Sunday, June 13, 2010
What is the American Dream?
I believe that for most of us the American Dream is the same as it has always been. We want a family, a home, and a stable income. In today's world all of these are harder to come by. There are too many turn to divorce or infidelity instead of taking the time to work on the problems in the marriage. With all the problems with the economy these days, a stable job is hard to come by which makes owning a home a harder dream to make come true. For some people the American Dream is more abstract; a feeling of safety, peace, or freedom. The ability to be who and what they have always wanted. For these people the right to pursue what makes them happy is the dream, not the acquiring material items. This is what I think of when thinking of the American Dream, the freedom to follow our dreams and being protected while doing it. I am taking advantage of that freedom now in my own life, I have returned to school after 17 years. I am pursuing my dream of becoming a teacher.
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I agree with definition of the American Dream. It is pretty much the same for all of us. A nice job, steady income, a family. It is harder now days to achieve the American Dream. The economy is so bad that it is harder for americans to acheive their dream. It is hard enough to find a job to make money to live. With the prices of goods increase all the time people can't afford things to live. there is also parts of the dream like freedom and happiness that doesn't cost any thing. Their is people all over the world that are not free and are not living the dream. We all should be happy we are free.
ReplyDeleteI think the line "The ability to be who and what they have always wanted" is a perfect way of describing the American Dream. I don't think I could have said it better. That's why the American Dream is different for each person, because everyone wants to become something else that is just as or more unique than we already are as people.
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