The year is 1967. Shahid Khan wakes up, puts on his dilapidated outfit, and heads to work. He spends his endless days washing dishes, struggling to make a living as this tedious job pays just $1.20 an hour. But Shahid can not complain because he knows things can only get better. Khan is just 16 years old and has recently immigrated from Lahore, Pakistan in search of opportunity and freedom. What Khan is in search of, is what some may call the American Dream. Flash forward to a chilly December sunday in 2016. The Jacksonville Jaguars are playing the Indianapolis Colts. While fans huddle together in the crowd in attempt to stay warm, Shahid Khan sips a coffee as he watches from the press box. Khan owns the Jaguars. The American Dream is out there
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Except this is not some random occurrence. Shahid’s success was not predetermined, it was earned. This is what the American Dream is all about. Khan started with nothing. Paper bills with dead presidents faces on them were nothing but a dream to this young immigrant. Daily life was the same routine; wake up, get dressed, eat an insufficient meal, head to work, and come home. But Khan wanted to break free from this unrewarding lifestyle. His family didn’t immigrate to America so that he could wash dishes. They came for something bigger, something that could only be achieved in America. So from this day forward, Shahid Khan put every ounce of energy he had into becoming successful. Khan had a drive, and this drive is what allowed him to achieve his goal. He worked his tail off everyday until he could get a better job. Once he obtained this job he continued to work as hard as humanly possible until he was finally able to move up the ranks and eventually purchase this company. Khan did all of this while being a minority and of being a member of a religion that, in many people’s eyes, has been suppressed ever since it began. Shahid Khan proves that the American dream is very real and very achievable. Except there is a problem. This problem is not that the dream is gone, but that America has become lazy. Today, people expect everything to be handed to them and for success to be easy. …show more content…
This started out as just meaning the white male, but over time it has evolved and now truly everyone, no matter, race, religion, age, or gender, has an equal opportunity to succeed. This is what the American Dream is all about. It’s not about luck or who you know. It’s about the opportunity every citizen of this free country is privileged to have. Shahid Khan is a muslim immigrant who went from making $1.20 an hour to having a net worth of $7.2 billion. He took advantage of this opportunity he was given, and achieved something great. This wealth was not instant, and it definitely was not given to him. Except for some reason the american citizen is now assuming that they can mirror Khan’s success without putting in the work. An astonishing 43% of citizens that are receiving government aid have been living off of it for 48 months. This shows that over 4 years these Americans are not experiencing change, meaning they aren’t driven like how Shahid was when he immigrated. And if the American Dream wants to keep its meaning, this has to
Except this is not some random occurrence. Shahid’s success was not predetermined, it was earned. This is what the American Dream is all about. Khan started with nothing. Paper bills with dead presidents faces on them were nothing but a dream to this young immigrant. Daily life was the same routine; wake up, get dressed, eat an insufficient meal, head to work, and come home. But Khan wanted to break free from this unrewarding lifestyle. His family didn’t immigrate to America so that he could wash dishes. They came for something bigger, something that could only be achieved in America. So from this day forward, Shahid Khan put every ounce of energy he had into becoming successful. Khan had a drive, and this drive is what allowed him to achieve his goal. He worked his tail off everyday until he could get a better job. Once he obtained this job he continued to work as hard as humanly possible until he was finally able to move up the ranks and eventually purchase this company. Khan did all of this while being a minority and of being a member of a religion that, in many people’s eyes, has been suppressed ever since it began. Shahid Khan proves that the American dream is very real and very achievable. Except there is a problem. This problem is not that the dream is gone, but that America has become lazy. Today, people expect everything to be handed to them and for success to be easy. …show more content…
This started out as just meaning the white male, but over time it has evolved and now truly everyone, no matter, race, religion, age, or gender, has an equal opportunity to succeed. This is what the American Dream is all about. It’s not about luck or who you know. It’s about the opportunity every citizen of this free country is privileged to have. Shahid Khan is a muslim immigrant who went from making $1.20 an hour to having a net worth of $7.2 billion. He took advantage of this opportunity he was given, and achieved something great. This wealth was not instant, and it definitely was not given to him. Except for some reason the american citizen is now assuming that they can mirror Khan’s success without putting in the work. An astonishing 43% of citizens that are receiving government aid have been living off of it for 48 months. This shows that over 4 years these Americans are not experiencing change, meaning they aren’t driven like how Shahid was when he immigrated. And if the American Dream wants to keep its meaning, this has to