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The American Dream is being able to be whoever you want. The American Dream is about being available for everyone to achieve. Anyone can accomplish their own personal American Dream if they work hard enough. Background and upbringing should have nothing to do with anyone trying to accomplish their American Dream. My American Dream includes owning a house, being successful, and getting an education.

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Becoming successful is important to me because I want to make my parents proud. I also want to be successful so I could buy whatever I want.

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Getting my education has always been important to me. My parents didn't have the opportunity to graduate college so I want to be able to graduate college for them.

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Having a house is important to me because I want to have a place to relax. It is also important to me because I want privacy.

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I decided to interview my mom. To her, the term "American Dream" means having all the things you cannot have being born in another country. Her personal American Dream is being able to provide for your family and having a house. She thinks that the American Dream is still alive since she was able to achieve hers even though she was born in another country. She believes that the United States is still a land of opportunity because you can achieve anything you want if you work hard enough. The one piece of advice she gave me is to get my education so I don't have to work as hard as my mom and dad.

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"Andrew Ly: From Refugee to CEO and Winner of the Immigrant Heritage Award 2011" by Linda Lau

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"Andrew Ly: From Refugee to CEO and Winner of the Immigrant Heritage Award 2011" by Linda Lau

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Andrew Ly immigrated to the United States from Vietnam after the Vietnam War with his family with little to nothing to his name. He is now named the "Most admired CEO in the Bay Area." He came to America with just an elementary school education and without knowing how to speak English. His family had to save every dollar they could. Living like this formed his American Dream and then he started working extremely hard to achieve it. The Sugar Bowl Bakery is the bakery that he and his brothers founded. Former President Barack Obama honored the bakery and said "This is what the American Dream is all about."

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What is the Mamba Mentality? Kobe Bryant

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What is the Mamba Mentality? Kobe Bryant

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This clip is about Kobe Bryant explaining what the Mamba Mentality is. Mamba Mentality is about striving to be the best person you can be. Mamba Mentality is about putting in the time and effort to become the best person you can be. This supports my thesis because it follows the same principle as the American Dream. The American Dream will not be accomplished by itself. You have to be determined to accomplish your dream.

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For my song I decided to use Testimony by Kodak Black. Kodak Black came from one of the worst projects in south Florida. In his song, he talks about how he came from nothing but still made the most out of it. This is can be seen in one of his lyrics, "Now, I done overcame so much obstacles Came up from up under so much rocks". The obstacles Kodak came up from include but are not limited to gang violence, drugs, and poverty. Another lyric that shows Kodak's struggle is "Everything I went through made me who I am 'cause he be testin' me". This shows how Kodak fought all these battles growing up but still managed to become successful.

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In the epilogue of The Distance Between Us, Reyna Grande graduates from college. She became the first person in her family to do so. Reyna achieved her American Dream of graduating by working hard. This shows how anyone can achieve their American Dream if they are determined enough and are willing to work hard.