Overcoming Obstacles To Achieve The American Dream

Coming from a new country I had to face many challenges. All these challenges made who I am today. When I came to the United States in 7th grade, I barely knew how to speak English. The language barrier posed a serious problem for me. I found it difficult to interact with people. Adjusting to a new country was no easy task. When my family and I came to this country, we knew only one other family. It was even more difficult for my parents who knew virtually no English. They had to learn how to work and provide for me and my siblings in this entirely new country with a completely different culture. Despite having a better background in English, it still took me over two years to become fluent in English. Although coming to America and having

In America, prosperity is at its highest level which United States citizens have never seen before. There are moments where agony and devastation go straight to the heart and it emotionally takes a toll on America. With all the borders and obstacles people have to face, positive success is reached through the American Dream. Everyone has a different definition of the American Dream, but all have the dream and goals of success. People will say that not everybody has the chance at the American Dream, but that’s false. Real Americans put their mind to matter, no matter what the circumstances are. It is a long-lasting fight, but aspiration turns into achieved triumph.

We as American all have equal right to achieve be succes in United State. Also, we can chose if we wants to be succeed and not, and we can see this through by learning in school and media as well. Whenever a individual move to United States he/she has big dream and opportunities "American Dream" and this is country where individual can do any business and they still manages to be successful if you work hard, because here government or banks are will to help individual with their dream to be successful. We can see there are many book or story which have been written about the topic of American dream, how to be a successful in United States. These day the media is helping the business to be more successful by advertising and encouraged increased

America provides opportunity to achieve the American Dream yet so many argue that it is impossible today. The American Dream consists of having opportunity to be someone financially stable and having success in your life. It is a long road to the American Dream with many obstacles on the way. Everyone is given an opportunity to start, with education being free. It is up to the person to decide whether they will continue their education to open more opportunities for their future. The American Dream is a reality that can be achieved today through hard work, self-perseverance and motivation to succeed.

In her 1961 essay “What Has Happened to the American Dream?”, Eleanor Roosevelt stated that “no single individual and no single group has an exclusive claim to the American dream...but we have all a vision of what it is, not merely as a hope and an aspiration, but as a way of life, which we can come ever closer to attaining its ideal form if we keep our belief in its essential value”. The belief of pursuing the American dream is one that has been instilled since the formation of the country itself, and with those beliefs come those who pursue it. Unfortunately, achieving this dream is not without difficulty, and those who realize the true obstacles in front of them turn to other ways to sustain themselves in this nation. Not everyone has an equal opportunity to pursue the American dream because of social exclusion, the government prioritizing the wrong issues, and economic gaps, which has thus led to organized crime, however some say that all citizens do have the equal opportunity.

The “American Dream” is a complicated topic to discuss. It has many different meanings depending on who you’re talking to. To me it means to have a healthy and happy family with a nice house and to do what I love to do. For many people their dream or even my dream is not attainable. I do not think that the “American Dream” is attainable for everyone. Some people do not have the perseverance or are not born into a situation where they can get an education. Some people may have that drive or the education or talent needed to accomplish what they want.

My best essay that I wrote throughout the year was by far the Mango DBQ which was titled as “The Obstacles of the American Dream”. This was my best essay because of many reasons. One reason why is because I received a 98 percent on it which was my best grade of the year. Also this essay was easy to write because when papers have many structures that need to be followed it is very straightforward for me.

I was forced to come to America at the age of 13, knowing only Spanish. My junior year career was not pleasant because of that factor. I started off with four classes that were meant to teach me English. I was distraught and confused. I left my friends, my dad, and my life to come here. I was not comfortable at all. I felt alone, but I was not alone, there was another 12 students with the same obstacles as me. Now at the age of 18 I am proud of what I overcame and I can truly say these three strategies assisted me while overcoming my obstacle, Lifelong learning, develop mutually supportive relationship and believing in yourself.

An individual’s life is full of personal and professional controversies, I believe there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to the question of fulfillment of one’s desires. However, answering it accurately is critical in making intelligent career choices and finding your success in life. Today, many people, including myself, immigrate to the United States of America in search of the American Dream; freedom, equality, and the opportunity to achieve their personal goals in life. However, the American dream has changed drastically, and is no longer associated only with happiness but rather refers to the dollar sign directly. Many argue that the more money you make, the happier you will be, however, on the other hand some people still stick with the famous expression “more money more problems”. From a reality perspective the statement itself is flawed and those following this chant are sure in for a big surprise. They say you should learn to be realistic

“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 the fullest stature of which they are innately capable”(Adams). The dream discussed in this quote is called the American Dream. The American Dream is meant to be accessible by every American citizen but history has shown that this is not necessarily true. People have struggled to achieve the American Dream throughout history mainly because of racial discrimination and socioeconomic discrimination.

I think people do not have equal access because we come from different social standards. Some people may be rich and some people may be poor. I think that will all have to work for our dreams. I want to be a women's basketball coach in a few years, but I know I have to be involved in a program in anyway possible. So I'm trying to get an internship at College of Charleston. I know that getting a coaching job takes a few years, but I just want to keep working hard. Depending where somebody lives could also affect their dream. If someone lives in a crummy neighborhood and they do not have access to a place to achieve that dream then will not happen. If someone is born into a good social standard it easier for them to achieve their American dream.

Many people have been able to make their “American Dream” come true with hard work, being focused and on task, and, most importantly, taking their work seriously. Only the hard working people can make their dreams come true when they do what they are supposed to do and set goals that will surely help them achieve their goals. Unfortunately, the majority of people who don’t make their “American Dream” is the children and teenagers who play video games with every waking second of the day. The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) performed studies that show how “more than 150 million Americans play video games” (www.theesa.com); but they will never achieve their “American Dream” by playing video games every chance that they are in front of

“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive, and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American Dream” is a great quote by Tommy Hilfiger. I feel as if this quote is very relatable to my own life because I have faced several challenges and obstacles that have hindered my success. However, reading this quote gives me the drive to be able to overcome these obstacles and and achieve my American Dream. After completing the I-Search, I have learned that my American Dream of building strong relationships and having the right values in life is achievable through hard work, grit, passion, and drive.

One of my biggest accomplishments was being able to understand, speak, and write English. I came into this country at the age of nine, and it took me about 6-8 months to understand the language, but it took me three more years to start speaking it and writing it. It also took me a while to start speaking it because of fear. But I remember that I wanted to be in conversations with others and that they would be able to understand me without asking me to tell them in Spanish. My process to start speaking English was different. I would watch TV shows and would start to pronoun every word exactly as the actors did, and I remember just staring at the TV and trying to speak as proper and clear as they did. Getting comfortable with the language, short

Platt says the American Dream has negatively affected how we as Christians live. Include three quotes from the book with page numbers. The American dream has caused people to lose focus and only see what benefits the church itself and by building giant expensive churches. Platt says,