The end of American Dream

My stance is that realizing American Dreams is a difficult task for many american people. Let me argue my stance from two angles. First is the social structure of the U. S. Second is unreasonable policy toward the welfare of the general public by the federal government. The U. S. constitution says that All Men are created equal. Is it true of all people in America? Unfortunately, some immigrant people find it very difficult to realize American Dream. The government has acceted many immigrants from abroad since the beginning of 20th century. They came the U. S. to realize American Dream. But in reality they have been discriminated in jobs, education and other areas for a long time. Their adaptation to american society is very difficult for them. Acceptance of people with different religion, beliefs, values and way of thinking are important elements in the democratic society like the U. S. However, difficult barriers exist for immigrant people to overcome in american society. George C. Lodge describes this situation as follows: At the time of summer of 1982,``There was an indeterminate number of people, also estimated at about 10 million, who comprised the American underclass. These people were cut off in a variety of ways from the legitimate economy and its officialdom. . .. .. This group was disproportionately black or Hispanic, and young. Its members lived in disintegrated communities, cut off from the world of work, lacking political power, alienated, traumatized, angray, and hopeless. ``(1) When we turn our eyes into present situation, we realize that people from Islamist countries are finding difficult to express their opinions or demands freely toward local and the federal government. In particular, since the 9/11 terrorist attack on the U. S. they have been feeling a sense of alienation from american society. Their sense of belonging in american society and sense of solidarity with american society have been lost or deteriorated. They have been excluded from american society. Once upon a time people who believe in Islam in America did not feel mental barrier toward american people. But they have become reluctant to mingle with them these days. Patriotism toward the U. S. drives many people to work hard for nation building and to realize their dreams in the New World. But these valuable way of life or ethic have been lost among many of the immigrant people these days. Charles Taylor says that `` Democratic societies , in their tremendous diversity, are powered by many different engines of commitment to a common ethic. ``(2) Let me proceed my next argument. I believe the federal government is contributing to depriving of the opportunity to realize American Dream from among american people. Political leaders do not pay much attention to the serious situation facing many people today. They are suffering from unemployment, poor welfare programms and loss of hope for their future. The government spends too much money in strengthening military power to exert an enourmous influence in world politics. Jon Stepanian argues that ``it is important to note that last year the United States made up 46 percent of all worldwide military spending and dished out more than seven times as much money as the next runner up, China. `` And he stresses that ``Is war more important to us than feeding the hungry? ``(3) Government should offer a large amount of financial aid for those who have lost jobs and homes. Today one in seven Americans lives below the poverty line. (4) Judging from my arguments, I believe that economic, social and politacal situations are not functioning favourably for realizing American Dreams. I look forward to Con`s argument. References: (1) George C. Lodge, The American Disease, p.170 Afred A. Knopf, 1984 (2) Charles Taylor, Obstacles to a sense of solidarity in society, Japan Times, October 2, 2010 (3) and (4) Jon Stepanian , More americans die of poverty than terrorism, October 2,2010 . http://uspoverty.change.org...