...A stereotypical part of everyone’s American dream is the ability to go to a college or university and obtain a degree and further their lives. Since this idea was popular enough to become a stereotype, people must have a reason for including it. Mine is simple, I have a passion. My earliest memories of my obsession with the natural world stem from when I must of been four or five, waddling around my uncle’s backyard. I engrossed myself in every detail of his lakefront backyard, flowering bladderwort on the lake, tiny juvenile American toads hopping around my feet, and towering pitch pines above my head; I was in heaven. Next I start exploring the 171 acres of wildlife refuge known as Cedar Run, sitting right in my own backyard. Visiting the...
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...My American dream The city, that never sleeps. A phrase often used about this city. When I first heard about New York I didn’t really understand what people meant when they used this phrase but after a couple of years living here I believe I have finally got the point. In some ways I think I even get the point better than most people around here. Sure there’s a lot of New York citizens who has been living here their whole lives and not just for the past four years as I have. They probably have a greater felling of being a part of the city than I have but on the other hand they don’t know how it is to live outside of New York. Before I came to America I lived in a small village, which was located somewhere out in the Mexican desert. First of all the weather in the desert was very warm and dry. When the temperature reached its maximum the city could almost be classified as dead. All the stores were closed, no people on the street and then the silence. No noise or sound at all. It could be like this for hours. And when people in town finally came back to life again they didn’t seem nearly as alive and fresh as the citizens of New York. The gang wars, which had been going on in my country for decades, eventually also influenced my village even though we lived very isolated out there in the desert. We weren’t exposed to a lot of war and killings but you could still see the negative consequences the war had on people. The atmosphere and mood in the village had become different from...
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...place in his country Egypt, "The mother of the world", In January 2011. His wonderful dream turned into a nightmare for him and for his family. His peaceful safe country turned into a war zone. I was this boy, I was this boy who had to...
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...Like most children, I grew up not realizing how my family influenced my values, beliefs, and work ethic. I watched as my two immigrant parents struggled to live the American dream. Despite the challenges that crossed their way, they developed hope for a better life for their children and never gave up. Growing up, I became more conscious of the struggles many go through and developed empathy for individuals who struggled to meet ends meet. As a high school student, I remember the yearly trips my family would take to Iran. One year I decided that I wanted to explore other cities in the country and possibly visit a rural village. My father would tell me stories of how he used to travel to rural villages with physicians to help those who were...
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...“Please help me pick up my medicine from CVS Pharmacy. Thank you.” This is the most common text I receive from my mom. My mom does not have the best health nor does she make enough money for savings. Yet, she smiles every day and tends to my every needs. Being a single mother under the hardship of taking care of a high school student, I felt traumatized. I told her, “mommy, one day I’ll become one of those people in white coats who work in hospitals, and I’m going to fix you up and buy you a big house.” Thus, I set out on a journey to become someone destined for healing and medicine, fighting boldly and fueled by an indescribable passion. I eventually found myself dedicating my time to Arcadia Methodist Hospital of Southern California...
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...around the globe, there are issues of inequality, catastrophic wars, desperate refugees, rampant poverty, and corrupt governments. I have a dream that these issues will not plague our world any longer. I have a dream that every child around the world will have the same opportunities to succeed. I have a dream that every person will be treated equally, regardless of their race, religion, gender, or social class. I have a dream that there will be no more wars and no more desperate refugees. It is overwhelming to search for an answer...
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...My parents arrived in America with nothing but a dream. Growing up in poverty in the Philippines, my parents worried about paying the rent in order to have a roof over their head, where their next meal would come from, and working a full-time job in order to pay for their education. Regardless of those obstacles and financial struggles, both my parents were able to complete their education, move to America, and fulfill the American Dream every Filipino dreamt of. Because of my mother and father, I didn’t have to worry about having clothes on my body, my next meal, or having a house to shelter in. Because of their experiences of growing up in a developing country, my parents raised me to value my education and the opportunities I am given since...
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...My American Dream started out with my college education and how I would be attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. My scholarships rounded to about seventeen thousand dollars and later I became a Nurse Practitioner. My spouse also worked in the medical field and we had a nice house and cars. I believe that my American Dream can be achieved if I work really hard in school and focus on making my future a successful one. This American Dream that I have can be accomplished by setting goals high enough to challenge me and make myself work harder for the things that I desire. In order to achieve this dream, I have to change some of things I tend to do in high school. For example, I am known to procrastinate with work that needs to be done....
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...The story of the American Dream is as old as the Republic itself: come to America for a fresh start, work hard, seize the opportunities here to do better than your parents, and reach financial success for the benefit of your family. Does that American Dream still apply in today’s rapidly changing world, particularly in Silicon Valley? While my life so far looks like the culmination of an American Dream, I have been unaware that there are many people who do not live my lifestyle and who lack my opportunities. Many live hard lives of financial struggle, including my ancestors, as I only recently learned. Although I believe I have personally experienced the American Dream, I have begun to realize that many people around me and from my family’s...
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...that Travis Mills says in his book that really gets me in the heart. After reading this quote, it makes me want to work harder and do the best job that I can to be the best person that I can be and to allow me to become successful and happy in my life. After writing my I-Search and exploring my American Dream, I now understand what I takes to be in the military and the time and effort that goes into it. The moment I started the I-Search, I realized that this project will better help me understand what I want to achieve in life and how I want to do it. I also learned a lot about the skills I will need to gain. Hard work, dedication and never giving up, are some of the main lessons that I learned....
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...The American Dream is the idea of coming to america and being able to do what you want. America is the land of opportunity. There are many different ideas of the American dream, but it still present in today. The American dream does exist today because people come to america, the land of opportunity to accomplish the impossible goal and to succeed in life. In the text “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes, Challenges the American dream. It shows how the American dream is not what it seems. How the American dream is different for everyone. The text states “They send me to eat in the kitchen”(Hughes). The meaning of this quote is that he does not get to eat with everyone else when people come over. This challenges the american dream because this man should be free to eat wherever he wants to. The text also states, “Nobody’ll dare say to me, ‘Eat in the Kitchen,’(Hughes). This quotes meaning is to show that he will fight for his right to be and equally treated American. This challenges the right of the American dream because he has to fight just to be treated...
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...The American dream can be defined as the of pursuit of happiness in a person’s life. In today's society, some people believe the American Dream is in their grasp, but others do not see how that dream is achievable. The American dream is a reality because the more work that the person puts in is the further more in the future he gets. If a person works hard enough for most of their life, they can definitely achieve their dream. In the book, The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, there is a character name Gatsby and shows that people need dreams to move forward in life beside moving back. In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby went from rags to riches overnight and he was living the American dream by cheating his way social, and financially. In the novel Gatsby had a big house and inside the house had extravagant parties all the time. Gatsby lifestyle was and still is the definition of the American dream. But Gatsby was still searching for his dream and that was Daisy “Fifty...
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...What is the American Dream? When describing the American dream, there are endless possibilities. The beautiful thing about the American Dream is that it is different for every single person. One person’s dream may be to be an NFL superstar, making ten million dollars a year. Conversely, someone else’s dream can be making minimum wage just to ensure their family can eat. This alone is what makes America the greatest country in the world. Everyone can have a different dream, but they have every possibility to achieve it. Although, it is not a guarantee the person will achieve their dream, it is a guarantee they will have no unfair regulations stopping them. A neighbor of mine at home has a very sad story that led to his pursuit of the American dream. He was one of the highest regarded Medical Doctors in Egypt. He was making great money, and his family was very happy. Then his life was turned upside down when a family member of his was killed because of his religion. He was Christian, and some radical Egyptians hate Christians, so he had to move to America to keep his family safe. His story relates to a quote on page four, “The idea of the American dream has been attached to everything from religious freedom to a home in the suburbs” (Hochschild). Unfortunately his story does not end like the Hollywood motion pictures, but he is completely happy with his current life. He now lives in a two room apartment with his wife, and two daughters and he is working as a cab driver, and...
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...Zheng fan Advanced Communication Strategies - ESLG 0610 - G04 Jeremy S. Gillette-Newman Date: 3/04/2013 American dream The American dream like the Statue of Liberty exists for people to have hope for a better future. In The Great Gatsby, it illustrated a man called Jay Gatsby was trying to win Daisy back by his richness. Recalling Gatsby’s life, he was always full of American dreams and his so-called success was also based on his American dream. Gatsby cared for Daisy so much but he failed to win his back because of his death. Jay Gatsby is merely a small character compared with the great American dream. He doesn’t represent the American dream since he misunderstands what is American dream. He uses illegal method to become rich and takes advantage of money to buy love. Eventually no one attend to his funeral. Before talking about Gatsby’s American dream, we take a glance of what is American dream. According to James Truslow, the American dream is, “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement’. In other words, American dream is an optimistic belief. It should have no connection with his or her original social class. The American dream evokes people to pursue their dream by hard- working. The Great Gatsby settings in 1920s, which is called Jazz age. In that period, the society was super flourishing; money and pleasure blinded people’s eyes. People were too passionate with physical material...
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...The American Dream 1. In text no. 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger has written a comment in the U.S. News & World Report. The American dream is interpreted as something you make yourself worthy for. Schwarzenegger came from Austria to the States in 1983, hoping to fulfill his dreams, instead of becoming a police officer like his father. Schwarzenegger succeeded, especially in his acting-career, but also in his political career. Today he is the governor of California. But there wasn’t anything given to him for free. According to this text, he had to work very hard to accomplish these achievements. In line 13 he writes that “Hard work and determination” was what it took for him to be successful. Schwarzenegger is very humble, when it comes to moving and adjusting to a new country, and he claims that it’s important that immigrants give something back, when they receive so much. Text no. 3 is an article from Yahoo! Finance. It has a much more negative/pessimistic point of view about the American Dream and the time we live in. Anya Kamenetz, the author of this article, supports her opinions on surveys and studies. For instance she found out that once people earn more than $50,000 a year, their level of happiness does not rise with the money they earn, as it should, according to the general idea of the American Dream (page 7, line 17). The last text is called “Is the American Dream still possible?”, and as the name of it indicates, it’s written with doubtfulness. David Wallechinsky...
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