"I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream"

It was important to the audience back then because African American had to go through a lot. That meant segregation, discrimination, and they were treated like they didn't belong there. Even though they went through all these they still had hope and dreams that one day they were going to be free and treated like everyone else.

It is important to me because, I can relate to this now. Even though i have a lot of potential and dreams i want to achieve in life there's a limit. I immigrated with my parents when i was about three years old. But i know i will never give up because we never know what could happen tomorrow. I have hope that one day I wont be required to have documents to show I don't come from Mars and will be able to accomplish my dreams.

What happens to a dream deffered...

Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? or fester like a sore and then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags like a heavy load

or does it explode?

What happens to hope when there's a limit...

Does it fade away like your breath on a window?

or does it dissapear like the smoke in the air?

does it keep going like the stream of a river

or do you feel like the world is against you like a

lion chasing a cat

Maybe it can be taken away like and illusion in a dream

or does it stay strong forever?

I decided to write about hope beacause when there's

a limit because I've seen many students with the greatest potential

on earth, that are very smart studetns and have many dreams in life and want

to success but there's a limit, a wall. Maybe they immmigrated here and

don't have the persmission to work. Do they give up or keep dreaming?

"What is the American Dream?"

The American Dream is not only having a house and a fortune. They American Dream according to my parents, is to have the things you value the most with you, and how hard you have to work to get to them. My mom and dad came to the U.S to offer us a better life. Unfortunately in Mexico the economy is not the best. It is really hard to get a job that pays you enough to mantain a family. According to them they saw many people struggling with their families and she didn't want the same for us. She heard that The United States offered many opportunities to work, and so they migrated here. They decided to move with the purpose os making the American Dream come true.

When my parents moved here they started working we lived about six years with my grandparents but then my dad saw that he was being payed enough to get our own apartment, and so we did. He knew right then that our American Dream was taking its first steps. So we had our own apartment for about three years when my parents decided to buy a house. After a long process they finally did. That ment we had already completed part of the American Dream. But my parents realized that the real meaning for it was the persuit of happiness. They noticed that being happy was really what mattered the most and that there is nothing that can buy the smile of the ones you love. Therefore, the meaning to my parents id the persuit of happiniess with the things or ones that you value the most, that is the true meaning of the American Dream.

Illegal Immigrants should stay!!!!!!

Many people have different opinions to the illegal immigrants issue. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay. It would cost the United States a lot of money to kick everyone out. According to the ecomony right now, it would not be a good moment to do it, the economy will not be able to support this. Even obama agrees with the immigrants being allowed to stay.

There are about twelve-million illegal immigrants in the U.S right now. Most of them have a long time here already why kick them out now? Families are being separated, it would be terrible to be far away from your loved ones. Immigrants bring amazing talents to share and make our country prosperous. They are hard workers and just want to offer a better life for their family.They have to go through a lot, they also get discriminated.

Therefore, immigrants should be allowed to stay. They are not here to hurt anyone, if they get jobs that americans say are theirs it just means they do it better. They also pay taxes without claiming them. Where does all that money go to? They are all humans and therefore should be treat equally.

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=eef9812df3a891e1edaf4d11d60ddd5627978c1b

There are great, talented immigrants here. Therefore they should be allowed to stay