Define the American Dream (on your own) then give an example and
explain whom you believe best represents a success story of the "American Dream" and why?
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RESPONDERS:
- Add on to or critique someone's definition
- Challenge the credibility of the example your peers gave.
I think that the American Dream is a dream that foreigners have thinking that they will show up to the US and instantly be successful and have lots of money and a job. Unfortunately this is a corrupt idea. Not even citizens can find jobs now. Were not doing as good as people think and it sucks because they have to find that out the hard way. However we have a lot less rules and laws as many countries so on that note I think the American Dream doesn't just have to do with wealth and success. The American dream is living with rights as a human being. Yeah.....
ReplyDeletemakes sense I read in some areas people are literally fated from birth to be mistreated. They are called untouchables and although people try to act like the racism of the caste system in that area doesn't exist its painfully obvious it actually does.
DeleteI like that you hit both parts of the American dream. You talked about how America an bring you up to do good in the country or you can just be in the same shoes as most of America and do nothing but sit on you butt!
DeleteThat is really true and i agree with you about how the American dream doesn't just have to do with wealth and success because there are so many people out there that have all the money they want and all the success they could get and they are still not happy. Money doesn't make people happy and I hate when people think since someones rich they have nothing to worry about when that's not true at all. Yes i feel like our country is a lot easier then some but it still isn't how other people think it is.
Delete@Rowe, whom do you believe represents the American Dream you just defined?
DeleteI see the American Dream as somebody who came from nothing and is now very successful in life whether they are a professional athlete, a musician, or just a businessman. People who are born into wealth you can argue that you are already born into the American Dream and it is going to be hard to top that. Somebody who comes from a poor family and a hard background and didn’t get influenced by the drugs and violence around them is very respectable. You can really admire somebody who worked there hardest to get out of the awful environment they had as a kid. An example of this is Adrian Peterson. He grew up in a bad part of Texas his dad was in jail and his brother got killed when he was in high school, but he stayed on the right path and is now one of the highest paid football players in the world.
ReplyDeleteThe American Dream to me is a fantasy life. It’s what everyone once wished they had. But in reality, not everyone achieves what he or she always wanted to. They probably tried so much to pursue it but ended up on the streets with no job and no family. I believe no one has the exact definition of the “American Dream”. Everyone lives their own life the way they want to. “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.” -Anatole France
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. It is a fantasy life for it is a dream, nothing more,nothing less. However, like all other dreams they don't come true...unless you act upon them so that way may achieve your "American Dream" or goal.
DeleteI completely disagree with you R.Rivera if you have a dream and you work hard to get that dream you will get that dream. It might take awhile but you will get it.
Delete@J.Quinones well it depends. If you want to strive for your dream then do it. But if you've been trying and nothing has changed maybe you should just hold off for a while and if you feel that you can strive for more then do what you have to do. Some people want their dream to fall right on their laps. They do nothing to have the fame or whatever. Look at it through a celebrities perspective. Kim Kardashian is famous for what? I never heard of her doing something that actually helps out the world or anyone in general. She's famous for the sex tape and the body type she has. But that's just a prior example.
DeleteSo true that "Some people want their dream to fall right on their laps" and that is probably because of the fame celebrities get. The media exploits what is admirable or well-deserved now. Although, at least to contrast the trash celebrity shows, there are more and more reality shows about the American workers, Alligator hunters, Gold Rushers, even Moonshiners!!
DeleteI believe that the American dream is the ability to do or be whatever one want, regardless of race, religion, or social status, as long as one works hard to achieve their goals. For example, anyone in America can go to college and become a professional worker, so long as they work hard and have the ability (and maybe some financial aid), they can become whatever they want. I know (for example) that in most European countries, the government decides who gets to go to college and who does not. History books are littered with the ‘rags to riches’ stories of Americans who pursued their American dream. A good example is Andrew Carnegie, a poor Irish immigrant turned rich industrialist. With his wit, hard work, and savvy (and a little luck), he became a leader of the steal industry (paying attention in history class really paid off right now), showing that one can become anything they want to become in America.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you T.Berger anyone can go to college no matter race,religion,or social status, just as long as they don't slack in school. Slackers get no where in life. As long as you work hard you can amount to anything.
DeleteThe American Dream is just a dream from people who come to this country and think is all about getting a job, getting money, and have a big house. I believe that Al Capone is a good example because his parents were Italian immigrants and he became very rich by smuggling and bootlegging liquor.
ReplyDeleteThose coming to seek the "American Dream" probably don't understand what they are even looking for. Foreigners come looking for an easy life, a life with no troubles, a life without care or worry that the media tells them what the American dream is but little do they realize that kind of life is almost impossible to achieve...anywhere! Many people coming to America do not realize that like every other country in the world we have problems as well. For example, look at the projects in New York City or any other large city out there. Do you see this "American Dream" there? Of course not! Those slums and projects are full of death, violence, gangs and even diseases just like every other so called"3rd world countries"!
ReplyDeleteOn a lighter note remember our ancestors before us who fought and died for this country for our freedom...freedom to pursue our "American Dream".
The American dream is whatever you make it. In America we are supposed to have the freedom to make our selves happy with our lives without government oppression so exercise this right and you will achieve this "American Dream"
I agree with you completely on the fact that the American Dream is what you make it. I liked how you talked about how much our ancestors have done for us. I think that people should really appreciate our past family members more.
DeleteI agree with Zmerwarth in the sense that one's American dream will not come true unless one works for it. Sitting around dreaming about something will get one nowhere. One must invest hard work and determination in order to materialize any dream, especially their American Dream. I believe that the fulfillment of the American Dream is not a given: It must be worked for. The beauty of the American Dream is that allows one to be whatever one want, as long as one work at it.
ReplyDeleteThe American dream in my eyes is going for something that is worked for that brings success and happiness whether it has to do with work, family, or school it's not something that can be just handed to someone. People from other countries come to America thinking that everything is going to be handed to them but really that's not the point of the American dream. Things like that aren't just handed to someone they have to work for it just like everyone else that is living their "American Dream. In my opinion our parents have a big impact on the type of "American dream" we have, the way my parents are and the way they push me to do good in everything I do and are always telling me that things out there in life are hard. My parents are probably not living there American Dream but they are doing everything possible to give me everything I need to live my "American Dream".
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