When people hear the term American Dream, many think of success, goals, and opportunity. As a country alone, America is routinely correlated with the possibility that one can thrive and create a way of life for themselves that wouldn’t be attainable anywhere else. As proven by a number of new immigrants, success is surely possible in America. However, according to Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and Me, the dream is an ongoing challenge in present day. Coates claims that the American Dream is all a lie throughout the book and that the dream is out of reach for minorities, especially African Americans. Similarly to Coates, many other African Americans believe the American Dream is a lie. Malcolm X stated that, “the system of capitalism
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It has unleashed ennobling energies and mobilized heroic social reform movements. By dissolving the dream under the acid of an excessive realism, you trap generations in the past and destroy the guiding star that points to a better future. [The New York Times]
What Brooks is saying is people need to focus on the future of the dream rather than the past. He says focusing too much energy on the past will take away from the dream for the future. Brooks believes that the American Dream is stronger than ever due to all the opportunities in America, and all the help given especially for minorities to achieve …show more content…
No matter there job status, African Americans still have to deal with racism. Others will argue that as long as you work hard and keep your mouth shut, you can succeed with the American Dream. Yet, Dr Christian Head still faced racial discrimination with a top surgeon job at UCLA. In a recent interview with Dr head, he said “ I’ve never really had to think of things before as racial aspects, white and black, especially about work (Head). Just when Dr Head thought that all his work and great achievements were enough to stop racial discrimination in his life, the people whom he had worked with and trusted, embarrassed him with racist remarks and pictures on a slideshow in front of many people. Another example of racism and racial profiling attacking African Americans regardless of their status, would be Prince Jones. Prince was a 25 year old about to graduate college. He was a bright student with big aspirations, he got solid grades, had a daughter, and would lead his class discussions. Dying at the hands of a police officer for no real reason is not the death anyone was expecting for this fine educated man. Here is an example of a a African American man who did everything right in his life and yet couldn’t attain the
It has unleashed ennobling energies and mobilized heroic social reform movements. By dissolving the dream under the acid of an excessive realism, you trap generations in the past and destroy the guiding star that points to a better future. [The New York Times]
What Brooks is saying is people need to focus on the future of the dream rather than the past. He says focusing too much energy on the past will take away from the dream for the future. Brooks believes that the American Dream is stronger than ever due to all the opportunities in America, and all the help given especially for minorities to achieve …show more content…
No matter there job status, African Americans still have to deal with racism. Others will argue that as long as you work hard and keep your mouth shut, you can succeed with the American Dream. Yet, Dr Christian Head still faced racial discrimination with a top surgeon job at UCLA. In a recent interview with Dr head, he said “ I’ve never really had to think of things before as racial aspects, white and black, especially about work (Head). Just when Dr Head thought that all his work and great achievements were enough to stop racial discrimination in his life, the people whom he had worked with and trusted, embarrassed him with racist remarks and pictures on a slideshow in front of many people. Another example of racism and racial profiling attacking African Americans regardless of their status, would be Prince Jones. Prince was a 25 year old about to graduate college. He was a bright student with big aspirations, he got solid grades, had a daughter, and would lead his class discussions. Dying at the hands of a police officer for no real reason is not the death anyone was expecting for this fine educated man. Here is an example of a a African American man who did everything right in his life and yet couldn’t attain the