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Freedom, independence, and hard work; these are the words that come to mind
when I think about the American Dream. During these hard economic times people have
thought the American Dream to be “impossible” or “dead”, but I am here to prove that
wrong. I believe that the American Dream is attainable, but it will take hard work and
sacrifice in order to achieve it. Throughout America’s history many people have doubted
that the American Dream is still alive and time and time again it has survived. The main
reason why it will never die is its purpose; the American Dream is the dream of an
individual who thinks this country holds opportunities for a better life. Therefore you
cannot say that it’s dead or unattainable.
The American Dream from today is much different from the American Dream in
the past. Before we look at what the American Dream would be like in the past let’s look
at what we define the American Dream now. The American Dream has always been
about a person’s dream and how they can achieve it. Now let’s look at the American
Dream in the past; in the 1930s-1950s the American Dream consisted of having a family
and to supply and take care of them. It is basically about conforming to social normality
and having an average good life. As you can see that the American Dream from the past
and the American Dream today are two different things.
The American Dream plays a big role in today’s society. Everything you do has
reason, right? That is how the American Dream works. If you have a goal that you are
trying to accomplish you are going to have to take a different route to complete that goal
compared to others. For example I am a student and my goal right now is to get good
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Rough Draft
Fifth Hour
9-19-12
grades so that I can go to college and have a good job that I can support a family with. In
order to accomplish that goal I am going study really hard and save up money from work
to pay for college. Your goal may be completely different but that’s what is great about
the American Dream, there is a lot of variety with it.
The American Dream is still as attainable in today’s society as it has ever been in
the history of the United States. Even with the hard economic times we are facing it will
just take more hard work and sacrifice in order to attain it. So go out there, achieve your
dream and don’t let anyone or anything stop you. If you fall, get back up and continue to
go after it. Be the difference you want to see. That is what the American Dream is all
about.
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