“Hey Google, define American Dream.” “American Dream means the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” Ever since the Unite States of America was the first modern nation to establish a democratic government on July, 4 1776, they strive to form a perfect country where everyone can enjoy their natural rights and prosperity. This is the main reason why more and more immigrants all over the world throughout the years moved to United States to pursuit the American Dream. Although, many argue that the American Dream is accomplished through diligence and determination, the American Dream is a dream for selective group of people because of the
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Similar to how standard beauty became impossible to achieve, the American Dream also became impossible to accomplish. Now the American Dream requires more effort, time, and money to achieve. Future generations are feeling the burden of the American Dream because the “money is a barrier” (Source E). In addition, many believe that if they “aren’t given the opportunity or … don’t have the funds to be able to continue working hard then [they will] never get the chance” (Source E). This is especially true for the unprivileged low-class citizens. Many of them will work to earn money right after they graduated high school or dropped out of high school, instead of pursuing further education. As a result they are stuck in the same poverty and the failing American Dream like their parents, and will cycle continuously generation after generations. It is as if they are rowing “boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”(Fitzgerald, 180). Since the American Dream is difficult to achieve, many will look for the easy path to succeed their goals. For instance, they will invest on “television game shows, lottery luck, and lucrative lawsuit” (Source D). The easy path to the American Dream deprives the true value of the American Dream and does not fulfill one’s accomplishment in
Similar to how standard beauty became impossible to achieve, the American Dream also became impossible to accomplish. Now the American Dream requires more effort, time, and money to achieve. Future generations are feeling the burden of the American Dream because the “money is a barrier” (Source E). In addition, many believe that if they “aren’t given the opportunity or … don’t have the funds to be able to continue working hard then [they will] never get the chance” (Source E). This is especially true for the unprivileged low-class citizens. Many of them will work to earn money right after they graduated high school or dropped out of high school, instead of pursuing further education. As a result they are stuck in the same poverty and the failing American Dream like their parents, and will cycle continuously generation after generations. It is as if they are rowing “boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”(Fitzgerald, 180). Since the American Dream is difficult to achieve, many will look for the easy path to succeed their goals. For instance, they will invest on “television game shows, lottery luck, and lucrative lawsuit” (Source D). The easy path to the American Dream deprives the true value of the American Dream and does not fulfill one’s accomplishment in