interesting people who have come close to fulfilling it are Eminem, Jackie Robinson,
and Ice Cube. These are men who have overcome their horrid situations in life to
go from “rags to riches”. Some people believe the dream is dead, but if someone
asked one of these people they would disagree.
Marshal Mathers, aka Eminem, came from a trailer park in Saint Joseph,
Missouri (Eminem Biography). He grew up in poverty with a mother hooked on
crack and an absent father (Eminem Biography). Eminem lost his daughter when his
ex girlfriend left him because he had no money(Eminem Biography). His rise to the
American dream started with his first