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The Sky is the Limit =REFLECTION: THE SKY IS THE LIMIT =

Carrying with them hope for a better future, and remembering the promises of the America of opportunity, immigrants around the world travel to this great country in search of a new life. There is any overwhelming amount of hope and optimism in our country. There is so much opportunity for those of lower classes to rise up and become anything that they wish. In this country the cream can rise to the top. Bill Clinton has been one of those people who was not born into wealth but was able to achieve the unachievable and become president. Gatsby like Bill Clinton did not come from money and was able to transform himself. In the Great Gatsby we see the similar hope and passion that Americans have in pursuing their dreams. Jimmy Cliff's song "You Can get it if you really want it," describes the American hope that if you work hard you can achieve anything. The Emily Dickinson Poem describes the "sweetness" of the attempt to reach for the sky, even if there is failure in the end. Not every American will succeed, but it is always worth the try. The green stop light helps to emphasize the point that you always have the green light to reach for something great in America. In the Grapes of Wrath there is was a tremendous amount of hope that if they just traveled west, they would be able to be succeed. The quote I chose by Grampa illustrates the optimism and faith that they had. The sky that the Joads were reaching for was California. Today we have a courageous and hopeful leader, Barack Obama,rallying the American people to think big and and hope for change. He tells us "Yes we can," helping us acknowledge the power united American individuals. Americans are so fortunate that our society pushes us to dream big, and reach for the sky.