Rose's American Dream

Going to college is part of my American Dream. It will help me get an easier chance at going into a career such as pharmacy. Colleges I would like to go to and may have the chance of being accepting in are UCONN and Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. UCONN has an excellent medical field and it’s close to home, but Temple University is also close to home. How do you ask? It’s because my mom’s side of the family live in Philadelphia. Temple also has medical in their choices of studies, but as well as many foreign languages that I would like to learn more about such as Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese. They also have universities stationed in Rome and Tokyo, so Temple would give me the chance to go study abroad.

According to the Census ACS 1-year survey, the median household income for Connecticut was $67,098 in 2013, the latest figures available. Compared to the median US household income, Connecticut median household income is $14,848 higher. 2014 Census ACS data (including 2014 Connecticut household income numbers) will be released in September of 2015. Connecticut median family income and per capita income for Connecticut are shown further down.

Making my family proud is one of my major goals in life. If my family is happy, I am happy as well. I want to be able to payback my parents for all they have used on my siblings and I. A huge payback is for my siblings and my college intuitions. My sister is only one year older than me and my brother is two years younger. It is an almost contiguous entering to college for the next 4 years and then continuing college. This is also why I work very hard in school. To not only gain knowledge, but as well as have the grades that could give me a chance at full scholarships at colleges or even a scholarship. A scholarship could help my family big time. According to the Census ACS 1-year survey, the median household income for Connecticut was $67,098 in 2013, but my household’s income is a lot lower than this income. Not only paying back my family is the goal. Another part of the goal is to become successful. My parents always feel so content when they hear people talk about me and my siblings, us being caring or being successful at what we do. When my family is happy, I feel happy as well.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states that the median annually salary for a pharmacist was $116,500 for 2013. This average annual salary breaks down to $56.09 dollars per hour based on the average 2,080 hours a full-time person works in one year. For the lower 10% wage or employed pharmacists, the earnings were less than $89,280 ($42.92 per hour), and the upper 10% earned more than $147,350 ($70.84 per hour). Of course the average pharmacist salary will fluctuate based on the type of healthcare industry. For “other general merchandise stores,” the average annual salary was $128,910 ($61.98 per hour) in 2012. In department stores, the average annual pharmacist salary was $120,540 ($57.95 an hour). Pharmacies and drugs store pharmacists reported an average annual salary of $117,850 ($56.67 per hour). For common grocery stores, pharmacists earned an average salary of $116,000 annually or around $55.77 per hour. Finally, in local, private, and state hospitals, the median average annual salary was $114,100 ($54.86 per hour).In 2013, the highest paying state for a pharmacist was Alaska with an average annual salary of $133,030 ($65.96 per hour). For the highest number of employed pharmacists by state, California comes on top with an estimated 26,810 pharmacists making an average annual salary of $129,560 ($62.29 an hour).

Part of my dream is to find a career. As a child, I was always into singing and dancing. I had always wanted to become a great musical actress that made my way to Hollywood or Broadway, but many people probably have dreamed of that as well. As time went on, I started to realize that that fantasy is not realistic. Yes I do love to do those things still, but I had to start thinking about doing what I love to do, but as well as getting profit from it. I know it’s pretty bad to get a job for money, but there’s no denial in needing money and we do jobs to get money. In the first 2 years of high school, I had no idea what to do. I was completely lost on what I should do, but it’s okay. America gives us so many chances to choose what we want to do. This year, while taking Chemistry, I learned that I am pretty good in math and chem. So, now I am starting to think about going into the medical field such as into Pharmacy. I enjoy chemistry and as well as helping people. Pharmacists also make quite an amount of money. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annually salary for a pharmacist was $116,500 for 2013. Because I am thinking about the medical field, I am able to narrow down my choices from all the careers you can go into. Although I may be starting my career choices now, it doesn’t mean you have to start now. Maybe you have already chosen what you want to do, maybe you haven’t yet. It’s okay, I still don’t fully know what I want to do, but sooner or later we both will find it.

  Seoul is a gorgeous city. From its lush greens, historic edifices, and adorable art to its bustling 1. The park scenery. (Ex: Naksan Park, Hangang Park 2. Romantic view and love locks at Namsan Tower 3.Cutting Edge Architecture and Technology (Ex: IFC Mall) 4.The beauty of Seoul's palaces and temples (Ex: Deoksugung Palace,  Jogyesa Temple ) 5.Cute streets lined with pagoda-roofed houses 6.Food, glorious food (Ex:Noryangjin Fish Market, Rice cakes in Itaewon, Tongin Market)   7.Adorable street art  8.Pretty University campuses (Ex: Ewha Women's University) 9. Desserts for the sweet tooth! 10.Museums with awesome designs (Ex: Seoul Museum of History, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) 11.Cute stores for shopping (Ex: Gwangjang Market) 12.The beautiful Han River (Ex: on Hangang Cruise)

One of my biggest dreams is to travel the world. Travelling the world gives me the opportunity to learning directly new languages and cultures besides learning it in a classroom. Classrooms do not give as much as experiencing the real life things. There are many places I would love to go to. The main ones would have to be South Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, China, London, and Paris. I have always been interested in foreign languages because I am Vietnamese and Vietnamese was my first language so it is not truly difficult to learn Asian languages or Latin languages. Korea and Japan has always been a huge interest especially in their culture and arts. They have so many cities that have both modern culture and traditional culture mixed. Although America is the diverse country, travelling around the world will give me more chances to gain friends from different backgrounds. It would also be cool to have friends on the opposite side of the earth!

Demi Lovato

We're alive, we're alive, we're alive, live We're alive, we're alive, we're alive, live We're alive, we're alive, oh we're alive, alive You can always break the rules You can always dare to dance But you gotta take a chance, a chance You can always break the rules You can always dare to dance But you gotta take a chance, a chance (Chorus) We're alive, we're alive, we're alive, live We're alive, we're alive, we're alive, live We're alive, we're alive, oh we're alive, alive (repeat)

Angelina Jolie

This is the question that I have asked myself since middle school. Who do I want to become? Although I have not fully found out who or what I want to become, I have found a beginning of an answer this year. I want to be me. Yes, be me, that is part of my American Dream. I want to “flow like a cool breeze, stand taller than a palm tree” like how Dami Im says in her song Alive. I want to have the success and confidence of being myself. 

Confucius

Part of my American Dream is to never lose hope. There are times where you feel hopeless and failure, but like the quote “even your worst days only have twenty four hours”(pinterest). Also if you make a mistake, there is the Confucius saying “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall”(brainyquote). I like these quotes because they give me a reminder that it’s going to be okay and help me move on from bad days. Never losing hope is part of my American Dream because a dream cannot be achieved without hard work. If there is no happiness, it would have to be called an American Nightmare.