American Dream Definition

American Dream Both of my parents have achieved the american dream,they came from single parent homes, payed their way through college worked hard and got a good job.The american dream as described by James Truslow Adams is “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.” (Adams). Opportunity for each is that anyone can improve their current life and become better, richer and have a higher quality of life. According to James Truslow Adams definition of the american dream, it is alive and prospering, anyone based on their ability can achieve a better life than their parents or get to a place where they are satisfied with their life and the
If people are educated it makes it easier for them to later move onto college and higher education which then will lead to more employment options. “ We observe that student achievement in the United States is estimated to have increased by 1.6% of a standard deviation.” (Hanushek, Woessmann, Peterson) a standard deviation is the increments shown on a graph in which measures the extent of differences between the the subjects being compared. While 1.6% of a deviation doesn't sound like a lot, it makes a big difference when talking about education, if the US keeps making steady increases in education quality, and student achievement everyone will be able to get a quality education which will then benefit them later in life. The increases in education that our country has been making sets up children for success at an early age, teaching them to work hard at their goals and that education can get them where they want to be. “US students in elementary school do seem to be performing considerably better than they were a couple of decades ago.Most notably, the performance of 4th grade students on math tests rose steeply between the mid-1990’s and 2011.” (Hanushek, Woessmann, Peterson) The unemployment rates for those with only a high school education was 6.3%
First generation immigrants come to the US to make a better life for themselves and their children, they are usually escaping from unsuitable living conditions, civil unrest and poor quality of life. They come to the US to make a better life for themselves and to achieve the american dream, they risk everything and usually come to the country with almost nothing but, are able to become successful and raise successful children. “ The second generation immigrant students perform better in academics that first generation and even third generation immigrants students.” ( Quartz) immigrant children are seeing more success than others because they are taught to work hard. Second generation immigrants see the sacrifices their parents made to get them where they are and everything they have risked to better their life. They are strongly motivated to make the best of all the opportunities given to them. “Oddly, the advantage was also stronger among poorer communities.”( Quartz) when growing up in a poorer environment you get more motivated to do well in school because it can get you out of where you live now. When surrounded by poverty the motivation to get out of it is much greater because you are seeing it first hand. The road to get out of poverty and to achieve the