Dreams from My Father

live the American dream. They come aiming for the best for their family. Illegal immigrants having no licenses should be able to receive licenses; it would keep the family from worry about their love ones driving, help transport their family from where they got to go, and many workers can go to their workplace therefore our economy will keep growing. I know growing up I had fear that my father would get pulled over and not make it home that day. I can still recall one night when my dad got…

King’s stated, "I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls". Even though King's dream was fulfilled, in modern day society black boys, black girls, white boys, and white girls get along and are seen together every day, although we still have problems in the black community such as crime rate, police brutality,single-parent homes, Violence and Poor health. The African-American community is struggling terribly especially with the…

will inevitably produce symbolic images separate from contingently formulated thoughts and feelings. In synthesizing the messy overlap of polarized symbols present in the personal unconscious, Jung begins to theorize the existence a collective unconscious, a space of desires and thoughts rooted in primal instincts and nature. Specifically, the dreams of a particular patient leads Jung to consider the possibility that humans have a libidinally…

Waking up in another country felt the same, thinking that I was home, sleeping on my bed, and that traveling to Central America was just a dream. I still can’t believe it till this day, was it a dream? Or was it reality?. It all started in the beginning of my junior year and I always wanted to help my community but never knew how to. One day I saw a group of people which are my very good friends today with buildOn shirts, and I ask what is buildOn? And they responded, Well buildOn is an amazing…

The Birthday Dream, set in the early 1990’s, follows Mark Fenwick’s 27th birthday celebration family reunion. As his birthday progresses, many buried feelings and truths are brought to light as Mark, with the help of his family and friends, begins a journey to discovering the deeper meaning of many different themes including love, marriage, hope and the overall purpose of life. Rudd is able to explore the many angles of love and marriage through the use of Mark’s mother and father, as well as…

Grandmas are very supportive and loving people whose job is to encourage their family’s success. The character, Mama Younger, from the drama, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, nurtures her husband’s dream for a house as well as her sickly plant. Big Walter, Mama’s husband, had a dream that he would get his family out of poverty. Remaining true to her husband’s dream, Mama focuses on purchasing a house for her children, Walter and Beneatha, who are too selfish to see the importance of…

American Dream, and millions of hardworking, hopeful individuals flock to America each year to experience the dream firsthand. The American Dream is the ideal that one can be successful and enjoy social mobility if they work hard. It can have a different definition for each individual, but it is not measured by a simple checklist of items. The article “The American Dream” by Jon Meacham discusses the history of the dream, and what must be done to preserve it. “Five myths about the American…

I come from a diverse background and a middle class family. My father is a contractor and an electrical engineer. he lost his father when he was in his 20’s and started working at an early age, helped his younger brothers and sisters get quality education. He has been setting up an example for me and never fails to inspire me and taught me to never give up on life. Talking about my previous life it took a wild turn when I was in 4th grade and won gold medal in kangaroo mathematics competition…

Sipping the chocolate milk from my Cocoa Pebbles while watching Saturday morning cartoons represents a sweet childhood memory. Why? Because it was a predictable routine. Little did I know that this routine would collapse when my father was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Like dominos falling one by one, the next few events happened quickly. First, my father became bedridden. Then, my mother sold nearly everything we owned to pay for medical expenses. Then, my oldest brother dropped out of school…

1940’s. The aspirations of an ambitious man in pursuit of his version of the American dream however became oblivious to the underlying concerns that was existing in his family. Willy’s strained relationship with Linda, his wife, Biff and Happy, his sons, was a result of his quest for the American dream. Willy experienced abandonment through the course of his life, leaving him in greater despair each time. Willy’s father left him and Ben when Willy is very young, to pursue his career as a…