We read this article called the American dream. It talks about how u try to work hard and you really dont get any where. It's comparing college students to working class, how there the same.
It also talks about that education was not seen as a pragmatic step in the path of the American dream.Today almost no high-paying jobs are available without a college degree. They say when a person comes from a poor, working-class background and manages to ''rise'' through hard work and determination to a wealthy, upper-class position in society, this person is said to have accomplished the American dream. I think that's true. I try to work hard every day by going to school and going to work. My definition of the American dream is someone who try's to work hard know matter what happens, they never give up. I plan to achieve my American dream by woring hard and not to let anything stop me from what i want to do in life. Do you think the American dream is a myth? Thank you for your time.
Sarah Natzke
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Hi Sarah,
I remember reading an article about the American Dream my first year of college and writing about it, just like your assignment. At the time I said that I think the American Dream is different for everyone. In essence, I do think the American Dream is a myth. I would say the American Dream is simply happiness and security. Many people in America today want to make tons of money and they beleive that this will equal happiness. I'm not so sure about that. Of course, money is nice and if someone wanted to give me a million bucks I wouldn't complain, but there is so much more in the world than money. For example, I've always wanted to own a floral shop. If one day I do, even if it doesn't make me rich, I would be happy, because that was a goal I set for myself, and achieving it would make me happy and equal my own version of the American Dream. I like your definition of the American Dream - working hard and never giving up. Whatever it is that you are working for, that is your version of the American Dream.
I agree with what the article says about education. It is true that today there are almost no high-paying jobs that don't require a college degree, and more and more jobs that require education beyond the typical four years of college. And college in America is very expensive and isn't feasible for everyone.
So I know that last time you asked about what classes you need to take to become a homicide detective. When you start a college program, an advisor at the college will walk you through all of this, because different colleges and programs have different requirements as far as classes go. What you can do right now to help achieve your goal is to get the best grades that you possibly can in high school. That is the first step. With poor grades it may be difficult to get accepted to a training program. I do think that homicide detectives usually start out as police officers and work their way up. I found a website called The High School Graduate, that seems to have some information on police and detective careers. I'll paste the URL below:
http://www.thehighschoolgraduate.com/editorial/USpolice.htm
That will link you to an article about police and detective careers. If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll figure out a different way to get it to you. Another thing you could do now to prepare yourself for this type of career while you are still in high school is to see if there are any volunteer opportunities at local police departments in your area. Volunteering in the field that you want to go into is an excellent way to prepare. Of course this may be difficult, but if it's possible I would highly recommend it.
So how have your classes been going this semester? Which ones are the most difficult for you? You mentioned that you had a job; where do you work? In high school I worked at an ice-cream place in the summer and as a waitress in a Mexican restaurant the rest of the time.
I look forward to hearing back from you! Have a Happy Valentine's Day!
Amy
Hi again,
I saw that the website I mentioned in my e-mail didn't paste correctly onto this Blogger thing. If you go to:
www.thehighschoolgraduate.com
you will be taken to the home page. In the top right corner, there is a "Search" button. Press the "Search" button and then type in "detective" or "police" and a list of articles will come up. If you put "detective" in the Search box, the second article that comes up is called "Police and Detective Careers". That was the one that I thought had some information that you might find useful. There might be some other ones that give tips, too.
Amy
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