The American Dream is fully possible for everyone depending on realistic expectations for one's own ability and strengths, surrounding environment, and situational economics at the time. The dream is relative for each person and what each person is searching for. If a person is disillusioned into believing that the "American Dream" is easy and effortless to seek, then there is a high probability that they will fail in their efforts to find their dream. Many don't realize that they must work hard to achieve this dream, and instead abandon their traditional ways for this easy-seeming solutions while later realizing in retrospect that to gain these new opportunities they must put in effort to achieve their desired futures. However, because of unrealistic expectations many don't reach their own American Dream as it exceed reality.
Depending on the person, the American Dream can consist of cultural, economic, or political ideals. I feel that the American Dream resonates with most people economically especially with America thriving on its capitalistic nature. To achieve status and also comfort, people must gain economic standing and stability. Statistics show that people of lower economic status have a tendency to not go as far in education and thus later on in life, usually not have high-paying careers. In order to achieve most dreams, whether it is fame, career, or even to provide for one's family, economic standing is a necessary step to getting there. Education based off Economic Class Statistics
Depending on what a person desires, that is their American Dream. A realistic American Dream is a person deciding what they want from living in America while also realizing that to achieve this dream one needs to put in work for it. And yes, to me it would be if you're going to dream bigger you must work harder. I feel that all dreams are possible, but all require work unless someone has natural talent and is fortunate to achieve one's dream with little work.
You say that we can no longer take the easy way out to receive the American Dream, what type of hard work comes along with achieving the American Dream? Is it getting a job, going to college, etc? Also, you then point out that it is unrealistic to achieve this dream, why is that? What happened economically that changed the dream's availability?
To achieve the American Dream, the hard work is different for each dream, but much of it is patience and taking extra steps that prepare and qualify one for a goal. However, if the dream is to attain a job such as engineering, with the correlation of level of education with job quality, it would be necessary to attend college and have patience to find a career. It's unrealistic to achieve a dream without hard work because much of America is competitive due to our capitalistic economy, and so to achieve a dream with limited spots, it can only be done by hard work or by natural talent and luck.
There definitely have been shifts in ideology. Although the roots of America are similar to now, the basis for the American Dream and what people find are different. Culturally it has shifted because of the new demographic, while politically it has shifted because of its power status within the world. As well, as new economic ideals come into play, the politics shift because there are new ways of thinking about certain situations.
How can people decide their version of the relistic American Dream? Would it be dream bigger, work harder?
ReplyDeleteDepending on what a person desires, that is their American Dream. A realistic American Dream is a person deciding what they want from living in America while also realizing that to achieve this dream one needs to put in work for it. And yes, to me it would be if you're going to dream bigger you must work harder. I feel that all dreams are possible, but all require work unless someone has natural talent and is fortunate to achieve one's dream with little work.
DeleteYou say that we can no longer take the easy way out to receive the American Dream, what type of hard work comes along with achieving the American Dream? Is it getting a job, going to college, etc? Also, you then point out that it is unrealistic to achieve this dream, why is that? What happened economically that changed the dream's availability?
ReplyDeleteTo achieve the American Dream, the hard work is different for each dream, but much of it is patience and taking extra steps that prepare and qualify one for a goal. However, if the dream is to attain a job such as engineering, with the correlation of level of education with job quality, it would be necessary to attend college and have patience to find a career. It's unrealistic to achieve a dream without hard work because much of America is competitive due to our capitalistic economy, and so to achieve a dream with limited spots, it can only be done by hard work or by natural talent and luck.
DeleteDo you think that the cultural, political, and economic ideals have stayed consistent throughout time? Or have there been shifts in ideology?
ReplyDeleteThere definitely have been shifts in ideology. Although the roots of America are similar to now, the basis for the American Dream and what people find are different. Culturally it has shifted because of the new demographic, while politically it has shifted because of its power status within the world. As well, as new economic ideals come into play, the politics shift because there are new ways of thinking about certain situations.
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