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I think that as a teenager growing up my view of the American dream is wildly different from that of my parent's generation. The standard of the American dream that is present in movies and TV is that of a white picket fence in suburbia just isn't something I really associate myself with, coming from both a broken household and poverty. I Think that naturally, i strive to do better than my parents, as most children do. These factors and the generation gap shaped my view to something I see as more attainable for myself, I see the American dream as buying and owning a midsize house but more importantly becoming successful enough to travel and adventure/ have a life outside of my profession. I don't think that my interpretation is that different from some of the dreams from the three resources I was required to look into for this post. A source I used from Investopedia talks about the original use of the term made by James Truslow Adams in his book Epic of America, his quote for the first use of this now common phrase was” that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” I can relate to this but it's very vague so it could be assumed that many or most people can find something to relate to with Adams early interpretation. Looking at some of the statistics provided in my source YouGov I can see that the percent of Americans who still believe in the American dream is going down at an astonishing rate, this could be a mix of our current political landscape or the general pessimistic attitude America has seemed to adopt. Either way, having a dream to aim for growing up and into adulthood helps shape us into the people we strive to be. My college is a representation of my dream interpretation, I see the American dream as buying and owning a midsized house but more importantly becoming successful enough to travel and adventure/ have a life o0utside of my profession. The house in the woods represents the house I see myself owning in my ideal “dream world”. To complement the other large part of my dream are the plane, beach and hiking trail respectfully, I want to adventure in my life and ironically the American dream for me is leaving America a lot. And to round it off I have two sort of silly pictures one being a fake sign pointing towards the and one final one of someone surrounded by 1 dollar bills which signifies my hope of success and financial stability
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AuthorMy name is Roanin Xavier Fisher and I am a Senior attending Napa New Technology High School. Archives
February 2020
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