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__**The American Dream**__  Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness

In search of the American Dream, we must realize that we all are searching for something different. If we are searching for something different, we must all be in pursuit of one thing, happiness. We are all searching for the one thing, or the many, that will make us happy. The American Dream is the pursuit of happiness.

**The Pursuit of Happiness** Happiness is just a state of mind, Just as sadness, depression, or any other feeling. When we have a streak of luck We are optimistic about our lives And everything in it. On the other hand, when life seems to be on the down side We are overcome with sadness And are pessimistic about our forecast in life. We all walk through life Trying to find what we think

Will make all of our dreams come true, Something to make us truly happy. But haven’t we already done that?

When you were five, more than anything You wanted an expensive doll house And to your surprise, On Christmas, Santa brought it. And it only took a few months before You forgot it even existed. When you were fifteen, you couldn’t wait to drive Then you got your license And drove all five miles to work When you were sixteen, you couldn’t wait to stay out all night When the time finally came, You stay up all night, studying for a midterm All of your adolescent life,  Until it actually happened,

You wanted to be all grown up. It didn’t happen as fast as you would’ve liked, But it happened. And now with your old age, You wish you were ten again How ungrateful we are. When are we going to understand That happiness can only be pursued? Like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow No matter how far you go, you’ll never find it.  And if you do, it won’t keep you happy



It seems the goal and dream of many Americans is simply Success. We want to get to the top of the  mountain and plant our flag in victory.It is the very nature of Americans to strive to be the best and to flaunt our victories.

 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"> <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(158, 31, 31); text-align: center; display: block;">Success is not the key to happiness, Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful" - Herman Cain



<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: center; display: block;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"> <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(151, 68, 53); text-align: center; display: block;">"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival" - Winston Churchill



<span style="text-align: center; display: block; color: rgb(14, 255, 0);"> "He had c<span style="color: rgb(14, 255, 0);">ome a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. he did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity..." - The Great Gatsby

<span style="color: rgb(206, 146, 146);"> <span style="text-align: center; display: block; color: rgb(206, 146, 146);"> "--to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther...And one fine morning--- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." - The Great Gatsby

Elizabeth's reflection on the American Dream Racial Inequality