To Have The American Dream

The American Dreams has changed in how modern society interpret it however the main idea is still alive. In "Rethinking The American Dream", a quote caught my attention that I felt made me believe that this is the foundation of having the American Dream. It goes like this, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness". A quote that comes from The Declaration of Independence, has made such an impact, that most refer to this quote as defining the American Dream in a nut shell.
Referring back to the article, the writer focuses on the downfall in which the hope of achieving the American Dream in current modern times. However, I beg to differ. The way society or youth represent the American Dream has evolved into a modern way in which we can all relate. For example, Lets take the term Life and Liberty, todays youth are embracing this aspect of the American Dream by the term "YOLO", which means you only live once. This term allows us as fellow americans trying to achieve the american dream by being spontaneous, grasping any opportunty that comes to hand and allowing ourselves to explore the unknown. We as young americans are embracing life and liberty in new ways that may be different from our past ancestor however our main intention is to achieve it. Our last term in this quote is the pursuit of happiness. Well I dont know about you however this is a given. In achieveing our YOLO lifestlyle we convert this semi challenging task into a way that makes it enjoyable and rememberable for us. We are not going to pursuite our liberty/independence by going somewhere boring NO . We are going somewhere that catches our eyes and makes us want to explore.
In "The American Dream: A Biography", a quote/argument caught my attention that i felt made me summarize how I define the American Dream-"the world was not perfect, nor was it perfectable, but the story of America was at heart the story of doing well..."This to me is saying our new generation is not perfect nor will it become perfect after we complete our milestones in life however the main heart of the american dream was always our foundation and our motivation that allowed us to conqure obsticles and adventuring onto the unknown.