What Does The American Dream Mean to Me?
better future. If you have the right opportunities then your
future will include having a better life.
Mario Garcia is a student at Dunbar Community School.
Chasing the American Dream
A lot of people arrive to the U.S. chasing after the
American Dream. For several reasons they left their past
behind and began their new life with ambitions and goals to
reach. They want to see their dreams become a reality. I am
one of those people who came to the U.S looking for
freedom and hope, and this was my American Dream. I
would like to become rich, to be a successful business man,
to buy a mansion on a beach, to drive the latest model car,
and to travel around the world and see many different
cultures. I would like to think that even if I had millions of
dollars that I would help the poor. Maybe even continue to
live in my modest home with my lovely family. All of these
are small and big dreams that almost everyone would like to
have.
The most important things about the American Dream
are not the material things you can get. You can get those in
any country. But for me the foundation of the American
Dream is freedom, without it nothing can be accomplished.
It also means the possibility to dream freely, the freedom to
live in a country without racial or religious discrimination,
and the privilege of having freedom of expression and the
peace to enjoy my civil rights. The U.S. was built by
interesting people looking for a dream. We cannot stop
dreaming. There should always be a new target to keep our
eyes on. The possibilities are all in our minds. As we reach
our dreams we should replace them with new dreams. This
is the only way to feel alive; seeing all the opportunities the
real American Dream affords us.
Michel De Armas is a student at Miami Dade College.
What the American Dream Means To Me
Almost 13 years ago, love brought me to this country;
now my beloved country. I came from a third world country
where I had the opportunity to study and work, but it wasn’t