My American Dream Essay

“The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there,” said Bill Rancic. “You don’t necessarily need to have an Ivy League education or to have millions of dollar startup money. It can be done with an idea, hard work and determination”. That quote defines my high school journey. All my life consisted of education, education, and education. Preparing my college expedition, I had the intention of doing what my family wanted and what my cousins pursued. I had predetermined…

The first thing that most Americans think about when they hear the words “American Dream” is freedom, equality, happiness and maybe a bit of red white and blue. For most, this is absolutely true. The possibility of living your life the way you want to is something that has been infamous for America since the New World was first discovered. All over the world, people have dreamt of coming to america for a fresh start, a new beginning. My American Dream could have many different routes. As time…

My personal American Dream is to be genially happy and successful in life. I truly believe that anyone can achieve their own American Dream if they work hard. You can come from rich, poor, loving, rude, or live in white picket-fenced houses with green grass or barbed wire with dirt houses, you can still do whatever you want in this life. Everyone can make their own choices in life, and if achieving their American Dream is what they want, they can do that. Your parents do not determine your…

Tears, hostility towards my culture and people, and how even today my family is still trapped on a reservation while our sacred lands are being taken away from us and sold to the mining companies for ore. How there are so few of us left in my tribe that I do not even know my own language, culture or heritage. When I hear the phrase “the American Dream,” I think of what might have been had North America been passed over by the colonists and explorers. My family’s American Dream would have been to…

I would define “American Dream” as something that is fluid and not concrete concept. It is something that changes and means something different to each individual. The “American Dream” might be able to categorized into a general dream, but there will likely be someone who’s “American Dream” goes against it. For my “American Dream” it is to be working toward bettering not only my life, but also others. That I am able to build a family that is centered in faith and that I am able to set up…

When I was young, my extended family was just a doorstep or rickshaw, three-wheeled bicycle, away. Now, it is unfortunately an expensive 23-hour flight, bus and boat ride away. There are significant financial barriers so the conversation of an upcoming family trip to Bangladesh is often light humor. After my family and I immigrated to the United States, I returned once in the summer of 2005. There were connecting flights from London, Dubai, and finally to Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. I lived in…

reflection. I lie my head against my pillow that night with no idea what was to happen, but the dream coming would change my perspective… permanently. I found as I awoke in a new reality, I was heading to an unknown destination on a airplane. Looking out the window, the skies shined with pure sunlight, and that sunlight bouncing off the misty clouds that ran on the horizon like the hills. Upon finished descent of the plane, I exited to find myself in an unfamiliar place, and in the middle of…

The American dream. In the novel ‘’The Epic of America’’, which was written in 1931, James Truslow Adams, stated that the American dream is "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement’’ (The Epic Of America). James Adams has a great point the American dream is a dream of something better. In today’s society the dream is attainable but there are a lot of requirements. The ‘’American dream’’…

Acknowledgments Dedicated to my mom, dad, and brother, Tom, who have supported me because without them I wouldn’t be pursuing a higher education. Dedicated to my mentors - Kim Nichols, Laura Herbig, and Mary Bruce - who are like my second family, guiding me with their wisdom through college, life, and the pursuit of my dreams. Dedicated to my best friends - Hilor and Fabi - for the phone calls, letters, and emotional support in my college journey. Dedicated to Emma Perry, not only for this…

those words for the hurt that would come. It was inevitable, and the dread resided in a distant place in my mind, preparing my body to implode the moment our love parted. I almost felt it the night of graduation. Our merry band of friends attended your commencement ceremony, and we cheered for you with all the oxygen in our lungs. I was so proud to see you succeed. We all took a group photo with my Polaroid camera, which I still have. It is a happy souvenir from a happy past with happy people.…