Personal Narrative: The American Dream

The American dream is something that everyone should believe in, I know I do. Throughout my whole entire life I have wanted to be successful. I believe in myself and know that I can accomplish anything I put my mind to. The American dream says that everyone should be treated equal. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Everyone is judged for their height, weight, race, age, likes, dislikes, etc. In the world today you must conform to the social norm to be considered “cool.” Part of me wants to feel that way and the other part of me just wants to be original and do whatever I want. When I was a little girl I used to perform in musical theater. I loved it so much it made me the happiest I have probably ever been in my entire life. Did everybody

First, let's define "American Dream". "American Dream" is what you would consider a "perfect life." It can be full of happiness, money, love, food, cars, whatever you desire, everyone has a different opinion. One person’s American Dream may be totally different from someone else’s, that is what makes us all individuals. My American Dream would include a good job and lots of money, spare time for my family and I, and most importantly, healthiness.

Achieving the American Dream is like fighting over the last TV on Black Friday. The American Dream is very limited. A person has to have a certain background to achieve it. The American Dream is an illusion. America wants one to believe that they have the perfect set of materialistic things to make their life better. The American Dream consist of having money, a nice house, a great looking car, and a family. Not everyone can achieve that though because of the barriers that they have in this country. The American Dream is not achievable by all people because individual’s divergent backgrounds.

The American Dream can be generally defined as living a prosperous and fulfilled life. As Americans when we consider the American Dream we think of being

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.

When I was at the very innocent age of three, my parents decided to immigrate to the United States from Bolivia. We moved to Pasadena, TX, in hopes of pursuing the American dream. Growing up, my neighborhood was not the best environment to raise a family, however, this environment shaped me into the person I am today. My parents initially made the decision to move because my father got a job offer that was too good to decline. We were promised a house in a nice neighborhood as well as jobs for both of my parents. When we arrived after a 13-hour flight, all of the promises along with our hopes were shattered. We were taken to lower-income apartments in the middle of a sketchy neighborhood. My father’s promised job was on the night shift as a

It all starter on september of 2007, I was brought to the United States by my parents to make happer the American dream. I was born and raise in Guatatoya, Guatemala, a wonderful place where people are humble and happ, and enjoy being helpful to family members and stragers. My parents brought us (my brothers and myself) with one goal for us, to improve our life and graduate from college. It has being rough because it was challenging to overcome the barrier of languague and customs, but now we have adapted to these barriers.

As an African American female, I did not have the privilege of growing up in the most financially sound environment, however, I did not fall victim to my surroundings; a financially oppressed culture in the local Gordon Heights community indicative of low income families. My grandparents were hard working individuals set on making a better life for their descendants. My grandfather was a Suffolk County Police Officer, my grandmother a United States Postal Services employee. The values passed down from my grandparents has showed me the pros and cons of a being a part of a culture limited in its ability to reach the American Dream. From my experiences, as I matured throughout the years, I grew a love and passion for helping under privileged populations

There was a point in my life when i thought i knew what i wanted, or who i wanted to be. Then reality set in. The truth is, i was falling into that old saying "the American dream". Little did i know all i was doing was conforming to the ways of the world. I started a business, had my own family but i was living a double life. I was a husband, a father and an avid drug user. Which in the long run, led me down a path of self destruction. I lied to everyone around me, and the consequences of my actions cost me my freedom. In April 2009 i was baptized in front of the entire congregation on a Sunday morning, And knew who Jesus Christ was, and what he did for me. So there was no excuse why Three years later i was sitting in an 8x10 cell, On my way

The American Dream is something U.S. citizens and immigrants look for in America. This ideal is supposed to be the big picture/meaning of America, where anything can be achieved through hard work and perseverance. This motto is something we Americans live by and follow. I feel like the American Dream is it’s own destination; a destination where everyone, regardless of race, color, creed, or sexual orientation, can live peacefully and achieve even the craziest of dreams through hard work. Unfortunately, I feel that the society we live in today is not the American Dream, it’s something a little more divided. People today see a person of different color, race, etc, and judge them based off acts that are committed by past criminals with violent

For example, my parents, my dad went to college and finished his career in veterinary but my mom didn't she only got to two years why? Because she already had two kids and another one on the way, my mom wanted to finish her career because that was her American Dream and she showed us that anything is possible she got to finish college and work the career she loved the most and it was a Registered Nurse, she told my dad about it and my dad was going to support her through the process when she finished college she got a job at Loma Linda, well for my dad he recently returned back to college last year to get his bachelor degree, this shows me that my parents are showing me an amazing example of reaching an American Dream and to pursue the goal

How do you get to your big American dream? You get help from others or do you? Many young kids or teenagers in Scotland wanted a better life than they had. They had to sell themselves for servitude just to get to America, but did they have to? Many believe you can get by without help from others. They believe that you can do this on your own, but you need help from others. The help from the government is in our everyday lives, so you can’t go rugged or just say you don’t need help. You need help from others like the government

The definition of the American Dream is to go to college and get a degree for a career that you love doing. Money is an important part of the American Dream because to get into a college to get a degree in the career that you love doing so much cost money to achieve your American dream.

I awoke in the morning to Baljeet Tjinder, standing right upon my bed. I was having the best dream of my life, It was of my past life before I made the travel. You see, before I made my trek to this new cultivated land I was in despair and complete isolation, except for my family who I worked every day for 12 hours to feed. Every dream I have reminds me of my family. I miss them and need to work extremely hard to get enough money to send them here and out of the depression back in California.

The American Dream itself varies among each individual. The American Dream can be the aspirations of freedom, equality, or, more commonly, wealth. These "dreams" are what are associated with America and its gifts to Americans. At youth, adults teach that the American Dream is reachable through hard work, sacrifice, and sound virtue. Ingrained in every child's head is the belief that in America, anything is possible. Television, newspapers, movies, cartoons, and sensational stories reinforce these lessons. This projection of the American Dream is why thousands come to America. The media and government, at times, make this dream seem so attainable, so real we give our all to our dreams. In reality though, the American Dream essentially is just