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What does the term “the American Dream” mean to you?

Having the opportunity to work hard and be able to improve one's lifestyle compared to generations before her.

What did you plan to become “when you grew up”?

A nurse, officer, or a teacher.

What is your American Dream?

To have a good job, nice house, being able to provide for family, medical care, and a good retirement.

What or whom do you think influenced your American Dream?

Her mom, she saw the sacrifices her mom made to come to America to create more opportunities for her kids than she did growing up

Have your own hopes and dreams come true? Why or why not? Could you elaborate?

Yes, she's happy with her profession and had the opportunity to go to college and although it wasn't easy it opened up many opportunities for her, she feels she gets to come to school and hopefully motivate students to work hard and inspire them do their best.
Is the American Dream realistic to achieve? What happens if a person falls short of their personal American Dream?

If people are willing to work hard than their dream is possible and even if they fall short they can still do very well but excuses to not work hard that's a problem.

Do you believe that the United States is still a “land of opportunity”?

Yes, it gets a bad rep sometimes, but there's millions of people immigrating to start a better life showing it is still a great place of opportunity

What is the one piece of advice you remember your parents trying to impress upon you?  Did you take their advice?  Why or why not?

To work hard and not give up, she took it because of her seeing her own parents take their own parents not give up and work hard gave her an example.

What final piece of advice do you have for me regarding my dreams?

It won't be easy but if i stay focused and have a plan through action i can achieve my goals.

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Americans are a relentless, maverick, rugged and determined bunch of people. While we like complaining and arguing with each other, Americans have this built-in sense of self-determination and grit. We refuse to give up in the face of disaster. Against all odds, we persevere and bravely forge forward, in pursuit of our dreams and goals.

You'd think that with the pandemic raging on for eight months, we'd throw up our hands in despair. Instead, people who are in between jobs continue to diligently search for a new role-knowing full well that the odds are stacked against them.

Another unique American trait has resurfaced. The U.S. has started new businesses at a record-setting rate, in what is being deemed as a " startup boom." John Haltiwanger, an economist at the University of Maryland, said that within the first two months of the virus outbreak, there was a noticeable rise in new business applications. Working on a project with the government provided him with official data detailing new business formations. He was flabbergasted as he saw the upward trend of new business applications. Haltiwanger pointed out, "The third quarter of 2020 is the highest quarter of applications we've ever seen."

Inc. Magazine, a publisher that covers small emerging businesses, echoed Haltiwanger's findings and wrote, "Over the past three months, more new businesses were launched in the U.S. than in any quarter in history." The report showed, "Between June and September, nearly 1.4 million startups were founded."

When a person loses their job, they have tough choices to make. You can start searching for a new job in your field, try to pivot to a new type of role or reinvent yourself. After a number of months without any luck, you then have to figure out another plan. This could involve becoming an entrepreneur.

The Covid-19 disease has changed many things. Working from home or remotely anywhere has become standard. Shopping online has been the go-to means of purchasing goods, as people are concerned about interacting with others. Brick and mortar stores, shopping malls, movie theater chains, restaurants, airlines, hotels, bars, clubs, gyms and other sectors have been hit hard. Some have been forced into bankruptcy.

There have been big winners. Zoom, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Netflix and other tech-based companies have fared very well, making their already-rich CEOs even more fabulously wealthy.

Change brings chaos and opportunities. As the way we work and live our lives has been altered, maybe even forever, a large number of people decided to take fate into their own hands and create a new business.

In full disclosure, I've started up a business too. I previously launched my executive search firm during a horrific time, in 2001, after Sept.11. Seeing millions of people out of work and having an incredibly hard time finding a new job, it prompted me to start a second business, WeCruitr. The mission is to help equip people with the skills, knowledge and advice to succeed in their job hunt. We also bring people together to be part of an online community, so that they have access to job leads, can learn from others and have people to commiserate with.

We've seen this in many industries. As some companies are severely hampered by the disease, others are springing up to fill the void. Zoom skyrocketed in popularity and became ubiquitous, as it served the need to easily connect workers through its video platform. Telemedicine was literally a life saver for people. As we were afraid, particularly during the first number of months of the outbreak, to visit a doctor, people didn't seek out medical attention. Then, medical professionals, noticing this trend, offered virtual visits, which dramatically changed the way things were done. Peloton, the high-end stationary bicycle maker and subscriptions service, thrived as gyms remained closed and people wanted to exercise and stay healthy.

The feeling among many people is that they realize big corporations don't care that much about their employees. They'll quickly fire them to cut costs. Many workers who hold jobs are deathly afraid of losing them. Taking up a side hustle has become common to have a second stream of income and a way to dip their toes in the entrepreneurial waters. There has also been a rise in people moving into the gig economy, driving Ubers, shopping grocery items for consumers via Instacart, opening up a Shopify store and delivering packages.

Despite all of the doom and gloom, Americans are a hearty group of people who won't stay knocked down for long. We pick ourselves up, brush off the failures and move on. It used to be only searching for a new job. Now, it's become socially acceptable to say, "Life is short. No job is really safe." So, it makes sense to keep all options open and starting up a new business, according to the data, seems like an attractive option to a lot of people.

The chance to call your own shots, take a risk, not being beholden to a mercurial manager and the exhilaration of trying something new is all part of the American Dream. This shows that we still have it and won't succumb to the pandemic and will try our best to overcome it and become successful.

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The American Dream Is Still Alive And Well: U.S. Started Record-Setting Number Of Businesses During The Pandemic

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Americans are a relentless, maverick, rugged and determined bunch of people. While we like complaining and arguing with each other, Americans have this built-in sense of self-determination and grit. We refuse to give up in the face of disaster. Against all odds, we persevere and bravely forge forward, in pursuit of our dreams and goals.

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The epilogue of the second book reassures the American Dream still being alive. It highlights the success of Reyna and her journey to achieve the American Dream. The text says, "In June of 1999, I became the first person in my family to graduate college. At UCSC I earned my BA in creative writing and in film and video and graduated with college honors" Reyna has seen the greatest success in her family and her long fight of achieving the Dream has paid off, it is still alive.

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This video show's a series of interviews on random people and all them feel the same way, that the American dream is still alive. The video explains their definition of what the American dream is and it is very much still around and possible.

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National: Defining the American Dream | The New York Times

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"Over there all the women wear silk and satin to their knees
And children, dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees
Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands
When you make your home in the American land"
The fact that he is hearing all these good things about America shows that the American dream didn't go anywhere and won't anytime soon.

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Bruce Springsteen - American Land (Live tour Video)

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My understanding of the American dream is ensuring success and wealth for your family's future generations. It also includes being able to provide food, education, and happiness for your family in the present. The American dream is successfully escaping your current struggle in where you stay at today. Getting away from poverty, violence, lack of jobs are apart of the dream. Finally reaching a point to where you can happily live your life knowing that your kids and your kids' kids will be fed is the American dream.

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General wealth is a way of keeping your family successful currently. This is a way to keep away from poverty, put food on your kids' plates, and provide shelter and happiness for your family.

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The American dream consists of providing things that you can't in where you used to stay. Education is one of the biggest factors of ensuring success for your family.

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In the end, what good is all this if your not happy. The goal is to escape all the struggles and hardships in the world, but it means nothing if you're not happier where you are at than where you were before.

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