My American Dream

There is an ancient African adage that states “If you wish to move mountains tomorrow, you must start by lifting stones today”. As a first generation immigrant to the United States and reminiscent of countless other immigrants who have come before me, moving to a new country literally means starting your life all over again from scratch, but symbolically it signifies a rebirth of oneself and a chance to metamorphose into whatever new creature you aspire to be. Some of the challenges I faced included culture shock, language barriers, financial barriers, but the utmost significant one was the education barrier. I quickly realized that if I could bridge the education gap I would be able to overcome all the other barriers. For myself, having an education epitomized my assimilation into my new life by enabling me to chase my dreams and realize my unique American dream.

There is an old African adage that states “If you wish to move mountains tomorrow, you must start by lifting stones today”. I am a first generation immigrant to the United States and like many other immigrants who have come before me, moving to a new country literally means starting your life all over again from scratch but symbolically it signifies a rebirth of oneself and a chance to metamorphose into whatever new creature you aspire to be. Some of the challenges I faced included culture shock, language barriers, financial barriers but the most significant one was the education barrier. I quickly realized that if I could bridge the education gap I would be able to overcome all the other barriers. For me having an education epitomized my assimilation into my new life by enabling me to chase my dreams and realize my unique American dream.

From the early stages of American literature the dream of success has always been around, even at the very beginning. It has gone on the journey of merely surviving in small amounts of the literature from the native people to thriving in a growing society and being in everything. The dream to myself is becoming wealthy and being successful in everything I do. Today I believe that the dream has become different for everyone, every person has a different dream, a different way they want their life to go.

Loving to the people around him. Risky in situations that are tight. He is determined to his missions and other objectives. Wolverine is also honest. He is intelligent. Never punks out of anything meaning he’s tough. Wolverine is a believing character because whatever he thinks is what he’s running with. He also has his thing with jokes, which makes him funny. Last Wolverine is hard working, never quits just keeps going.

According to James Truslow Adams the American Dream is, "a 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." The American Dream changes with every generation, but it still resembles James' definition. The Puritans pursued a life of religious freedom. The colonists pursued a life free from tyranny. All of these dreams were ideas or concepts to follow in order to become happy. What is the American Dream now? The American Dream has shifted from concepts to objects. Americans don't see the American Dream as a belief anymore, but they think of it as something to obtain. This shift was the result of the changing of American morals and values. Today, the

Throughout life everybody has heard the line “Follow your dreams!” This simple sentence has inspired many. This idea of creating a dream and chasing it has inspired the American Dream. The American Dream is different for everybody. It could be getting married, creating a business, or being a hero. It turns out the American Dream is not for everybody. There is always something standing in the way of the American Dream. Race, social status, and the individual are standing in the way between the person and the American Dream.

Everyday thousands of people, illegally and legally, come to America seeking a new and better life and having the choice and freedom to start over. Through hard work and dedication, people believe America will provide them with the ability to pursue in their “American Dream” so they can be successful and content with their lives. In my “American Dream” I am a doctor who’s saving lives so people have the chance and ability to continue pursuing in their “American Dream.” My friends, family, and teachers push me to attain excellent grades, go to a college that’s renowned and well-known, and become a doctor, which in my father and mother’s opinion is a highly respected career. My parents believe that being a doctor you are highly respected because

The American Dream can be described as someone starting at the bottom of the social or economic ladder and working hard towards prosperity, wealth and fame. By having money, a car, a big house, nice clothes and a happy family symbolizes the true American dream. This dream also represents that people, no matter who he or she is, can become successful in life by his or her own work. The majority of people pursue the American Dream for themselves, their families and their legacy. Several years ago the American Dream represented getting ahead and become everything that our parents’ generation were not able to do. Perhaps, because of the great depression, poor economy, wars, and unemployment, as well as older generations working longer hours to

I believe that the American dream is accessible to all people no matter where they came from or the color of their skin! People come to America to live the American dream, but what is the American dream you may ask? "the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative". People come to America and live the life they always wanted and make it in America and live in a free country. Some immigrants come and work hard and always do their best at their job and make it. The government does try to help you get on your feet and help you make it in America. but for other immigrants, they don't make it due to their color of their skin or were they come from. Why is the American dream only allowed for some people?

I’m home, I’m home, I’m home! I feel like a weight has withdrawn from my shoulders. I can finally start my ideal American Dream. I can marry my miss; have some young’uns of our own, and maybe even live in our own home in the suburbs. Just getting home from war is a bit intimidating not having what I had before, but I know I can make a better life for me by living the American Dream. I will have the perfect family, the best home, and maybe even the best White Collar job. Instead of working hard labor jobs, I will have a job that will pay me better to support my life. But, the only way to more likely earn it is to go to collage and thanks to the GI Bill I can. It is giving me the aid to find a job for myself and giving me unemployment benefits

While I anticipate the CLS being incredibly strenuous and demanding, for me, the most challenging portion of the program will likely extend beyond the time spent in country. In my experience, the most difficult part of international travel is not the adventure itself, but rather the transition back to my ordinary life. Adjusting from life in a developing nation poses unique challenges because it becomes difficult to relate to “first world problems.” I feel sense of discontent with my American lifestyle that will cause me to view my own cultural norms from an alternative perspective. Nevertheless, this return to my own reality does not evoke bitterness or a sense of cultural pretention. Rather, it has made me thankful, and caused me to consciously

The sweet aroma, the delightful and creamy taste is perfect. The stranger looks up and has a genuine smile on their face. They just tried goat cheese for the first time at the Wytheville Farmers Market. I attend the local Farmers Market to support my family, and it pushes me closer to achieving my ‘Big American Dream’. My ‘Big American Dream’ is to gain the knowledge to have a successful family business and prosperous life.

I believe that everyone has experienced their creation of their own unique “American dream”. Personally, while growing up, I was told by my parents that my hair had to be a certain way based on how others would judge it and my skin color. My curls were always straightened or hidden. My parents told me that straighter hair would enable me to live the “American dream” of wealth and respect. As a young child, I did not mind it, but as I got older, my feelings changed. I remember asking my mother if I could stop straightening my hair and I was not allowed to. She feared that it would prevent me from getting jobs when I went to interviews. As an adult, I am able to make my own decisions regarding my hair and like Lam, create an “American dream”.

After a while everyone moved out and it was silent. Then Lennie burst into the room and started talking about the puppies. He asked George about ‘that place’ and George started telling him a story about how they were going to have a nice place with a lot of land and animals and it sounded appealing so I just decided to ask them about this dream and see whether we could be one of the only ones that could make the American dream come true. I had faith but when I spoke up they looked like they forgot me and that it wasn’t something I was allowed to hear. In my head I made a few fast calculations and it would be possible to work out after one month. I hoped I was allowed to stay that long because they actually just want to throw me away because

Patience is a virtue and Wolverine had to learn the hard way how to use it. He learns how to be slightly patient at times. For example, he convinces Charles Xavier to help find Raven, another mutant. In order for that, Charles must not take the medication that removes his telepathy powers from his mind, so he can find Raven and communicate with her. Wolverine shows an official hero or leader characteristic here by actually motivating and helping Charles use his powers again; despite losing the ability to walk, not to mention the fact that Charles receives massive headaches from using his powers. Ray mentions that the official hero trusts his fellow man and has faith and believes that humans are fundamentally good. Professor Xavier tells Wolverine,