Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Stephen Cruz
The definition of the "American dream" is that through hard work and determination, one can succeed. Cruz says that it is not possible for everyone. He thought he was living the American dream because of his abilities, but in reality he was being manipulated for other's purposes. When he was promoted to personnel, he was given a glass office when the other white employees were enclosed. The reason for this was to make the company look good to the government and other employees. His job was to hire people, but when he hired a black secretary, she was fired behind his back without a good reason. If you are an accepted person in society, you can truly live the American dream. He is an example that the American dream is sometimes an illusion for minorities.
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I agree about the american dream being an illusion for minorities, however, i think it once had a root in truth- at least, maybe it wasnt actually possible to achieve, bt people wanted america to have that, and they created the illusion because they thought it was real- but in reality it;s just corrupt like everything else.
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