Defining "The American Dream"

My mother and father came to America for a better way of life. At the age of one, I traveled with them to a new, foreign land from the tiny islands of Trinidad and Tobago. I was too young to understand that this move was the biggest moment of our lives. My family is an example of the American Dream. The American Dream is a promise made to every person on earth, no matter their race, gender, heritage, or nationality that it is possible for them to accomplish any of their goals, ambitions, or dreams in their life. The American Dream does not discriminate against its receivers. It is an open invitation for people to come to this country and be anything they can be as long they work hard. Our founding fathers created this American Dream in the Declaration of Independence by promising every man life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This promise endowed to us by a bunch of men in 1776 has opened the door for us to fulfill our dreams. My family and I have succeeded in fulfilling the dream. We came here with nothing but the clothes on our back. My parents did not have jobs, shelter, or anything. It was a big risk to take for us to leave Trinidad but it shows how much confidence my parents had in the American Dream. Look at us now, my parents have good jobs, a nice house in the suburbs and have been able to put me into college. Yes, there are many speed bumps and potholes in the road to fulfilling the American Dream but opportunity of living the American Dream is worth it.