Antonia’s family or the Shimerdas came to America to get a chance on the American dream. However, they got faced with challenges along the way, like any other immigrant which comes to America. They all had little education which made it hard for them to get a job for money, the fact that they weren’t accepted causing them to feel alienated, and a bright future ahead of them wasn’t as wide as they were hoping. It has been 93 years since the book was published, and some thoughts toward immigrants have changed for the better, but one would still find similar struggles that immigrants face today. Future is the word that immigrants plaster in their mind.
Immigration, damaging or helpful? Immigration has been a problem in the United States since before the country was established. Many citizens and politicians claim that illegal immigration is a hindrance to the country’s economy because immigrants take American jobs and that they don’t pay taxes. They also agree that our government spends too much money in keeping them out. People on the other side of this argument claim that immigrants help by taking unwanted jobs with very little pay, and in doing that they are helping keep the prices of domestic goods down across the country.
A massive variety of people take the opportunity to come to America and start a life here for themselves and/or their families. Undeniably the environment here is much better for raising a family, and the threats are fewer. However, this does not alter the fact that the American social structure makes it extremely difficult for immigrants to succeed. This “dream land” the United States is known for being is simply failing, and a lie for the majority of foreign citizens. Pat Mora’s poem entitled Immigrants is a very accurate representation of this point.
Inequalities in United States The United States has been seen by both its citizens and those abroad as a place where one can pursue an American Dream. Unfortunately, in the modern world this “American Dream” has been proven time and again to be a lie. While many may deny the effects of the United States current economic, societal, and political climate, statistics and facts point to the death of the American Dream and greater disparity in overall equality. Therefore, while it may be a debated idea, inequality in the United States is not a debatable idea. Based upon social class and political power in public policy, the United States has proven to be a nation where the economy, society, and political system do not function in the same way for all of its citizens, and everybody works for the benefit of the few, and against the interest of the many.
Why I Am Optimistic About America’s Future Americans today have a propensity to be pessimistic toward the future of the nation. They look at America’s untenable level of spending, the radically increasing lawless welfare state, the morally bankrupt entertainment industry, and the reelection of a man who may have had the single worst performance as President of anyone else in the nation’s history. From this perspective, Americans quite naturally fear for the future of our country. Yet, I am still optimistic about the future of this great nation. First, technology and resource acquisition may advance faster than anticipated, and the United States can become the Saudi Arabia of oil.
Sociologists do strive to achieve “comparable results”. However, this is an unfair statement. People often believe that we are in the land of opportunity [which is true], but that is only for some, making situations uncomparale. When “white households will accumulate wealth faster” (Shapiro, 179) the American Dream is not real. Everyone can’t achieve their dreams on hope and effort.
"E Pluribus Unum"-- from many, one. We are a nation of immigrants, yet still must constantly be reminded of our shared heritage with those currently setting out for America. Immigration benefits our country, permitting immigrants to better themselves as they enrich the United States. Still, we are unable to admit all those who wish to start new lives within our borders, and ultimately many of those denied legal entry still fight to achieve the better life America has to offer. Illegal immigration today is having devastating effects on our country, occurring at historic rates and far exceeding that of any other time in our history.
The Real Face of the American Dream “The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision of the dream.”- Azar Nafisi. People are striving to achieve the American Dream, but they seem to be more drawn to money and success rather than values and morals, and by doing so they miss the main idea of the American Dream. The author of the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, is challenges the readers to examine how the American Dream was portrayed in the 1920s and he express the negative aspect of the American Dream through the characters’ lives. The author demonstrates it by showing the wrong perception of the American Dream in this time period, by the illusion that the Buchanan's have the American Dream and by the bad impacts the American Dream has on the characters’ lives. The novel The Great Gatsby demonstrates the wrong idea people in the 1920s had on the American Dream.
Americans are Immigrants The twenty-first century in the most advanced country in the world is proving to be one of the most controversial in the history of this United States of America. This country was formed by immigrants from all over the world, and yet, many citizens are attempting to close the doors to most people who are still trying to reap some of the benefits the United States of America has to offer. The United States as a whole, as well as the originating countries, has benefited from the effects of immigration. While some of the effects have been considered detrimental to the US, the benefits far outweigh the detriments. This subject has been one of concern for quite some time, with no real resolution.
A- Uprooted: Refugees of the Global Economy 1,Main point of the movie: The global economy has forced people to leave their home countries to survival. 2,Connection to Devil’s Highway I think that the connection between “Uprooted: Refugees of the Global Economy” and “ Devil’s Highway” is that people come to the United States to survival. They want to have a better life here because they had a hard life in their home countries. However, It is not too easy to live in the United States. They have to face with many challenges here.