busy these days working on the review papers.
so many scientific literatures to study, it will be busy all these days until vacation coming...
now let's talk about the American dream. i'm interested in this these days. The American Dream is belief in the freedom that allows all citizens and residents of the United States to pursue their goals in life through hard work and free choice. One person may place monetary gain as their highest goal, and thus strive for this in a very American way, gaining through ability rather than social status.
something big happened that Obama will be the next president of the United States.
the big American dream happened! admit that i'm a conservative guy and i still thought that McCain got the opportunity of 50% to win this competition. and the result is the black win! Martin Luther King, Jr would be gratified to see his dream finally come true, not only in movies but also in real life.
and let's overview the classical words he ever said:
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live up to the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color if their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream that one day down in Alabama with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
really really heart-stirring words.
i ever saw the TVshow called the American Idol. and in there so many people to show their abilities and gained the applausing and encouraging to realize their "American dream". great feeling i think. oversimplified and authentic and always impressive there. once i got a chance i will be there to experience.
besides, the Celebrity Apprentice shows that whatever he is , "dirty and ill-favoured" English man can win the price in compete with a "morality and kind-hearted" American. to tell you the truth that i was so surprise about that because it would never occur here in China. our culture respect and admire morality more than reality in the stink of money. it seems that everyone with different background could realize their "American dream" in the land of the United States.
and we can easily understand that why the Americans have a complex in heroes. spiderman, superman and so many "man" in their mind, isn't it meant that everyone have a dream to be something other than nothing, heroes best.
I, larry yang, have dreams either, big ones and small ones.
and the first one now is to be as the following picture, cool isn't it?

Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream