Believing That You Can
who can help you to grow up economically and make better
your life.
Davie Emile lives in Immokalee Florida. He has been studying for six
months at Immokalee technical center but has been studying English for
over a year.
My American Dream
I am from Europe and I heard a lot of times about the
“American Dream.” I was thinking that America is some
kind of unique place, where people are happy and smile all
the time. I knew that America is similar to Europe – we
have a similar culture and religion. But something had to be
different. After all, it’s not a “European Dream” but an
“American Dream.” The first time I came to the USA I was
- I was not a child any more, but I was still curious what
the American Dream was. I couldn’t see money lying on the
streets. There were no golden apples growing on the trees.
You couldn’t see anything special at the first look but when
you spend some time here, you will start to see some things
that make you feel here like home. Why? I think is because
America is a friendly country with friendly people. It all
starts from the people; they are relaxed and nice. They want
to be happy and they want you to be happy, too. I don’t
know why; it’s just like that. Maybe when they came here
some years ago, someone else was nice to them.
Maybe when their grandparents came here a hundred
years ago, someone was nice to them. I don’t know. Maybe.
The second thing is the political and economic system. It’s
democratic and liberal. You have the right to work, to vote,
to develop, and to decide about your life. This is because
the government believes in people and in their creativity
and good energy. Thanks to this you are free to do
everything for your better future just like hundreds of years
ago when the first settlers came to America. They were also
free to build and create. They knew exactly what was good
for them. No one needed to tell them this. I think this
tradition continues. Just let people be free. Let them build
their country. Let them be happy and proud of what they
did. It is very simple, but it’s quite enough to make a great