Most of the people in the world are mesmerize to the America. It seems like it has a magical magnet. It is like a Disney Land for almost all the dreamers and the optimists. “American dream seemed dazzling, larger than life, and like a shining city on a hill” (Zakaria). American dream is a world known of all possibilities that are now experiencing some challenges.
America is known to be a leader. People awe the strength of the country. It is the limelight from prestigious colleges to the smallest and simplest U.S made. That is why they believe the American dream. For they see the end results like luxurious cars, tall buildings, nice houses, and a home and a country of billionaires. As Fareed says that American dream is having a universal affluent and “well-being” for the standard person.
American dreams are the spirit of optimist. Who believe the value of their dreams, believe that their dreams turn into a reality. This is a perfect habitat to mold all their potentials. American has an auspicious perspective in regard to life that was absolutely stimulating (Zakaria). A bourgeois American family living a life with contentment that has more than enough to provide everything they need.
Since great depression hit the country, Americans are gloomy, disheartened, and enrage. As if the world has been inverted. Where 63% of American said, “they did not think they would be able to maintain their current standard of living” (Zakaria).
Some authority says that all possibility for recession, American get somber and then recover with the economy. This collapse is distressing than most. Their anxiety seems to go further away than the “short term debate over stimulus vs. Deficit reduction” (Zakaria).
Americans are hopeful, counting blessing to hold the courage. There are still great corporations that are profitable like IBM, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, and Caterpillar. “Technology and globalization are working together at warp speed, creating a powerful new reality” (Zakaria). Many more merchandise and employment can now be manufactured into any place around the world. China and India have constituted precisely hundreds of millions of additional employee to the world industry supply. Another thing is the extensive car being fabricated by “TATA” motors in India; propose to transport it to the U.S, cost $7000 in retail price from $2,400 (Zakaria).
Recapturing the dream that was lost, the solutions might not be easy. In spite of such down turn, American still willing or have high spirit to get back up. They are solution oriented and a problem solver. One of these solutions is to revise from consumption to investment. Invest in research, technology and development. Creates jobs related to knowledge and innovation. Excellent trainings and educations are the fundamental ingredients to have a strong country. That is why I acquire new education to upgrade and to keep up the changes. I believe that I can only accomplish and achieve it here in the land of the free and home of the brave. Others call it the land of milk and honey. This is the country America. As I agree with Fareed Zakira, the shinning city on a hill. As I look back before coming here in the U.S, I was just fascinated everything about America. Every single thing about America is grandiose. From luxurious car like limousine to big burger is grandeur. From Imperial tower in New York City to the city light it self at night is shimmering. I never ever thought I been able to come here.
Though American is on a recession, I still truly believe everything will be back to normal. And keep the American dream, but what is really the American dream? These dreams can vary from person to person. As Zakaria says that, it is the widespread success and well being for the ordinary person. And for me, American dream is the initiation of my full potential to good use and having a peace of mind. But when I first came here, I was overwhelmed and I experienced a little culture shock even though I have some ideas of what is the lifestyle here. But in reality it was hard to catch up on high lifestyle. Like adjusting my new neighborhood, adjusting to the language and the food.
In Zakaria’s subtitle fiscal sanity he states that health care cost should be under control because it consume massive chunk of resources. I didn’t agree with that because health care is part of human’s basic needs and it should be well-planned and taken care by the government. A healthy nation begins with a healthy people by securing the health care plan. But I agree with his benchmark to ask why and where American falls short. Knowing by those guiding questions are giving the new directions towards recovery. Asking from trusted outside perspective can be of great help to know and learn different angles of solutions from these different perspectives, not just saturated in one thinking like, "My way or the high way". Because American dreams are sometimes forgotten and become unvalued but there are still who believe this. And there are millions of people out there still believe this. And one of that is I am.
Work Cited
Zakaria, Fareed. "How to Restore the American Dream." Time Magazine U.S. 21 October 2010: 1-4. Print.
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