My Opinion about American Dream

1、My Opinion about American Dream刘润松+李吴琼+夏青【Abstract】Adoptingthemethodofliteratureconsultationandlogicalanalysis，thisthesisdiscussesabouttheAmericandreamequality，democracyandfreedom.AndthethesisthinkstheAmericandreamspecificallyreferstothefollowingstuff：everyoneinAmericashouldbetreatedequally；everyone

2、canmakeadifferencethroughtheirefforts；peopleshouldbehard-working，courageousandcreative；allthepeopleconstituteacountryandcreateamoreprosperousandstrongerAmerica.【Keywords】Americandream；equality；democracy；freedomTheskywasfullofdifferentshapesofbeautifulclouds.Someofcloudswerelikeagroupofeagles.Someofc

3、loudswerelikeaclusterofblooms.Someofcloudswerelikeabranchofarmies.Thesunliedinthesky，feedingallthethingsontheearth.Ourcarwasfullofjokesandlaughter.Afteranhour，wearrivedatourdestinationMountainRushmore.Themomentourcarstoppedintheparkinglot，wecouldntcontroloneself，andIunfastenedmyseatbelt，andgrabbedmy

4、cellphone，andjumpedfromourcar.Imustbeonfire.Foritwasmyfirsttimebeingthere.SoIruntotheperfectviewingplatform，thenIsawthestatue.“TheyareWashington，Jefferson，LincolnandRooseveltsomeonesaid.AndIfeltitwasbigverybig，sobigthatitcouldevenmatchtheTitanic.Andthroughthetelescope，muchclearerandtinystuffenteredi

5、ntomyview，liketheseriousexpressionsofthefourAmericanpresidents，liketherocklayerstructures，liketherainorsnowtracesontheirfaces，liketheartificialchiselinglocus.Anyway，thefourfamousAmericanpresidentsstatueswerecombinedtogether，elevatingAmericancitizenssenseofpride，givinghopetothepoorpeople，enlightening

6、theworldtheyaretrustworthy，confident，loyal，determined，andcourageous.Watchingthemeaningfulstatue，Iwassomehowcaughtincontemplation.Immediately，aquestionrushedintomybrainwhatstheAmericandream？Isitallabouttheeconomy？Isitallaboutthemilitary？Isitallaboutpolitics？Actually，itisnotasimplebutcomplexquestion.H

7、owever，ingeneral，IthinktheAmericandreamreferstoequality，democracyaswellasfreedom.Specifically，everyonecanliveawonderfullifeandsucceedbytheirefforts.Andpeopleshouldbeindustrious，courageous，creativeanddeterminedsothattheycanmakeadifferencewithoutdependingonspecificsocialstratum.Sointhisrespect，itisabo

8、uttheAmericancitizens.ButalltheAmericancitizensconstituteacountry：theUnitedStates.Thereisanexpertwhoagreeswithme.Hebelievesthatthewealthygapisaseriousproblem，andthegovernmentshouldtakesomemeasurestonarrowandeliminateit.Inhisessay“FromthePeople，bythePeople，tothePeople：TheAmericanDream，DebutDemetrista

9、testhefollowing：“Nevertheless，Adamsdefiestheveryforcesofmysticalanarchyhedescribes，callingforfinancialregulationtonarrowthegapbetweenthewealthyandeveryoneelse，asnecessaryinthe1930sasinthe2020s168.IthinkitcouldbetruethatthewealthygapisanobviousissueintheUS，foritcanresultinterribleconsequences.Iknewth

10、erewasastoryaboutanAmericanwoman，whowasaworkerintheMicrosoftCorporation.Herworkwasaboutatechnologicaldevelopment，andtherewasanotherworker，andhisworkwasatechniquemonitoring.However，themanearnedtwiceasmuchasthewomandid.Afteroneyear，thewomancouldntbearthisinequalityandsheleft.SoIthinktheunequalsalaryis

11、sueisanurgentproblemwhichneedstobesolved.Becauseitcanreallydecreasethestaffsworkingmotivation，bringingnegativeeffectsonitsdevelopment.Whatsmoreimportant，thegapbetweentherichandthepoorwillevokethesocialcontradiction，andhindertherealizationofAmericandream.Manyauthorstendtoagreewithmethathumanarecreate

12、dequalandfreedomisanimportantrightforthem.Inhisessay“TheDeclarationofindependence，ThomasJeffersonstatesthefollowing：“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident，thatallmenarecreatedequal，thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRightsthatamongtheseareLife，LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness365.Thisis

13、aworld-famoussaying.Icantagreemore，fornobodyshouldntoutmatchothers.Godcreateshumanandendowshumanequalrighttochoosetheirownlife，toseekhappiness，todowhatevertheylike.Besides，thelawismadebyhuman，soeventhelawalsoprotectshumansrightandensuresthateveryoneisequal.ThereisanotherargumentwhichIassert.Intheire

14、ssay“OurKids：TheAmericanDreaminCrisis，RobertPutnamsuggeststhat“theproblemisnotsimplyaproblemofrichandpoor，nor，ashepresentsinthedata，aracialorethnicproblem.Itisreallyaproblemofclass，whichhedefinesbylevelofeducation210.ThisstatementreallystrikesmethatthereusedbeaproblemabouttherightforeducationinAmeri

15、ca.IheardanoldstoryaboutanAmericanfamily.TheywereIndiansandtheyhadtwochildren.Sotheypreparedalltheproceduresrequiredbyschool，andthentheysenttheirchildrentotheschool.However，theschoolrefusedtoreceivethetwochildrenandtoldthemthatIndianswerenotallowedtogeteducation.Finallykidswerenotabletogotoschooland

16、lostthebesttimetoreceiveeducation.Ithinkthisissueisbasicallyabouttheraceorethics.Nowadays，everyoneshouldhavetheequalrighttoreceiveeducation.Besides，childrenisthefutureofacountry.Ifchildrenareignoredanddeprivedoftheireducationright，acountrywillloseitshope.endprintAtthesametime，inhisessay“TheGettysbur

17、gAddress，AbrahamLincolnstatesthefollowing：“Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar，testingwhetherthatnation，oranynationsoconceivedandsodedicated，canlongendure.Wearemetonagreatbattle-fieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfield，asafinalrestingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightliv

18、e369.Asweknow，theCivilwarplaysanimportantroleinAmericanhistory.Forexample，itsolvedthefarmerslandproblem，andimprovedtheunityofUnitedStates，andabolishedtheslaverysystematthattime.ButthisgreatachievementispaidbyAmericancitizens.Theyboreanyburden，metanyhardshipandopposedanyfoe.Theydedicatedthemselvestof

19、ightagainsttheunequalslaverysystem.Andfinallytheywonthewarandgottheirfreedomandequality.ItisasuccessofAmericancitizens.SoIthinkanyonewhotakeshumansfreedomandequalityaway，hewillbedestroyedintheend.Moreover，thereisanotherexpertwhoagreeswithmethatAfricanAmericansshouldbetreatedequallyasthewhiteAmerican

20、s.Inhisessay“IHaveaDream，MartinLutherKing，Jr.statesthefollowing：“Wecanneverbesatisfiedaslongasourchildrenarestrippedoftheirselfhoodandrobbedoftheirdignitybysignsstatingforwhitesonly.WecannotbesatisfiedaslongasaNegroinMississippicannotvote.No，wearenotsatisfied，andwewillnotbesatisfieduntiljusticerolls

21、downlikewatersandrighteousnesslikeamightystream372.ThisisfromKingsworld-famousspeech.IamsurethatIagreewiththis，forbothofAfricanAmericansandthewhiteAmericansarehumans.Sotheyshouldhavetheequalrights.However，thereisoneessay“LivingtheDream：BarackObamaandBlacksChangingPerceptionsoftheAmericanDream.inwhic

22、hChristopherTimothyStoutstatesthefollowing：IfblackssidewithoptimismabouthardworkandtheAmericanDream，theymayerroneouslydisregardtherealityofcontinuingsocioeconomicandpoliticalinequalities.Asaresult，blacksmoreoptimisticoutlookmayleadtoasenseofcomplacencyandadeclineinactivismforpoliciesthataddressdispa

23、ritiesbetweenblacksandwhites.Byignoringracialdisparitiesineconomicandsocialopportunity，itmaybeharderforblackstoobjectivelyachievetheAmericanDreamtheyhavebecomesooptimisticabout.1351Iapproveofsomepartsofthisstatementbutnotentirely，foreachcoinhastwosides.Onthebasisofthispoint，IthinktheAfricanAmericans

24、increasingoptimismhasbothpositiveeffectsaswellasnegativeeffects.IftheAfricanAmericansholdthisoptimismandtransformitintobigmotivation，theywillmakeadifferenceinpolitical，economicandsomeotherfields.Butiftheypaymoreattentionontheincreasingoptimism，theywillmaybelosesomeenergy.Andittendstobehardertoachiev

25、etheAmericandream.Nowbacktomypoint，IthinkAmericandreamisaboutthethreebasicandimportantsubjectsequality，democracy，andfreedom.AndAmericancitizenswillbefullofdetermination，confidence，creativity，courage，andpersistencetomaketheirdreamcometrue.References：【1】Abraham，Lincoln.“TheGettysburgAddress.TheBlairReader：Expl