...What is the American dream? The American dream is a combination of personal and common goals, but those goals differ from person to person. For example, one person may have the goal of owning a car and a house by time they are 25 years old while another may have the goal of achieving the highest level possible in their workplace. As well as, my American dream is by the time I am 24 i will be in college and working toward majoring in chemistry so I can become a pharmacist. It all depends on the person and what their outlook and goals are in life. Also, a big part of my American Dream is my family because they are a huge impact on my life. They have pushed me to be the best I can be and push me to do my best when it come to...
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...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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...I have a bright vision to invest in the stock markets and to not own a bank, but have a clinic. My dream is to become a medical doctor, but would also like to invest wisely. It is true that there was a market crash a couple of times in recent US History but it builds back up and it remains stable. I find it insane how it takes a lot to make so much profit. It is risky to invest large amounts, but it seems to be worth it if it is done responsibly. Overall in relationship to the movie, I felt that it was very good and inspiring to show millions of Americans how the real world works. I was impressed how the four outsiders were sticking together in order to be successful. This movie shows that an individual can be the main leader, but a group as...
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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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...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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...one another and it is a community that wants to continue to grow and do better for itself. I have spent all twelve plus years in public the schools in my town, going from one school to the next as I aged...
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...to be a venturous teenager is just my typical lifestyle. Never without someplace to be or something to do leaves me constantly stressed and awfully tired, but it is just what it takes to live the exciting life that I crave. The pressure and expectations I put on myself are high,but it is just the price to pay to ensure the best possible future for myself. When my parents were growing up, their standards and dreams were much more traditional and had much less pressure and competitiveness. Their idea of the American dream was to go to college to get a good job, get married and have kids, and live a successful, happy life. Both of them had to work hard to get where they are now and eventually fulfilled their dreams. The reality of the American dream now is that we don’t all live for the same dream and instead all strive for...
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...Journal entire 4 Arron Vitale The phrase American Dream is the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. what dose American Dream mean in my own mind is the dream of being successful in America, what my American Dream is to be a Video Game Designer and help make video games that fans and people would love and cherish and see a game I helped on become the game of the year the steps to my American Dream is to graduate FHHS and go to SCC to learn different programming languages and to soon start actual programing and come up with ideas to make my dream video game after SCC I want to find a Collage that offers Video Game Design and attend there...
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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 what has drawn a variety of people to come to the United states. My parents immigrated from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico twenty three years ago. They came to the United States thinking life would be less complex as well not having to struggle financially. My parents were taken out of school by the sixth grade to work in order to help out the family. My parents didn’t want to put my siblings and I through the same situation. Their dream was for us to get a better education or career so we could succeed in life. So far none of my siblings have been able to make that dream possible. My brothers have been in and out of juvie and have been deported back to Mexico. My sister got pregnant her senior year and she decided...
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