Myth And Heroe

MYTHS AND HEROES

It is 50 years since Martin Luther King gave his celebrated “I have a dream…” speech, a crucial moment in the civil rights protests of the 1960s.

I will talk about the subject myth and heroes. At first, one ought not to confuse a myth and a hero. A myth can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be a popular belief or a tradition or a false notion. A hero can be a mythological figure, a person who is admired for his courage or his outstanding achievement.

Do africans americans live the american dream ?

To answer this question we will see the different myth concerning the African American dream and if this notion is really true.

I/What is the American dream ?

The American dream means that everyone living in the United States can be successful thanks to his effort, his courage or his determination even if he starts from scratch.

There is a common expression: “The American Dream.” Today, we've grown perhaps a little too accustomed to thinking of that dream as having only a financial or materialistic dimension. The actual American Dream has to do with having the right to decide what your own proper sphere is … without permitting anyone else to decide that all-important matter for you.

Ultimately, the real American Dream has nothing to do with upward mobility or household appliances or social status. The real American Dream is a good deal closer to the ideals set out by (and not, of course, lived up to) by some of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment—the founding fathers of our nation.

It is one of the tragedies of our imperfect republic that the inspiring dream of autonomy, of political awareness, of an inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, was initially meant to be turned into reality only for white males. It fell to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to demand compellingly that America recognize an obligation to live up to its dream—to demand for all citizens, not grudging concessions, but the fundamental right to empowered self-definition that is the bedrock of the ongoing American national experiment.

II/Black People who have successful

Dr. King’s dream has certainly come true in many ways. Take President Obama for example. The first African American president in U.S. history after so many things like slavery and unfair treatment against blacks. We have come from being in the slave house to the white house. The Civil Rights Movement definitely helped the progression of African American's rights in America. With public demonstrations, rallies, boycotts and freedom rides, the African American race was given the right to ride on the same public transportation, eat at the same restaurants, and go to the same schools as the white race. The Civil Rights Movement also gave African Americans the right to register to vote. Since Martin Luther King's time, there have emerged many African Americans who have become very successful and influential like Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks, and Bill Cosby to name a few. We have accomplished and are doing so many good things and have become very proud people.

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