The American Dream‚ generally defined as the ideal that citizens can achieve success through hard work and determination. In other words‚ if citizens work hard enough‚ they will be able to take care of their family‚ ensure a good future for their children‚ pay the bills‚ and still have extra money to live comfortably‚ even after retirement. But today‚ is this dream still possible? The truth is that‚ although it is something attainable‚ for most it will always be just a dream. There are many factors
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Because many people come to America to fulfil their dreams‚ it is considered to be full of opportunity. I remember her staying up late night after night. I remember she was still tucked away with the lamp on. I was too young to understand why my mom was doing this. What she was trying to achieve. I didn’t know that all of the long hours that she was putting into her education was for me. At the time‚ I strongly disliked it. My dad was working and my mom was going back to school. I didn’t have
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We all have dreams of something‚ whether it’s about becoming rich or meeting your favorite celebrity. There are dreams that we are unconscious about‚ and dreams that we want to accomplish. Dreaming about becoming rich is not a bad thing‚ coming from an low income family‚ money is what I’ve always wanted. Dreaming of meetings your favorite celebrity is not an insane thing to dream about. Dreams are meant to take our mind off reality and focus on our desires. No dream is considered too big or small
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achieve personal fulfillment‚ and overall be successful; the basis of the American Dream. Regardless of where you are born or what class you’re in‚ you have the possibility of moving upward. Both native-born Americans and American immigrants pursue and can achieve the American dream. Now‚ many think that the American dream has died‚ or is progressively dying as time goes on. Even still‚ for some the American dream is still very much real‚ and very much a goal for them. These people are the poor‚
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this is the leading cause of failure later in life. Many people loose their focus. A wise man once said‚ "Dreams are what life is made up of." This statement is true in the sense that if you have dreams you have something to look forward to; something to focus on; even something to live for. Knowing that you are a VIP is important in the decision-making process. To accomplish your dreams‚ you must first face adversity in the eye and conquer your fears. For me personally‚ training to be a lawyer
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On September 18‚ 2007‚ Dr. Pausch gave his memorable “last lecture” at Carnegie Mellon University. It is a tradition at Carnegie Mellon University that when a professor is retiring‚ they give one last lecture as their final goodbye. The idea of this lecture is to give an hour long speech that covers everything an individual would want to say if you were hypothetically dying. In spite of this‚ in Dr. Pausch’s case‚ he was literally dying with a diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer this being the
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Achieving The American Dream What my essay is going to be about is how the economy was back then to how it is now. I’m also going to talk about how "The Great Gatsby" has to relate to The American Dream. I believe that The American Dream includes success‚ money‚ and the opportunities that we now have. In The American Dream I believe that we have to be successful in order to be able to reach The American Dream. In the book‚ "The Great Gatsby" success is meant by having the biggest houses and nicest
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the American Dream can be achieved by everyone. Some people believe that the American Dream is having a good job‚ owning a home‚ having a great family‚ and having freedom. The way of succeeding this is by “hard work‚ drive and passion¨(Tommy Hilfiger-1). Most people believe these are ways of achieving their American Dream. But there are some people that feel differently. Their way to achieve the American Dream can be much more ambitious. Everyone has an American dream. Your American Dream is yours no
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“The American Dream” was thought of as having financial security‚ a family‚ and to have a home. Although most people believe that “The American Dream” is attainable for all‚ but some people have to work harder than others. Which I believe is true because in this day and age some people can be born into a family that will make it easier for a them to achieve the dream. and others can be born with nothing‚ or just enough to get by. And they both will be looked at as if they had the same odds to attain
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Leadership Lessons: Randy Pausch & Tony Dungy Laura Ward The Culture of Leadership September‚ 30‚ 2010 Abstract This paper is a look at some of the leadership lessons I have learned from researching Tony Dungy. Included in the text is some information about Tony’s life‚ leadership traits‚ and how he went on to successfully impact many lives of others through his accomplishments as an NFL Coach and family man. I have taken the information I learned about Tony and have included some examples
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