american dream
ENGL 101.49
4/24/2014
The American Dream The American Dream is a personal thing. Each person’s belief or thought on what the American Dream is, is different than anybody else’s. There is one noticeable commonality between every person's dream though: the dream is to live a better life socially, monetarily, and happier than your parents did. The conflicts at the time help to determine what aspect of life you wish to improve upon, but it will always be the same principal as long as America stands free. Dr. Martin Luther King lived in a time of Racial Segregation. He grew up with people scorning him simply because of the color of his skin. When he began a family of his own, he had the dream that life should be better than he had it. He marched protested and gave speeches, speaking his dream to everyone who would listen. His most famous speech being the “ I have a dream speech… ” on the steps of the Lincoln memorial. This speech spoke of his dream that all men were equal whether they were white, or black, or any other color of skin. That was his American Dream. Before Dr. King, People of all nations Immigrated to this country to have a better life. A better life than their parents had. They had either grown up in poverty or worse. When they moved to America, they had dreams of opportunity and wealth to support their families. Some families found these opportunities and succeeded in their American Dream. An example of a family like this, is Kevin Maggiacomo's great grandparents, who came to America from Italy with nothing but ten dollars and a dream. In the TedX Video that we watched in class, he explained how they began giving small loans to their peers for others to be able to chase their own dreams. By putting interest on these small loans, they slowly began to make more and more money. They did this for a while and without knowing it, started one of the largest and most successful banks in New England. Their lives were richer and happier than ever.
4/24/2014
The American Dream The American Dream is a personal thing. Each person’s belief or thought on what the American Dream is, is different than anybody else’s. There is one noticeable commonality between every person's dream though: the dream is to live a better life socially, monetarily, and happier than your parents did. The conflicts at the time help to determine what aspect of life you wish to improve upon, but it will always be the same principal as long as America stands free. Dr. Martin Luther King lived in a time of Racial Segregation. He grew up with people scorning him simply because of the color of his skin. When he began a family of his own, he had the dream that life should be better than he had it. He marched protested and gave speeches, speaking his dream to everyone who would listen. His most famous speech being the “ I have a dream speech… ” on the steps of the Lincoln memorial. This speech spoke of his dream that all men were equal whether they were white, or black, or any other color of skin. That was his American Dream. Before Dr. King, People of all nations Immigrated to this country to have a better life. A better life than their parents had. They had either grown up in poverty or worse. When they moved to America, they had dreams of opportunity and wealth to support their families. Some families found these opportunities and succeeded in their American Dream. An example of a family like this, is Kevin Maggiacomo's great grandparents, who came to America from Italy with nothing but ten dollars and a dream. In the TedX Video that we watched in class, he explained how they began giving small loans to their peers for others to be able to chase their own dreams. By putting interest on these small loans, they slowly began to make more and more money. They did this for a while and without knowing it, started one of the largest and most successful banks in New England. Their lives were richer and happier than ever.