How one sees the american dream, has a lot to do with their culture and perception of the world. Ones ethic, religion, social status, and background would determine a general idea of their american dream. Most hispanic immigrants that become citizens come to U.S. to search for economic growth in their american dream; they want to work and make money so that their children wont have to struggle in a poor environment as their parents did. Since in the country they use to live in, they didn't give them the chance to make money to send money or necessities to the ones they had to leave behind. If one is a republican american, they usually strike for social status, high end jobs and are usually into politics. Others come to america because their
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Blacks didn't have any rights what so ever, they were enslaved to white american men and their lives depend on it. They believed that with time things would change but 100 years passed and it actually became worse. black american citizens got tired of the abuse and segregation and demanded change. One of those people was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he stood up and ordered that all colored americans be granted to have the same rights as the whites. He and all his followers wanted everything that the constitution promised all citizens, all white and black men. He stated in his “I have a dream” speech that all men were created equal under Gods eyes, that they shouldn't judge a person by how they look and the color of their skin. Dr.King’s idea of the american dream was that “one day- the sons of former slaves and sons of former salve owner will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood”. “A dream that one day a state of injustice will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice” “The dream that his four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” said Dr.King in his I have a dream speech (page 170, para. 11) All blacks wanted was freedom and the opportunity to make choices that determined their
Blacks didn't have any rights what so ever, they were enslaved to white american men and their lives depend on it. They believed that with time things would change but 100 years passed and it actually became worse. black american citizens got tired of the abuse and segregation and demanded change. One of those people was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he stood up and ordered that all colored americans be granted to have the same rights as the whites. He and all his followers wanted everything that the constitution promised all citizens, all white and black men. He stated in his “I have a dream” speech that all men were created equal under Gods eyes, that they shouldn't judge a person by how they look and the color of their skin. Dr.King’s idea of the american dream was that “one day- the sons of former slaves and sons of former salve owner will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood”. “A dream that one day a state of injustice will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice” “The dream that his four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” said Dr.King in his I have a dream speech (page 170, para. 11) All blacks wanted was freedom and the opportunity to make choices that determined their