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    only member of my family born in the United States. My parents, brother, and sister immigrated after the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, where thousands were murdered as India descended into nationalistic bloodshed. My own father nearly died: he was pulled off a train by an armed mob, beaten unconscious, and left for dead on the tracks. Shortly thereafter, he gathered everything he had and brought his family to Iowa City. That violence left scars on my father’s body, and it lit a fire in my soul: a…

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    Always wonder what you want to achieve? what you want to do in life? Everyday people dream. if you want to succeed and make your dream come true, you'll have to work hard Dreams are hard to manage . The Americans dream is know as happier life, wealthy, and hope for a better. For all Americans this involves the earning a degree, gaining a job you want, buying a beautiful house and starting a family. This all seems wonderful, but has been changed because of the money issue, the increase prices…

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    My American dream is to achieve a wealthy lifestyle in the Cybersecurity workforce. My dad is already plugged into this work field so I just have to stay focused with my studies and stay out of trouble with the law. I am working hard in high school to able to attend college and get the major I need to achieve my goal. Currently I am running track, trying hard to get a scholarship to attend college for free or cheaper to budget my life after college. In the next five year i plan to be graduated…

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    It is cliché to say that one of the reasons for a foreign person migrates from one country to another is to pursue the dream they can’t achieve back in their home country, but it is true for me. I called mine American dream, not the dream of being free as President Ronald Reagan explained, or the culturally blended as explained in many western songs. It is simply the ability to further myself by having a college education, where you Dr. Seuss motto apply: you can be whatever you want if you…

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    My American Dream was to become a IT Technician and to live in Dyersburg Tennessee with my wife and child. I will achieve this goal by getting good grades in high school and gaining knowledge about computers and computer systems. I will also have to go to college for four years and major in some form of computer technology. The reason I want to be a IT technician is because I love to fix things and make things work that normally would not work. The role of an IT technician is to fix people’s…

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    say the goal in life is to live the “American Dream” and I would say I am living it head first. It all started when the time in my life came to pick an Univeristy to attend, and boy am I ecstatic with my decision to attend West Virginia University. WVU opened so many doors for me; however, if it was not for my family, I would not be where I am today. I was very content with going to my local University and living at home because that was comfortable to me, but my family encourged me to find a…

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    The American Dream is to have a great education, well-paying job, and means to support yourself. Everyone pursues achieving this dream by going to get a postsecondary degree or more. We live in a society where it isn’t getting easier to afford living. Throughout high school, you learn of many different circumstances people come from. Unfortunately the economy has been awful upon certain families that they cannot afford the basic necessities to send their children to school. Paying thousands of…

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    was born in the United States of America to parents who were born abroad eight years after their nuptials. Born in Kings, Brooklyn I moved to Port-au-Prince, Haiti as an infant with my parents and three siblings. In Haiti, my father stood as a sentinel retired with Forces Armèes d’Haiti and Police Nationale d’Haiti, and my mother employed, as a National Airport Supervisor Safety Authority of Operations at International Airport Toussaint Louverture. Studying French in Mikaline Kindergarten…

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    am ready to overcome anything. My struggles have changed me for the better. I come from a family that immigrated to the United States for the “American Dream.” They wanted a future for them and for me. Coming from a low-income family, however, it prevented them from getting the proper education. This, despite my financial struggles, does not stop me from receiving MY proper education. The challenge grew when the doctors diagnosed my father with a brain tumor and my mother with a similar 10-pound…

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    I never really got a chance to get to know my Aunt Marilena, seeing that she lived in McLean, Virginia and I almost never saw her. I didn’t really think her life was ever that complicated or rough; her husband (my uncle) is a millionaire, so she never has to worry about anything money related, she’s a stay-at-home mom. I just didn’t really think about it until I sat down to talk to her about her college experiences. We were at my grandpa’s house in Columbus, Ohio, she was there to help him…

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