The American Dream!!!

Many people view the American dream differently. As seen on television, American’s are skinny and beautiful, they drive fancy cars, live in big fancy houses, and they are free to have whatever they want. The question is “Is this the real American Dream?" Of course, there are many American’s who want to live the so called American dream by having the perfect body, perfect car, perfect house, and perfect job but to others the American dream means so much more. Unlike other countries, American’s are FREE and that is the American dream. People in other countries want to live the American dream and not because some American’s have fancy cars and houses but because American’s have freedom. Unfortunately, Americans do not realize how lucky they are and they take for granted the freedom that they are given. Everyone is living the American dream but many do not realize it.

I am living my American Dream. I am free! I get to choose who my friends are, who I will marry, where I will go to college, what kind of car I want, what kind of house I will live in, what kind of career I want to pursue and no one can tell me I can not. In other countries, there are arranged marriages and many boundaries especially for woman. For example, in other countries woman are not allowed to pursue high education or careers. In America, I am free to achieve the highest level of education and I am free to pursue a career in whatever I am interested in. People may not see that as living the American “dream” but it is because I control my destiny not anyone else.

Growing up, every American child ponders the question “what do I want to be when I grow up?” If American’s were not living the American Dream by being free then as children we would not ask ourselves this question because it would not matter, simply because no matter what we wanted to be if we were not free we would not be able to chose our career. Freedom is the American Dream and Our Freedom is what defines America. When other countries think of America, they think of the freedom that we are given and many of them want the opportunity to have this freedom. The next time you think, I want to live the American Dream and be rich and happy, Remember you are living the American Dream because You Are FREE!!!