Narrative Essay On American Dream

Immigrants dreamed of coming to the United States for years. The United States is emerging and becoming more industrialized. Immigrants wanted a this thriving country for their own. They also wanted the government to protect each person’s opportunity to pursue their own idea of happiness. So these families immigrated and came to America to live the American Dream. The American Dream us achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, not by chance. Both sacrifice and risk-taking may have been hard for some families to accomplish in order to come to America, but it was necessary. These families that really had a passion to live in America, and to be happy needed to put in hard work, to get back a good result. The American Dream is something that needs to be worked for, not taken for granted and was not achieved by chance, it was achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work.

and had to look at other parts of the world for expansion. At the time,

The best aspects from my essay were the intro and the use integrating quotes in the essay. I believe that the intro was one of the best part because it followed the parts of a inverted pyramid and that it grabs the reader and makes them want to read more. In the essay when it states “Everyone has one dream or goal in life and there are certain characteristics one must possess to achieve that dream, but things might get in the way of being able to achieve that dream”, it makes people think how is the american dream not achievable and what are the characteristics needed to try to achieve the dream. This makes the reader want to continues to read. The use of intergrading quotes was another thing that stood out in my essay. In examples such as, “At Rene’s school his class is sharing what they want to be when they are older and Rene shares with the class that he would like to be an astronaut or an actor or a magician. His teacher responds to what he said

The beginning of it all 1980, (month and date unknown) 37 years ago. The journey for a better life began. My mom was only 11 when they decided to immigrate to America, when she herself also decided to go to America. She knew in Vietnam there would be no future for her and she wanted a life improvement. She understood all the hardships that they were facing in Vietnam and how in America, it was vastly better. She heard stories from many people in Vietnam about America, and all the joy and hope there was compared to where she was. Although, she was young, she had set her mind onto doing everything she could to support the family in order to get to America. She wanted to live in place that didn’t have horrible health care,

On a bright sunny Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, started off as an ordinary day where Americans were out working to achieve their ambitious goal called the “ American Dream”. I decided to grab a coffee to start off my day. As I walked by a street vendor, he nicely asked: “ It’s a beautiful day huh?”. I smiled and answered, “ Yes it is sir”. “ What are you up to today? Are you in a rush?” he followed. I answered, “I’m just on my way to grab a coffee and get some fresh air”. He waved as we finished our conversation and I continued towards Starbucks.

There are many stories out there that one tends to hear about horrific tragedies that have occurred over the years, and one of the most devastating events that had happened was Hurricane Katrina. Dave Egger’s Zeitoun details the events and struggles of one man and his family, Abdurrahman Zeitoun during this devastation. In a time where everyone was panicking and rushing to find ways and areas where they can evacuate and stay safe from the storm, Zeitoun had remained constant about staying behind in order to protect those who remained and needed help. Regardless of how this impending doom was, he had chosen to remain because he knew there were people that would

My life changed a lot the day I set foot on the, land of honey, the United States of America, last March of 2015. To be able to experience the sudden “switch” in my life from my homeland, the Philippines to America, is quite a lot to take from the beginning. I mean what’s not hard to do when you’re doing it for the first time, right? There are a lot of points of comparison between living in the Philippines and America.

American dream, the idea that every US citizen should have the same equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity. Many american dreams are either easy, or hard, depending on your main american dream. Although they may be easy, hard, simple, or complexed they all need the same things to keep it going. The main thing I believe keeps it going is determination to do it. Many don’t know they use determination in every stage of life.

If you asked the average American, they would agree that “everyone has equal opportunity if they just work hard enough.” Although we are a nation built on the pursuit of the American dream, sociologists would have to disagree that we all have equal opportunity within society, regardless of our work efforts. We are not all born on the same playing field, some of us have have more inherent advantages while other have more barriers.

My last name is Matias, it means nothing in college but once I drive those 45 minutes back to Lawrence, Mass it’s significant to every member of the police force. Lawrence, MA is one of the top 10 most dangerous cities in Massachusetts. I was born and raised in Lawrence, and many times I have witnessed situations where the law did not seem to be on the citizens’ side. In addition there are lawyers that are appointed to defend you but are not invested in the outcome. In Lawrence it seems that it’s always your word against the authorities, but your word has no value. Your only hope to beating the system is becoming a part of it and making a difference. My American Dream is to be a defense lawyer for people who live in urban areas. Knowing

More than 11 million people in the United States have migrated from all around the world. People decide to migrate for many reasons such as living in poverty, no education, and lack of opportunities. They all have the same dream of striving in life for their future and well being. One of those millions of people was my mother. She took the courage and bravery of leaving all that meant the world to her, move forward and migrating into a new country. From leaving Mexico to Illinois, and now residing in California, her journey was a quite a ride. My mother’s journey has been something that has changed her life and she is forever grateful she took this big step.

The main thing that every Immigrant and Native-born Americans have to do to achieve the American dream is to work very hard in whatever they do (Lucas). Whether one would be working as a waiter or in an office, they would have to work hard and save every amount of money that they can. The immigrants working

What is the American Dream? Cambridge dictionary believes it is “the belief that everyone in the US has the chance to be successful and happy if they work hard”. Dictionary.com says it is a “life of personal happiness and material comfort”. No two definitions of the American Dream seem to be the same, probably because it has changed so much over time. In the 1950’s, the dream appears in a hazy view of the perfect life. People are almost brainwashed- everyone’s life looks exactly the same. However, this is no strange coincidence; it is described by the phrase ‘keeping up with the Jones’’. If one person had a television in their house, then everyone would have one. Life for them was all about seeming ‘hip’ and ‘cool’. The

Standing in front of the perfect ‘American Dream' house with a white picket fence decorated for Christmas. Light up snowmen and reindeer, lights on the edges of the house. A nativity set in the corner of the yard almost forgotten about but still there. "Man, Ana. I can feel the evil pagan vibes just rolling off this place." Liz laughs as she walks up the front steps. Knocking on the doors, they are meet by a middle- aged woman in a Christmas sweater. The smell of cookies came from inside of the house, Liz looked at Ana real quick before she continued, "Good afternoon, Mrs. Johnson the meadowsweet maker?" Liz asks with a giant grin. "Why yes, I am!" Mrs. Johnson replies. "Wow, awesome. We were admiring your wreaths the other day at the Watson's

The American Dream is a concept that has circulated around the world and has caused people from other countries, and those who live in America, to come to our nation and take advantage of the opportunities in place to better their lives. The definition of the American Dream, provided by James Truslow Adams in his book The Epic of America (1931), is “a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement…It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable” (214-215). While this definition may not be exact to the