What is your definition of The American Dream? Describe some examples of people you know, have heard about, or have read about that have dreamed an American Dream? (Describe: Give a detailed account.)
My definition of The American Dream is that it doesn't matter where you start in life, only what you do with it. This means that if you work hard, you can achieve what you want to achieve, be what you want to be, and earn what you want to earn.
One person I know that has dreamed and lived The American Dream is my father, Darrell Barger. My dad grew up in Texas City, living in a very poor situation. He dreamed of one day living The American Dream. After he went to college, he went into the United States Marine Corps, where he served for three years in Vietnam. Once he was released, he took an entrance exam for law school and passed. He went to law school at the University of Texas; his parents could not afford to pay for it, so he ended up paying for it with the money the military sent him every month ($350). This was called a G.I. Bill, which was a law created in 1944 for returning veterans to pay for things, such as mortgage or school tuition. Today, he is earning a lot of money and has been awarded many things, such as being in the top 100 lawyers in Texas.
Even though there is proof that people have lived The American Dream, it is extremely rare and is becoming even rarer as we speak. Nowadays in America, people who are in the lower class, and even the middle class, are in a completely unfair situation, with the money in America being distributed mostly to the top 20%. This leads to better education and activities for the children of the people in the top 20%, which also leads to them earning their places in the top 20%, and vice versa with the middle and lower classes. I think that people should still dream The American Dream, but they should know that their chances of actually living it are very slim, if not entirely impossible.
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