Definition Essay On The American Dream

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“Land of the free home of the brave” when people hear or think of America they think of opportunity, maybe even more than just that. People see America in many views they all have different dreams, different ambitions, and different goals. Most people come to America to be able to have the one thing they couldn’t have in their native country which is a dream and they want to be able to live that dream and make their dream come true. They don’t want to let their dreams stay dreams and though we all have different definitions of the “American dream” we are all just trying to make it come true. The Traditional definition of the American dream is a family with kids and a successful job with a well done education. That isn’t the American dream anymore or at least for some people. Everyone has different dreams and depending on where you are from or how you were brought up to be will mold your future. …show more content…

As a little girl I always wanted to be something big, something that mattered, and something that would make a difference, so being an American has given me the choice to be able to pursue my own dreams and not the dreams people expect me to have. Being American is much more then living in a country that allows you to have rights and freedom it is living in a country that lets you have your own state of mind. In another country I wouldn’t be allowed education, I wouldn’t even be allowed to want a career. In other countries they would consider me to be less than them in America I am equal and I can have an education and I can have a career which to me is the American dream. Equality is a part of the American dream so being able to have rights and being able to have options of careers and education is the American dream in my