Jim Van Eepoel's Retirement Essay

Many years ago, our founding father’s dream became a reality. They made a country where they could be free from Britain and it’s cruel rulers. Now in two thousand fourteen, the American Dream has diminished . We may have education, women’s rights, and even so many materialistic items we depend on them to live, but one right has depleted. Our Freedom. The government says “We are putting security cameras in more places so we can see what is going on,” when they really mean to say, “We are taking away your privacy.” The government says to the citizens, “You indeed have freedom of press,” but when one article about the government comes out, the government responds badly to that article. My American Dream is to have freedom restored to America.

The American Dream is being able to take part in your own life, being able to take care of yourself, being happy, to educate yourself so you are able to get a good, non degrading job. Money is important because you need to take care of yourself, and when you take care of yourself you will be happy.

One of my early mentors — I’ll call him James — was a well-known trial lawyer in Peoria. I met James in January 1983, the same month that I opened my law practice. He started out by giving me research and writing projects. Before long, I was covering his court hearings and helping him prepare cases for trial.

The idea of a lifetime goal is a difficult concept for me. I used to believe that my goal was to become a successful lawyer like the one’s on crime shows. But what is “successful”? And what happens when I do become a lawyer? Is it just, “Done. Lifetime made.”? No, a lifetime goal is so much more than that. It’s something that I am trying and will probably never stop trying to piece together.

The American Dream has influenced the hopes and future of many Americans. One person’s dream will not be the same as another, because dreams are like snowflakes, there’s never two that are exactly alike. “... each person has the right to pursue happiness- not a self-indulgence, but as fair ambition and creative drive” (American RadioWorks- A Better Life). Many people may have a harder path to achieve their dream, but with hard work and their ability to freely pursue opportunity they will make a better life for themselves. In previous years there has been economic problems that may have impacted many people lives, for example the civil rights act, women’s rights, and gender equality. Many people still question if this concept is still available for everybody, if it was even real, and if it is will it exist for future generations. In this paper, it will help you understand the history and how it originated, American Dream in literature, complications and the interference that it may have, and the recurring question, is the American Dream dead or alive?

Today my teammates and I spent the majority of the day getting familiar with our case. We read several documents and things are starting to come together more clearly now, yet (obviously) we have a ton of work to do. I’m very happy with who my partners are, and I’m very happy and quite honestly, I feel lucky to have been put on this case. The end is near and I cannot wait to approach it as we try to reach a favorable outcome for our client,

As if being an astronaut wasn’t enough, he was finally going to fulfill one of his dreams—to walk on the moon. From the moment he stepped on the spaceship, he was beaming with joy, and automatically assumed a leadership role, as he was one of the veteran astronauts on board. With his knowledge and power, Jim dealt with any situation with calmness and thought. After leaving Earth and entering space, the crew makes a few adjustments, one of which happens to be them stirring the oxygen tanks. A large bang was heard, and as the astronauts look out the window, they see a part of their ship blown up. Once the explosion happened, panic set in, as their oxygen aboard the ship was slowly diminishing, and their lives were becoming endangered. Thankfully, on board was a natural leader. Jim carefully listened to the instructions that were given by mission control, and with their knowledge combined with his own, they were able to get the ship back in working order, all while keeping himself, and the crew calm. This was not easy to do, however, Jim made it seem easy. With these skills, Apollo 13 was able to make it back to earth safely, after being stranded in space for 7 days. This occurrence was truly a miracle, and was all because of the hero, Jim

Late adulthood is a time many people tend to suppress in their minds. Late adulthood is often considered a time of physical and mental decline, but in reality for many older adults it is a time of mental and spiritual growth. During late adulthood, people tend to start reflecting on their lives and what is really important. During younger ages, people tend to focus on things that may not matter in the future, and spend time worrying about things that are unimportant. Through interviewing older adults, younger people can learn several important life lessons and begin to appreciate the things that really matter in life.

The American Dream. A concept which was believed by many Americans, a dream which many hoped to come true. Now this dream that had once prospered hope for many has died. We live in a new era where we can not just simply wish for our hopes and dreams to come true. The American dream is unrealistic, if you work hard you are not going to be rewarded.

There are certain ideals and values, rooted in the American country’s history, some of these are Liberty, Equality, Freedom, Individualism, Volunteerism, Mobility, Unity, Patriotism, Progress and The American Dream. James Truslow Adams quote, "The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." Many people combine Liberty with Freedom, it can have different meaning to different people, to me liberty is having the Freedom from all the society’s restrictions, being able to do what you wish without harming others, being able to chose what you want to do or participate without being forced to do so. We have so many individual

I read a interesting social topic. The title interest was me "A Retirement Crisis? There Are Actually Three, Says Vanguard Founder Jack Bogle." The article is about Retirement Crisis. Jack Bogle analyze the retire problem. He said there are three reason U.S. would not face Retirement Crisis. Firstly, the financial squeeze on Social Security, which system can’t meet obligations to future retirees in full. Second of all, a similar underfunding among pension plans at corporations and at state and local governments. It assuming unrealistically high investment returns. The last, contribution savings plans that are increasingly the primary workplace retirement plans for Americans, such as which workers are given bad advice by brokers and other financial

The event was established out of the visions of then LCol Kirk Shaw and Sgt Bob Patten, to recognise the significant contributions that BGen Lucas (Ret’d) has made to the CF Aerospace and sports communities and to bring ATESS’ flight personnel, players and spectators together in a morale boosting event. The responsibility attribute of members of the profession to ensure care and well-being of subordinates, understanding the basis for fostering and maintaining an effective and cohesive force with high morale .

In Rip Van Winkle, Irving shows his doubts the American Identity and the American dream. After the Revolutionary war, American was trying to develop its own course. They were free to govern their own course of development; however, some of them had an air of uncertainties on their own identity in this new country. Irving was born among this generation in the newly created United States of America, and also felt uncertainty about the American identity. Irving might be the writer that is the least positive about being an American. The main reason for this uncertainty is the new born American has no history and tradition while the Europe has a great one accumulated for thousands of years. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, Irving

This year’s career day was filled with entertaining and charismatic officers who offered insight to a wide array of Air Force careers. These included a C-17 pilot, intelligence officer, cyberspace operations officer, and a retired loadmaster. Captain Sinewe was a C-17 Globemaster pilot from McGuire AFB. It was very easy to tell that he loved his job in the Air Force. He showed the cadet wing a video from his last deployment, highlighting the awesome experience he had and what being a pilot is like.

He is a very resourceful employee. He knows the Ft. Bliss footprint and works well within the system finding creative ways of overcoming obstacles. His teammates and visitors alike call him a true professional and an accommodating logistics resource. He readily accepts accountability for his duties, by attending TRIAD meetings, and does what is necessary to get the job done. He has established himself as vital to the success of NIE/AWA operations.