The American Dream To Achieve Success
The American dream is basically having an equal opportunity to gain or achieve success. It can be accomplished through hard work and determination. I disagree with Ta Nehisi Coates idea that the “American dream for black people is a toxic fantasy. Every American citizen regardless of their race can achieve success and accomplish their goals through hard work, determination and initiative.
This is certainly a dream of many, if not most Americans. Nonetheless, this desire is not inevitably one that can be accomplished by anyone. Everyone has the opportunity to reach the American Dream, depending on how much work they put in or how privileged they are. Some people will be able to work hard and achieve their dreams, whereas others will work just …show more content…
People are frequently shown getting rich quick on shows like who wants to be a millionaire and so on TV, or you can achieve fame by being an overnight success on shows like America’ s Next Top Model. The normal folks at home sometimes look at these types of stuff, and believe the hype that such shows generate; that one can get rich quick, just by being on a game show. This has made some African Americans or Americans in general think they can become rich overnight and not put in the hard work needed to be wealthy. I believe African Americans have made everything in this world race related. I understand that one has to work a lot more if they’re black in order to succeed, however I believe you still put the work in then. There are a lot of well educated wealthy African Americans in the United States. I’m sure they put the work in. Martin Luther King’s American dream is to have equality for everyone, but namely African Americans. Back then African Americans were not given good job opportunities. They were isolated and it was hard for them to live happily when all the families with white males could have high paying jobs and affords the comforts of life. However, time has passed and slavery is no more in America so I believe there should be no excuse to achieving
This is certainly a dream of many, if not most Americans. Nonetheless, this desire is not inevitably one that can be accomplished by anyone. Everyone has the opportunity to reach the American Dream, depending on how much work they put in or how privileged they are. Some people will be able to work hard and achieve their dreams, whereas others will work just …show more content…
People are frequently shown getting rich quick on shows like who wants to be a millionaire and so on TV, or you can achieve fame by being an overnight success on shows like America’ s Next Top Model. The normal folks at home sometimes look at these types of stuff, and believe the hype that such shows generate; that one can get rich quick, just by being on a game show. This has made some African Americans or Americans in general think they can become rich overnight and not put in the hard work needed to be wealthy. I believe African Americans have made everything in this world race related. I understand that one has to work a lot more if they’re black in order to succeed, however I believe you still put the work in then. There are a lot of well educated wealthy African Americans in the United States. I’m sure they put the work in. Martin Luther King’s American dream is to have equality for everyone, but namely African Americans. Back then African Americans were not given good job opportunities. They were isolated and it was hard for them to live happily when all the families with white males could have high paying jobs and affords the comforts of life. However, time has passed and slavery is no more in America so I believe there should be no excuse to achieving