THE AMERICAN DREAM
THE AMERICAN DREAM
PREWRITE
-Mr. Trump and Mr. Rubio believe that the American Dream is either dead or dying.
-Mr. Trump promises the Americans to revive the American Dream regardless of race.
-Mr. Rubio promises to revive the American Dream since he was raised in a struggling family, and he has all it takes to bring back the American Dreams.
-I’m afraid I have to disagree with the notion that both parties that the American Dream is either dead or dying. Many immigrants have had their American Dream come through. Student dreams have also been achieved by education.
The American dream believes that anyone, regardless of where they were born or at what class they were born in, can achieve their dreams and goals in his version of success. It is believed that through hard work, sacrifice, and taking risks, the American dream is being attained, and it is not by any chance. In his book Epic of America.1, James Truslow Adams describes it as “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.”
In recent statistics, 43 million immigrants live in America who has pursued their dream and opportunities far from their motherland. It is believed that out of ten, nine immigrants have a strong belief that the American Dream is possible to achieve and attain. They have a mentality that hard work, happiness, and rich can be reached. Most of the immigrants cited their motive for coming to the U.S was to access better education and a higher standard of living. Luis o DeLaHoz left Colombia for the U.S in late 2003 because of the political instability and economic crisis facing the country. When he arrived in the U.S, his dream was to open his own business; today, his dream was achieved, he is now generating wealth to Latino community through his business.” No matter where someone starts if he works hard enough, he can climb to the top” (Covert, Bryce P .A23L). He acknowledges that America has given him opportunities and support to pursue his dream.
Multiculturalism has been acknowledging the different ethnic groups’ culture and religion; in the U.S.Multiculturalism is a critical element of society that encompasses ethnic and cultural diversity as core social, economic, and political influence. Jane Elliot once said, “We don’t need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables – the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers – to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences. “The American Dream has been an inspiriting factor to immigrants seeking to move to the United States. The main aim of multiculturalism is to fight racial discrimination and ethnic-racial to develop a new relationship between people regardless of their ethnicity to attain equality and democracy.
The dream of becoming an engineer, doctor, and neurosurgeon depends mainly on education, especially college education. In college, students are allowed to study their preferred fields in depth. Students are exposed to more fundamental ideas regarding life . A college education will give students insight into solving problems, expressing their ideas, and discovering knowledge. Skills and knowledge obtained in a college education can be termed a lifetime investment. On the other hand, one lacking a college education will lack the life coaching skill and knowledge to have a successful life. The American Dream and education are what our founding fathers termed as the pursuit of pleasure. Therefore, the American Dream is built from success and prosperity in relation to education.
Economic prosperity is an ideal of the American Dream. The U.S government has prioritized protecting citizen rights to achieve their dreams and goals. The country offers equal opportunity to every citizen regardless of economic and social standards. Immigrants have an outstanding contribution to the economy, mainly in business, culture, and arts. U.S economy is much dependent on technology, and technology innovation has been contributed by the people from other countries who have come to pursue The American Dream.
REFERENCE
Hunter, Em Powers. “Is the American dream dead?” Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sept. 2009, p. 9
Covert, Bryce. “Whose American Dream Flies?” New York Times, 3 Mar. 2016, p. A23(L)