Why Is The American Dream Still Relevant Today
“The American Dream”. That can be interpreted as many different things to many different people. It started out as a dream of religious freedoms without prosecution. That has changed as the years go on.
The puritans (and immigrants later on) originally wanted to be able to worship who they wanted. They just wanted to escape the hardships and punishments they would have suffered. In many countries if the people didn’t worship the God(s) their government or leader wished they would be punished. These people came to America to be able to worship whoever they wished. Openly and privately. That was the original American dream.
Later came the “American Dream” of opportunity. People came to the United States to be able to accomplish their dream. …show more content…
They have almost changed the dream into revenge. The “American Dream” today doesn’t exist in the same way it use to. People today aren’t dreaming and working for their dream like they once did. They now expect it, they think it should just be given to them, because they are American. They know longer want the possibility of these great dreams, and the ability to work towards and accomplish them. Today, the people expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter. They say they demand equal this… or equal that… . In reality they want everyone to be on top. Which isn’t possible. Can you have a cheerleading pyramid with everyone being on the top? Can you build a building with only a roof?
The “American Dream” has changed drastically from in the beginning. It started as possibility. The possibility of you dream coming true. Of being able to worship who you choose. Of being the entertainer that you wish to be. Of making a better life for your children. The “American Dream” was the possibility. Today it isn’t about the possibility any more, it is about demand. The demand of getting everything before ever having it. The demand of “being American means I should get everything “. They use to say “you can be anything you want” not “you can want everything without
The puritans (and immigrants later on) originally wanted to be able to worship who they wanted. They just wanted to escape the hardships and punishments they would have suffered. In many countries if the people didn’t worship the God(s) their government or leader wished they would be punished. These people came to America to be able to worship whoever they wished. Openly and privately. That was the original American dream.
Later came the “American Dream” of opportunity. People came to the United States to be able to accomplish their dream. …show more content…
They have almost changed the dream into revenge. The “American Dream” today doesn’t exist in the same way it use to. People today aren’t dreaming and working for their dream like they once did. They now expect it, they think it should just be given to them, because they are American. They know longer want the possibility of these great dreams, and the ability to work towards and accomplish them. Today, the people expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter. They say they demand equal this… or equal that… . In reality they want everyone to be on top. Which isn’t possible. Can you have a cheerleading pyramid with everyone being on the top? Can you build a building with only a roof?
The “American Dream” has changed drastically from in the beginning. It started as possibility. The possibility of you dream coming true. Of being able to worship who you choose. Of being the entertainer that you wish to be. Of making a better life for your children. The “American Dream” was the possibility. Today it isn’t about the possibility any more, it is about demand. The demand of getting everything before ever having it. The demand of “being American means I should get everything “. They use to say “you can be anything you want” not “you can want everything without