“It will be an adventure to my next adventure,” Lane Gunderman
states as he is about to aboard an airplane for the first time. Lane Gunderman
was born into poverty and his family was able to scrape by until 2006 when they
lost their apartment. After staying at a relative’s house and a divorce between
the parents, the father abandoned them leaving them to stay at homeless
shelters for over a year. Lane went to a public school in which he excelled and
got admitted with a full scholarship into U of C Lab High School where he was accepted
in the Summer Link Science Research Program. He came up with a project, created
a computer stimulation with an in depth analysis and submitted it to Intel. Out
of 1,700 applicants he was able to make the 40 finalists in which he will go to
Washington DC to compete and possibly win 100,000 dollars. He is living the
dream, the “American dream” some may say. What really is the American dream? I believe
it’s expressed as a form of success. It suggests that anyone can conquer in
life what they want as long as they work hard and stay committed. Many have
expanded and redefined the idea with money, freedom, and fulfillment. Others say
the concept is an idealistic goal that can’t be completely achieved due to
society. The American dream is prosperity, in which ever way you may see it. This
article relates to the American dream by not being affected by his past.
Despite his poverty and struggle, he stayed dedicated to what he loved. His American
dream was to improve upon the past by his desire to live a better life, even after
not having a secure place to spend the night. Everyone has different point of
views on success. The American dream is not a white picket fence, but it
revolves around it. Do you walk past the fence and look for opportunities as
your success dream, or do you stay in and define your success dream as being
average, having a family, avoiding poverty and loneliness. Lane decided there
was more out there, and his dream, or success story is achieved by working hard
no matter the obstacles that come in his way. The American dream isn’t defined
by wealth but it’s changing into expectations and owning things, when in
reality it is your ambition, and hard work leading to a better life in which
you desire to pursue happiness. The American dream isn’t defined by gadgets, it’s
defined by one.
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