The Importance Of My American Dream

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It’s hard to say when someone starts to daydream about what his or her life could be. It must start early because as a child, I’ve always envisioned my future life to be the American dream. I must have inherited that dream for my mother; she came to the United States from Mexico when she was merely 15 years old. She came to pursue the same dream; she wanted to have the opportunity to achieve wealth and success. Growing up in a traditional Hispanic household is something I will always cherish, but a characteristic of Hispanic culture is the mindset that women were made to be housewives and mothers. This trait blended in with my American dream, I thought as a child, perhaps I could be the mother that was always baking and cleaning. I wanted a …show more content…

I realized in life there is so much more than just the materialistic aspect. My American dream consisted of material things; I never wished to be happy, but to just to have things. Now, my greatest aspiration in life is to be happy; which to me means to be financially stable, to earn a master’s degree, and have a wonderful job that allows me to give back to the community. The biggest difference between my American dream and my goal to be happy is that my goal is a dream with actions and a plan. I started my plan my freshman year of high school by making the decision to attend Early College High School. I made the biggest and best decision of my life by attending a rigorous high school and attending a community college at the same time. Along the way I made smaller but still good decisions of using most of my free time in clubs or …show more content…

Because of my current academics, the clubs I’m involved with, and my volunteering I feel confident that I can and will achieve my goal of happiness. I will be financially stable, I will earn my master’s degree, and I will have a job I’m in love with that will allow me to help

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