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Personal Essay: The American Dream

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The American Dream, to countless amounts of people, simply means to live better than their parents and/or help their parents; to others, it is something much more intricate and personal. No matter from what perspective it is viewed from, the American Dream is something that everyone desires to achieve in life, regardless of the fact that every dream or aspiration is different to each individual. To me, the Dream means to be successful, have a financially stable home, and be with my family, much like what my interviewee, Nicole Tournear, had to say when asked what the dream meant to her.
I believe that to achieve my dream, I have to become successful because that way, I will be able to branch out from there and do many more things. For example, something I have always desired to do is travel the world. If I were to become successful, I would want to fulfill many of my materialistic wishes, including that of traveling. Another feat that I would be able to accomplish with success would be that of having a financially stable home and not having to worry about not being capable of paying the utility bills and having food to eat daily. …show more content…

I want to give back to my parents what they gave to me; if it was not for them, I would not be the person I am today, and for that I will be eternally grateful. For this reason, and many more, family is a very important factor in my life and I will always want to be with those who I love and who love me back.
However, these are my own personal desires and my unique opinion on what the American Dream is. The dream differs in every individual and there are bound to be contradictions between people given the fact that the dream is simply an opinion based on what someone yearns

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