Jonny's Blog

The American Dream

jcardenas3293 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:01:53 +0000

The American Dream is starting out as nothing and becoming someone or something great in life. A Living example of this is my favorite comedian named George Lopez. He started out as nothing, his parents rejected him, his grandmother would beat him until he bled, no one in his family believed in him. Now his name is on the Walk of Fame. He made it without anyone’s help. He has his own television series and his own stand up comedy show on HBO and Comedy Central.

My American Dream is very much different from others. Most people want to be wealthy and have a nice big family and nice big home. Well my dream is the same. Some people want to be movie stars or rich, that’s their idea of an American Dream but mine is neither of those. My American Dream is just to grow up wealthy and have a nice big family and friends and have a nice big home and even a really good job that will help me support my family.

My parents American Dream is to be rich and not have to worry about anything else in the world but as you read in the paragraph above mine is very much different.

I personally think the American Dream is accessible to everyone because if they really want it, then can achieve it with hard work and determination because everyone has the right to achieve their American Dream. Unfortunately, American is not fulfilling the promise of the American Dream because of the problem American is in right now, such as the Recession we are currently in. But I do believe American will prosper again and be able to fulfill the promise is the American Dream to everyone.

I believe all people have equal opportunities to reach the American Dream because it just takes hard work and determination and most people have those two qualities. It could be easier for some people to reach the American Dream because some people are just born with it or some people can reach is very easily because of their background or family history, well that’s what I think anyways.

The American Dream is never limited to just America, it is available for people around the world who want the American Dream and it is very possible for them to reach it even though they are from a different country. If you really think about it, “American Dream,” is a dream, not something that requires you to be someone you’re not, if you catch my drift.

The American Dream is still worth believing and pursuing because it’s a wonderful thing to achieve and have; people today are still pursuing their American Dream so yes I do believe it is worth it.

I have not yet been working to achieve My American Dream but in the near future I will be working towards it and I will reach it, I guarantee it.

I do believe I will reach my American Dream because I am a hard worker and a determined human being

What is an American?

jcardenas3293 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:36:45 +0000

What does it mean to be an American? Well in my own opinion, being an American means to be free and seek a better life and to be a hard worker. Americans are free because no one can control their actions. They have the right of free speech, trial by jury, and freedom of religion. Also people look for a better life so they will be prosperous in the future, so their family will grow up wealthy, like my grandmother. My grandmother was born in Mexico. Around the age of 8, she was working in the fields every day starting at 5 am and wouldn’t stop until 5 in the afternoon, then she came to the United States as an adult seeking a better life, and she found it. My grandmother currently is very wealthy and has 6 children all grown up past the age of 20, she works very hard everyday and she has her own big house. She couldn’t ask for anything better. Hard workers such as construction workers and office managers work hard every day to earn a living in the world today, they work very hard much like most Americans.

My Bio

jcardenas3293 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:49:39 +0000

My name is Jonathan Edward Cardenas. I was born in Rockford, Illinois. I grew up in San Diego the last few years and have lived here ever since. Im currently 16 years of age and attending Herbert Hoover Highschool as a Junior. I like working with computers and trying to fix them which is why I joined a program in school called AOIT (Academy of Information Technology)!