What Exactly Is the American Dream

Aysia S. Bertrand What Exactly is the American Dream? The word “American Dream’’ is something that all Americans think about having every day. The “American Dream” can be used in many ways like having the dream job you always wanted, living a perfect and happy life, or owning a well money making business. Depending on how each person visualizes his or her “American Dream” determines whether he or she sees success or failure. The “American Dream” as something each individual would go through and not let anyone or anything stand in the way to achieve that dream.
In my opinion the “American Dream” is like a goal. A goal one must follow to accomplish ones dream, whether it is a short or long term goal. The “American Dream” is what makes the society, because everybody is trying to make it to the top of being the best they can be. Determination, motivation, and patience can lead to a successful American Dream,” however, giving up, laziness, and lack of knowledge due to failure will keep one from achieving that dream.
Determination is the act or an instance of making a decision. It is a choice one has to make in achieving into that “American Dream. ” If it is something one must have; for example, a big time promotion of being a manager or finding a cure for cancer, then he or she should go out of their way to be successful in achieving ones “American Dream. ” Motivation is the reason one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. In this case one might need motivation in achieving the “American Dream” it is an incentive.

If there is somebody one really trusts or who he or she can really count on to help and motivate them in to achieving that “American Dream” then when the time has come that “American Dream” will be rewarded to he or she for their hard work all because of the motivation he or she is getting. By receiving that “American Dream” ones need to have patience, the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. To succeed at anything one must have patience and persistence.
It requires hard work, persistence and a desire for something better, by having those qualities and the desire and ambition to carry the important part of the “American Dream. ” Sometimes in getting the success in the “American Dream” one must have to be patience in order for that special dream to come a reality. The “American Dream” might not come till one least expected it. The “American Dream” might come the next day or it will probably come in two years or so. One must have patience in order be successful in achieving at getting the “American Dream. Individuals who are giving up, Laziness, and lack of knowledge will lead one into failure from achieving ones dream. When giving up on anything that is trying to help one achieve a successful “American Dream” most likely he or she is leading into the road of failure. Giving up is not going to get an individual anywhere. If your lazy one is not going to get anything accomplish whatever that “American Dream” might be to him or her will not be fulfilled. If one is trying to get a decent job he or she is not going to sit around waiting for the job to come to them.
They are going to do whatever it takes to get that “American Dream” job. Success only comes to those who prepare well and put in effort. Having lack of knowledge can stop one from achieving the “American Dream” because without having an education it is kind of hard to achieve anything in life especially if one trying is to get a good paying job. Everybody needs to be educated if one is trying to achieve the “American Dream. ” Education will always be the number one key to success. Martin Luther King Jr. tates in she speech,” I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream. ”(691) In todays’ society, all Americans want what everyone dreams about want which is to live the “American Dream” by having a big house, dream job, and living a perfect life without stress or regrets. People think they have to be the best and have everything well organized, or they will feel that they are not getting anything accomplished in achieving the “American Dream. Similar to what is said in James A. Autry essay “If the “organization” does not exist in the minds and hearts of the people, it does not exist. No chart can fix that. An organization’s function is simple: to provide a framework, a format a context in which people can effectively use resources to accomplish their goals. ” (136-137) Many Individuals should always follow the dream that they desire the most, follow that dream until it is accomplished.
Some individuals see the “American Dream” as determining whether he or she sees his or hers as a success or failure. Determination, motivation, and patience can lead one to a successful “American Dream. ” Works Cited Autry, James A. “Irrevent Thoughts About Organization Charts. ” The literature of Work. Ed. Sheila E. Murphy, John G. Sperling, and John D. Murphy. Phoenix: U of Phoenix P, 1991. 136-137. Print. King, Martin Luther, Jr. “I Have a Dream. ” Comp. Jean Wyrick. Steps to writing Well with Additional Readings. 8th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2011. 691. Print.