As human beings we are always going through life with a goal to reach. Whether that goal is to get to a certain level of education or if you dream of being a movie star. We all have something that drives us to keep moving forward. Some people will say that have a goal or dream is what makes us human. If we don’t have a dream then what is the point of us living at all. But along the way things can cause us to change the course that we have already set for ourselves. Lucretius who was a poet stated in one of his poems that “From just these first- beginnings. They are moved By their own inner impulse first, and then such groups as form with just a few together, are moved by unseen blows”(Austin 294). A lesson that I learned as I grew up is that everyone will not always have the same goal as they get older but over time our minds will be changed. There are many different things that can influence the decisions we make depending on who we surround ourselves with. For me my dream is to go to Germany and to work there doing art. I always wondered if somebody would be able to come along and make me change my mind on something I set my mind to. Is our will the thing that drives us or is it the will of others. It all depends on how strong our will is. But things can’t always stay the same if we are trying to please ourselves, a group we are in, or if we are being controlled by something bigger.
I remember when I was a little kid and also as I got older I was always asked the same
Dreams have long fascinated the human race. This alternate reality, separate from the conscious world we see around us, has captured the interest of many people throughout history. In fact, mankind has been studying dreams since the invention of the written word. Perhaps the lure of dreams is that there seems to be some significance behind them. Most reject the idea that dreams are just random meaningless fragments of data. The vivid sensations that dreams create are just too powerful to ignore. The world of dreams is filled with peculiar phenomenon and unexpected events that beg our attention. Consider the following example of a dream:
I think a lot. I think about all sorts of things. Sometimes I think too much and it makes me upset. Other times, I think too much and it makes me happy. Often, thinking too much distracts me from reality and I end up living my life in my head. I’ve always known my constant daydreaming was abnormal. But how could I stop imagining if everything was so much more interesting inside my head?
How would you feel if someone promised you something, but then changed their mind? If you were told you were safe, but the rug was pulled out from under you? Over a half million teenagers and young adults who illegally immigrated to the United States as minors were recently confronted with this reality. DACA, an act passed during Obama’s term that protected them from deportation, was rescinded by the Trump administration on September 5, 2017. After these people, known as Dreamers, had begun to come out of hiding to legally obtain jobs, attend college, and live without fear of deportation, this rescission suddenly suspended their dreams. Now their future is in the hands of Congress. Although many people would like to eject this group, statistics are in favor of their continuing residence. The Dreamers comprise a diverse and valuable group that deserves to stay in the United States. They are not a threat to the United States, nor a financial burden.
Many times, God places dreams in our hearts and has a purpose for our lives. After reflecting on the question, it is my belief that if would trust Him enough and to take Him at His word, I will find myself on a journey toward fulfilling His dream of my life and not my will. God makes things happen that I can never make happen on my own. With God, on my side, and what He has purposed for my life will come to pass. so, as I follow His lead, I will different times, find myself standing in a valley of decision. I do know that there is a huge between
Destiny; that is where our story begins. In the novels, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl, and Cannery Row we see different destinies and dreams, but they all have the same goal, to reach them. It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error. Nature has not given to everyone a talent for the purpose; among those to whom such a talent is given, there is often a want of disposition or of courage to do it. The saying “you control your own destiny” applies to the everyday life of us all. The way you act will determine who you are as a person and what you chose to bring out of life. How you handle the lessons that life thrusts upon you will be completely up to you to decide. Equally important, the decisions
A dream is an aspiration or a vision that drives us throughout our lives. It is the distant light in the long dim journey of life that guides us. A dream can provide hope and help establish goals throughout our lives. When a dream is deferred, or put off, it loses value and it becomes more challenging to achieve. However, every dream musy be achieved within a certain time frame, thus not all dreams are equal. Some of them can be put off and still be attainable, whereas others are a once in a lifetime opportunity. A dream deferred eventually becomes a burden for oneself and it “sags like a heavy load” (Hughes). Without a dream or a purpose, what drives an individual throughout life?
The speech “I Have a Dream” was delivered by Martin Luther King on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on 28th August 1963. The speech was dramatically delivered on the steps of Lincoln Memorial and it was witnessed by about two million people. This speech is often considered to be one of the greatest and notable speeches in history and the top American speech of the 20th century.
It’s a hot August day in Washington D.C. A crowd of hundreds of thousands of people are gathered, stretching from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument. “I have a dream,” a voice thundered over the crowd. “Tell us about your dream Martin,” a women’s voice replied. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’ (King, I have a dream) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, spoke these now well-known words at a peaceful rally, demanding an end to segregation and discrimination and calling for voting
There are many factors in one’s life that motivate them to strive for higher goals. Psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed a theory called the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In his writing, he states, “that people are motivated to achieve certain needs and that some needs take precedence over others. According to the theory, human motivation is based on people seeking fulfillment and change through personal growth,” (Maslow). One can see in life that there are various driving forces, both negative and positive, for example, love/lust, knowledge, greed, revenge, and much more, that motivate humans to achieve their goals. Usually, one or more factors become the essential driving force to seek those fulfillments/dreams helping
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. This was quoted by Martin Luther King Jr when he did his “I Have A Dream Speech.(“Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes.” BrainyQuote, Xplore) In Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch proves that most defenders of blacks have not always been black.
Ambition, passion, and pride. These three concepts are what drive an individual to take risks to achieve their goals. In the beginning, before a goal is set, a chaotic assortment of fragments are formed, by various outside influences, which eventually combine into powerful and inspiring dreams. After the long brutally fought war for the title as the strongest driven thought is over, the sole survivor becomes the individual's leading ambition. The once farfetched daydream suddenly becomes reality and finally attainable in the individual's perspective. The chosen aspiration is then engraved into one’s mind and drives the individual to the brink of exhaustion to reach their ambition by obtaining the experience and opportunities one needs to become successful. Yet between this point of the path and the end, many potentially strong-willed beings find themselves restrained by various obstacles, such as a family circumstances or the lack of opportunity. It's here where the once brightly lit desire is smothered out by cold harsh waters of life and is usually never to be seen again.
In A Raisin in the Sun, a play by Lorraine Hansberry, all the characters in the Younger family have experienced the hardship that most African-Americans faced, during the 1950s, in the Southside Chicago ghetto. The Youngers had simple desires for decent jobs and a home of their own and hoped to achieve these dreams. However, they have had to put off their dreams because of the struggle of life for them. This left no exception to the Younger family, but Beneatha Younger was an exception. She was on her way to becoming a doctor which was her lifelong dream. By the end of the play, Beneatha learned about real risk and work and accepted it therefore achieving her dream. She was born poor and in a struggling family. Her dreams were always very
"You'll never see an object in dream that you haven't seen in your daily life"
In a dream vision, the dreamer receives knowledge that he would not have known had he not dreamt it. Basically, rather than the character receiving information from another character, he receives information in a dream. Early in the semester, we read “The Dream of the Rood.” The title gives away that this is a dream vision. Although we do not witness the character in the dream vision first hand, “The Dream of the Rood” is his retelling of what he saw in his dream vision:
Shade is not just for avoiding the heated rays of the sun these days. Shade can now be thrown at people. Now some of you uneducated in the mind of the twenty-first century would just call it like it is, being insultingly blunt. But throwing shade is so much more than that! It’s using all parts of your brain at once. I mean I dont have the straight up facts to tell you that, but it 's true, believe me.