town that grew together because of one championship game. Odessa went through some rough times but in the end picked itself up. That shows what one little thing can do to get a whole town
English 061
19 May 2013
Opportunity to Succeed American Dream can mean anything and may have different opinions from every single person. It can mean anything from freedom to be wealthy or just having a good comfortable life. Most often people dream of owning a house or having a family but in Friday Night Lights the American Dream for the town was to win the football championship. Friday Night Lights is an example of how many individuals struggle to accomplish their dream, which is not easy and it comes with a lot of challenges. Everyone needs an opportunity to succeed and that’s where the American Dream comes in. My American Dream is to accomplish my goals I set for myself and have a good future. To …show more content…
Weather in Odessa was so hot that clothes would stick to your skin because of all the sweat. The town was quiet windy and dry to the point where your skin was cracked and it would just peel off by itself. In the beginning it felt like a town so empty with portions of lands to fill. When you would arrive you’d feel that emptiness, a feeling that made you feel powerless. When putting all the feelings aside, there were motels with cars parked in front because of how filthy and dirty they looked. Downtown were banks, movie theaters that were closed down, few restaurants you could attend and many different …show more content…
They all wanted what was best for their boys. It is great for a parent to push you into succeeding because at the end of the day you accomplish and achieve goals for the future. Then again, be lenient because then all the pressure you put on your child can backfire and lead to rebelliousness and mistrust. The lesson is that the American Dream isn’t only one thing, there can be many. American Dream can mean anything and may have different opinions from every single person. Odessa’s dream is parallel to any American citizens which have to go through struggles to accomplish their American dream. Odessa had one opportunity which was to keep its town together by football and it was the only success they could achieve . A town that grew together because of one championship game. Odessa went through some rough times but in the end picked itself up. That shows what one little thing can do to get a whole town