Kyle LeDuff Mrs. McKay English Project 3 October 2016
1980’s Parent Interview
I interviewed my Dad about the American Dream, his views on this topic, and his life. We started with memories from his childhood and continued through to his present day life. I asked him many questions about what influenced him as he was starting out on his own. I learned many interesting things about his life and his view of the American Dream.
My Dad was born in 1963 in the land of Cajun country, otherwise known as Louisiana. What a place to grow up! A place full of crawfish, spicy food, and bayous. Weekends were often spent at his grandmother’s in the country. Staying outside until dark fishing on the bayou was the norm on most Sundays. He grew up playing lots …show more content…
Ronald Reagan, a Republican and a conservative, based his political career on cutting down taxes and increasing America’s defense system. The goal being to be supreme and make the Soviet Union back down. He was largely responsible for the end of the Cold War with Russia . The people liked Reagan because he supported capitalism, family values, good morals and appealed to many conservative, Christian groups. During the 1980’s, the government increased their spending on the military, spending a large amount of money. The government also passed the Economic Recovery and Tax Act ,which allowed people not to be taxed as much as they had previously. Ronald Reagan quoted “ In this present crisis government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem …show more content…
I would like to be able to make a substantial amount of money when I grow up and work full time in order to have a nice lifestyle. This would include a warm home , plenty of food , and a family. Having a good , healthy family that can help me through the rest of my life is a priority.
I believe that the American Dream is possible because life is full of opportunities and many choices. You do not have to be raised in a family that has money just to fulfill your hopes and dreams of becoming successful in life. Even though some people are born wealthy and then become wealthy later on in life, not all of them do. You can be raised without the comfort of wealth and work hard to still achieve the American Dream. My dad was born in the Louisiana, and got a scholarship to play basketball. He may have come from somewhere small but he achieved the American Dream. People from other countries come to the United States of America as immigrants or illegal immigrants, just to have a shot at the American Dream. They come here to see if they can make better money and have a better life than they did in their own country. People have risked their lives crossing the border or have been smuggled in just to try and have the American Dream. Most countries do not have the same type of freedom that the United States offers to its’
1980’s Parent Interview
I interviewed my Dad about the American Dream, his views on this topic, and his life. We started with memories from his childhood and continued through to his present day life. I asked him many questions about what influenced him as he was starting out on his own. I learned many interesting things about his life and his view of the American Dream.
My Dad was born in 1963 in the land of Cajun country, otherwise known as Louisiana. What a place to grow up! A place full of crawfish, spicy food, and bayous. Weekends were often spent at his grandmother’s in the country. Staying outside until dark fishing on the bayou was the norm on most Sundays. He grew up playing lots …show more content…
Ronald Reagan, a Republican and a conservative, based his political career on cutting down taxes and increasing America’s defense system. The goal being to be supreme and make the Soviet Union back down. He was largely responsible for the end of the Cold War with Russia . The people liked Reagan because he supported capitalism, family values, good morals and appealed to many conservative, Christian groups. During the 1980’s, the government increased their spending on the military, spending a large amount of money. The government also passed the Economic Recovery and Tax Act ,which allowed people not to be taxed as much as they had previously. Ronald Reagan quoted “ In this present crisis government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem …show more content…
I would like to be able to make a substantial amount of money when I grow up and work full time in order to have a nice lifestyle. This would include a warm home , plenty of food , and a family. Having a good , healthy family that can help me through the rest of my life is a priority.
I believe that the American Dream is possible because life is full of opportunities and many choices. You do not have to be raised in a family that has money just to fulfill your hopes and dreams of becoming successful in life. Even though some people are born wealthy and then become wealthy later on in life, not all of them do. You can be raised without the comfort of wealth and work hard to still achieve the American Dream. My dad was born in the Louisiana, and got a scholarship to play basketball. He may have come from somewhere small but he achieved the American Dream. People from other countries come to the United States of America as immigrants or illegal immigrants, just to have a shot at the American Dream. They come here to see if they can make better money and have a better life than they did in their own country. People have risked their lives crossing the border or have been smuggled in just to try and have the American Dream. Most countries do not have the same type of freedom that the United States offers to its’