American dream. Many before me have come to the this nation in search of success and fortune for them/ their families. Some leave by their own accord‚ while others are forcibly removed from their homeland due to war‚ poverty‚ disease‚ etc. No matter what the circumstances however‚ we‚ the immigrants‚ migrate to this country with the belief that hard work will be the road paved in gold leading to riches. Leaving my family in Rapallo to search for the uncertain shall be my triumph in this life or my downfall
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When I was six years old‚ my youngest brother went to college. I was born 13 years after him‚ 15 years after my older brother‚ and 16 years after my sister. As a kid‚ I idolized my siblings. They were all amazing at music‚ got into amazing schools‚ on top of an amazing list of accolades. Being the children of working class immigrants‚ they really embodied the American Dream. Growing up with my role models around me‚ I felt it was extremely important to be like them‚ to be the best in every endeavor
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that as a child‚ I was not exactly normal or average. While most children held the all too common dream of being a racecar driver or astronaut‚ I set my goals more realistically and thought I would most likely end up at a desk job in a cubicle; and while other people’s ambitions diminished while growing up‚ mine grew. I remember the look of astonishment on my parents’ face when I charged “interest” to my brothers while lending money around age eight‚ I could never quite tell if it was a look of disbelief
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The American Dream When I was nine I moved to Newark‚ New Jersey from Ecuador to have a better life. The whole time I was in Newark my mother would always tell me to study hard and go to college because I can do anything I could in this country. At that age I had different plans and having a successful career wasn’t on my to do list. I joined the military at the age of 18 to explore the world and leave Newark‚ because it wasn’t a good place to live. After joining and going through training I did
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Everyone’s America is different. My version of America is Detroit‚ but that doesn’t apply to everyone. America is like a little sister. Sometimes I love it‚ while other times it only causes me frustration. Generally‚ it is a bittersweet thing‚ but it becomes something I learn to live with. Many things have changed since Martin Luther King was assassinated. As African Americans‚ we’ve progressed and strived bit by bit for equality. As Americans‚ we’ve regressed and only created a negative persona
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Hello! My name is Márcia and in my free time I enjoy dancing‚ going for a walk‚ watching TV‚ listening to music and reading. In the future I would like to be a veterinary‚ because I love animals! I like to treat them and also because I think this is a job that has a lot to do with me. I just hope to achieve this goal because I’d love to work in a veterinary clinic. If I go to an interview‚ I should answer all questions clearly and directly; I should take an extra copy of my CV and some references
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Ruoqi Xu Psychology Professor Dude 11/22/12 Dream and Its Meaning Dream can be happy‚ delightful‚ absurd or even fearful. Dream is what we experience when we sleep; it “involves an integration of perceptual‚ emotional‚ motivational‚ and cognitive processes performed by various brain modules” (Passer and Ronald193). However‚ the content of the dream and the reason why we dream specific content still remain a mystery till today. Although many scientists have been attempting to find the answers
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A dream within a dream 1. Good morning today I will be talking about the poem a dream within a dream written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ first published in 1827. The poem is a two stanza lyric poem. The poet asks himself if a person can determine the difference between reality and fantasy by asking " is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream". The poet is reflecting his feelings of the time and exaggerating his confusion as he is watching the important things in his life slip away as if they
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I am currently your typical junior high school girl. My priorities consist of getting good grades‚ pleasing my forever dissatisfied parents‚ having some semblance of a social life‚ and trying to get the boy sitting across the room to notice me. Now I am tasked with finding a perspective of the American dream‚ which isn’t exactly on my list. So what is my perspective of the American dream? I guess I could say the typical things such as “through hard work and determination I can live a happy and free
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The American Dream has shaped this country for centuries. It inspired the works of many people like Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Thomas Alva Edison‚ and Henry Ford. This Dream can be considered the driving force of our economy‚ the contributing reason to our immigrant influx‚ and the powering factor of our innovation. Although everyone interprets this Dream differently‚ the majority of individuals in this country can agree on some certain ideas and morals. Since none of this would be easy or even possible
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