The American Dream has recently become a nightmare for anyone striving to achieve it. Today, America is not a land of equal opportunity, but a place where dreams come to die. This limits the possibility for anyone to accomplish their dreams in America. James Truslow Adams believed the American Dream to be the ability for a person to reach his or her full potential (1). Adams’ perception of the American Dream is unattainable today due to the fact that college education is too expensive for many families, the unemployment rate in America is high, and many races are discriminated against. The high cost of college limits the ability for underprivileged families to send their children to college. In the course of 35 years, from 1978 to 2013,
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The author of “Employment And Unemployment Of Recent High School Graduates And Dropouts” believes that it is difficult to get a job after high school graduation, but it is easier to get hired after acquiring a diploma (1). It is becoming increasingly hard to go to college due to the high cost causing many Americans to remain unemployed. The unemployment for Americans without high school degrees rose by 0.2% (“Jobless rates” 1). Due to this slow but steady rise in unemployment, America’s economy and its future grows worse each and every day. Adams wants Americans to work together to build a better life and future for themselves and their children (1). With the unemployment increasing like it is, it will be difficult for many families, especially African Americans, to do this today. The unemployment rate for African Americans is over double the unemployment rate for whites (“Jobless rates” 1). This leap in unemployment is due to the racial discrimination African Americans and other nonwhites face every day. This makes it harder for them to make enough money to send their children or themselves to …show more content…
Foroohar reasons that “70% of the U.S. economy is driven by consumer demand, it is a problem that will eventually affect everyone’s bottom line, rich and poor” (2). Racial discrimination is causing nonwhites to make less money which leads to a worsened economy. This impact will not only continue to affect the nonwhites who make less money, but it will affect wealthy members of society born into a wealthy family. Adams believed that “[each man and each woman] be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position” (1). Adams wants all members of society to be viewed as equals and be able to achieve the same greatness, but this is impossible due to the fact that racial discrimination is still a part of society that raises the unemployment rate. Adams also stated that “it has been a dream of being able to grow to fullest development as man and woman…” (1). With the increase of racial discrimination, not every race can achieve this idea constructed by Adams. This unobtainable idea results in some families achieving more and making more money than other families. In 2014, Duke University “found that the median amount of liquid wealth (assets that can easily be turned into cash) held by African-American households was $200. For Latino
The author of “Employment And Unemployment Of Recent High School Graduates And Dropouts” believes that it is difficult to get a job after high school graduation, but it is easier to get hired after acquiring a diploma (1). It is becoming increasingly hard to go to college due to the high cost causing many Americans to remain unemployed. The unemployment for Americans without high school degrees rose by 0.2% (“Jobless rates” 1). Due to this slow but steady rise in unemployment, America’s economy and its future grows worse each and every day. Adams wants Americans to work together to build a better life and future for themselves and their children (1). With the unemployment increasing like it is, it will be difficult for many families, especially African Americans, to do this today. The unemployment rate for African Americans is over double the unemployment rate for whites (“Jobless rates” 1). This leap in unemployment is due to the racial discrimination African Americans and other nonwhites face every day. This makes it harder for them to make enough money to send their children or themselves to …show more content…
Foroohar reasons that “70% of the U.S. economy is driven by consumer demand, it is a problem that will eventually affect everyone’s bottom line, rich and poor” (2). Racial discrimination is causing nonwhites to make less money which leads to a worsened economy. This impact will not only continue to affect the nonwhites who make less money, but it will affect wealthy members of society born into a wealthy family. Adams believed that “[each man and each woman] be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position” (1). Adams wants all members of society to be viewed as equals and be able to achieve the same greatness, but this is impossible due to the fact that racial discrimination is still a part of society that raises the unemployment rate. Adams also stated that “it has been a dream of being able to grow to fullest development as man and woman…” (1). With the increase of racial discrimination, not every race can achieve this idea constructed by Adams. This unobtainable idea results in some families achieving more and making more money than other families. In 2014, Duke University “found that the median amount of liquid wealth (assets that can easily be turned into cash) held by African-American households was $200. For Latino