tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post6589892659819623498..comments2023-05-31T08:13:18.403-06:00Comments on American Literature 6-Blog it Out!: Aspiring and Attempting to AchieveJessie C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01711523852272478418noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-38451671160822234972008-04-20T21:33:00.000-06:002008-04-20T21:33:00.000-06:00"What dreams would I dream if you knew you couldn'..."What dreams would I dream if you knew you couldn't fail?" You would have any dreams then would you. You wouldn't aspire to be anything more than you are know because you would be the best at everything. Nothing would give you a challenge, and whats life without a challenge?<BR/><BR/> Over the years my dreams have changed between fun and laughable to crazy and dangerous. When I was a little kid I wanted so bad to be the pilot of the space shuttle. But, as I grew up I learned that I would have to join the military. I have nothing against the armed forces, I just know its not the thing for me. As of right now my dream is to retire at the age of 50 and tour the world in amazing automobiles. That would just be heaven in my book. So, all in all dreams can be big or small.Kyle M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01030805035169034185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-82301260614377242032008-04-09T12:31:00.000-06:002008-04-09T12:31:00.000-06:00If I knew that I couldn't fail, my motivations wou...If I knew that I couldn't fail, my motivations would most definetly decrease. The whole idea of trying new things and doing your best in trying them is a way to better oneself. How do you benefit from never failing? There are so many things one could gain from failing. At the time of the so-called failure, one might not be so opptimistic about failing and see only the discouraging side of it, but you only learn from trying new things and that entails failing a lot of the time. As some wise person said, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger". People learn from mistakes and experiences and these motivate them to have even more experiences. It gives them the courage to go out on a limb and try new things. <BR/> My dreams, hopes, and aspirations... Hmm, there are so many. My biggest one is being happy with the life that I may have in the future. Whatever road I end up on, I don't want to be disappointed with the way things turn out and how they unfold. I want to know that where ever I end up, I tried my hardest to get there. Through experience and failure I will achieve my goals and as long as I stay true to myself, there is no way I will fail in achieveing them.anna_chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579329276439720259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-19040871315127972252008-04-09T10:35:00.000-06:002008-04-09T10:35:00.000-06:00If I knew I couldn't fail at whatever I tried to d...If I knew I couldn't fail at whatever I tried to do, well I wouldn't do anything at all because it's not a challenge and I already know the outcome.<BR/><BR/>I've always have dreamed about having a family and not being rich but having enough money to support my family and do things that we enjoy doing. What keeps me going is that I want to give my kids a life that I never had.<BR/><BR/><BR/>If I keep doing what I'm doing and I'm sure I'll be able to give my wife and kids a good life and I think once that happens then I'll feel better about myself and not having my parents around when I was growing up.<BR/><BR/><BR/>If this doesn't happen in my life then I'd be very upset because I don't think it's much to ask for. It's not like I'm asking to be a pro football player I'm just asking to have a happy loving family when I grow up.Jesse.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337256888269337375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-31220674033100717112008-04-09T00:09:00.000-06:002008-04-09T00:09:00.000-06:00If I achieve anything and everything that I wanted...If I achieve anything and everything that I wanted to achieve without failing I would dream of everything. I would continue dreaming and I would achieve everything I could think of. I would create the perfect life. The only problem that I see with this is that if you achieve everything in your life accomplishment becomes routine, thus unimportant and plain. If there was nothing special about accomplishment then there would be no need to achieve. It's that simple. There is no personal drive to dream of new things, there is no desire to improve because you don't recieve anything for it. Dreams are attained through opportunities that are taken advantage of along with hard work. If you don't achieve your goals you are reminded that you can't accomplish everything and you are reminded that achievement is special because it isn't routine and it doesn't occur all of the time. When you fail you are inspired to achieve and work towards improving yourself in order to succeed.Austin F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11647135943777182326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-87519969809271863882008-04-08T23:50:00.000-06:002008-04-08T23:50:00.000-06:00Isn’t that what this life is, failure? That’s what...Isn’t that what this life is, failure? That’s what we do everyday we achieve things, but it’s not because we view achievement as failure. In essence we all fail daily, usually more than once, although we look to them as success. Say, you are a great runner and you beat your best competition in the state, one may say that is a wonderful victory but you could say, I still didn’t beat the record for the Olympic time, I guess I failed. If an individual did this you may feel disappointment more that what is needed, and no one wants this there is enough stress to go around. I do think however that your goals and dreams need to be realistic, where you have a window to reach success. If I knew I couldn’t fail I would try everything because you can say you did things you would have never imagined, that is what you can do daily for example getting an A in math would be a success story! (At least for me) Even if I don’t I didn’t fail. Many times I think the world paints this picture that everything is either black or white one is better than the other and if you can’t or won’t obtain those specified things you are a failure. No the world is often wrong, if we allow our ears to hear and our eyes to see, believing what everyone else is saying; ultimately we miss our own opinions. I have many dreams, they may be insignificant to someone else I just don’t care! I want them; and I will try to achieve them, and if I don’t I will as least know my efforts were my own thoughts and not what someone else wanted for me.Whitney S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15708935910006177905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-24060932205368725442008-04-08T20:14:00.000-06:002008-04-08T20:14:00.000-06:00If I could not fail I would go do everything I've ...If I could not fail I would go do everything I've ever wanted to. I would get amazing grades, go to an amazing collage, achieve all my dreams, and help everyone I cold I would change the world for the better. I would help the jobless, enrich the poor, spread my ideas, and make the world's governments free and fitting for the people. I would get rid of sickness and pain and suffering, cure disease and stand up for what's right no matter what. I would find the most amazing girl in the world and marry her I would be a great dad and teach my children to never fail. I would drive a fast car probably a Porsche . All in all I would make the world a better place.TSchulze3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03968577961647840768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-75431424989193165152008-04-07T14:56:00.000-06:002008-04-07T14:56:00.000-06:00If i could dream and know I would not fail i would...If i could dream and know I would not fail i would achieve so much. I would graduate with better grades and have a scolorship to a great school to make my parents proud. I would continue to go on and get a great job after college and have a successful and happy life. If everyone could dream and know they would succeed life would be to perfect. We learn through our failures so if we always achieved our goals everyone would have everything they wanted. <BR/><BR/>All of my many many dreams I want to accomplish in life and not only going to take hard work but a a great amount of planning out. I will need to do anything and everything to achieve my goals. I have become to realize that if i want certain things in life I am goign to have to make sacrifices. I think that is the hardest thing in life. Giving up the same things for the bigger picture.<BR/><BR/>If you don't achieve a goal you have to just move on. It might be hard to let something go that you wanted so bad but if it wont workout you just have to figure something else out and move on.n You have to make sure your dreams can be accomplished. There is no point in spending time on something that just cant happen.NickyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598632052072069087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-8129646079130587592008-04-07T09:22:00.000-06:002008-04-07T09:22:00.000-06:00If I knew I could not fail in obtaining my dreams,...If I knew I could not fail in obtaining my dreams, I would be able to achieve everything I could ever possibly want. Many of my dreams have a great deal of risk involed and if I succeed in reaching my goals I will be satisfied and content. Yet with all of the things that can go wrong, it is hard for me to just take the risk and do everything in my power to reach these dreams. Now if I knew I would not fail, this hesitation would disappear completely. Also, I would have the freedom to dream bigger and better dreams. However, without being subject to failure, you cannot grow and learn from failing experiences. This would be a fatal downfall. This scenerio is very similar to Macbeth. He knew he would become king and he disregarded everything that he stood for and paid the price in the end.kylewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11273924885399304792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-2710771771395889292008-04-07T09:17:00.000-06:002008-04-07T09:17:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.kylewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11273924885399304792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-87964881866348731382008-04-07T06:06:00.000-06:002008-04-07T06:06:00.000-06:00If all my dreams were obtainable there would be en...If all my dreams were obtainable there would be endless possibility for my life but I think that if I knew I could have everything I desired, I would take it all for granted. I want what I think every person wants, to make a difference, to be remembered for something great and to leave behind a legacy. I long for a life filled with love (corny I know) but without love a person is an empty shell, hallow and cold. To obtain your dreams takes hard work and commitment and if you fail... Pick yourself up. Failure is the driving force of success.kirstiea.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15113045164092233086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-9689263880768450412008-04-07T05:23:00.000-06:002008-04-07T05:23:00.000-06:00If I knew I could not fail, I would start my own b...If I knew I could not fail, I would start my own business. It would focus on introducing new technologies to smaller businesses that need to compete with large corporations. The systems our company would implement would increase production, communication, and quality of customer service. This would encourage consumers to adopt a different product, and it would encourage competition in the marketplace. If I knew the business would not fail, the upfront cost of my business's services would be nothing, and we would be paid a certain percentage of the profit made by the small business we help. In turn, we would spend any of the money left over after we cover our expenses on advertising our services, and our client's products.Rick Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443020649399895031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-57015918362499235762008-04-07T00:58:00.000-06:002008-04-07T00:58:00.000-06:00If I knew that I could not fail, I would do everyt...If I knew that I could not fail, I would do everything I felt needed to be done in the world. I would myself become successful and attain all my personal wants and needs, but I'd also do bigger things. I would cure cancer, aids, stop global warming, find alternate fuel, etc., but realistically I know this isn't possible. A lot of people have said that if you work hard you'll get what you want, and your dreams will come true, but I have found a large flaw in this presumption. I can introduce you to some people that are from Mexico that have come to work for my dad and they work harder at their dreams than anyone I’ve ever meet. Their dream wasn’t to make minimum wage to work their tales off but that’s their opportunity and they’ve taken because if not they couldn’t support their family. So to say you can accomplish anything if you work hard at it doesn’t really make sense to me, it almost seems ignorant. I know it’s a phrase and it’s a good quote to motivate and I'm really not trying to be Debbie Downer, but it feels cheap to those who work hard to achieve nothing while others hardly work and achieve their dreams. It’s all about opportunity and which paths you choose to take. My goals in life are set appropriately to the opportunities I have or that could be available to me and my dreams and aspirations are constantly changing accordingly. I don’t want to set my bar to high only to be let down at the end of the road if I don’t achieve what I wanted, but I will set my bar at the highest setting I feel attainable at certain periods of my life. I don’t want it to sound like I have no dreams and I'm just a negative person, because I like everyone else have dreams to be the best I can be, but at this point in my life I’m taking baby steps, taking the opportunities I'm given, to be the best I can be. I guess I just see the world as cruel to the dreamer not given the opportunities they may deserve.Nick Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818391371101867840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-62431603659851610892008-04-07T00:50:00.000-06:002008-04-07T00:50:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nick Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818391371101867840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-51525249392779193292008-04-06T23:09:00.000-06:002008-04-06T23:09:00.000-06:00If I was given the opportunity to do anything and ...If I was given the opportunity to do anything and not fail there are a couple things I would make sure that I don’t fail at. First off I would go to the college of my dreams where I would study art and major in graphic design. I would love to meet my dream man around junior year of college date him and get married at about age 24. But just for a second I am going to stop and examine what this would be like to have attained all this without any struggle at all. Life is about failing. That is the only way I feel good about something I have accomplished if I have had pain and strife getting there. How would I know that my husband was the one if I hadn’t failed with others to know they weren’t? How would I be good at graphic designer if I didn’t mess up and learn from my mistakes? But to continue with my dreams for my life, I want to somehow go into advertising and make logos. Also make the signs at coffee shops and such. Then I want to settle down with two boys and two girls and raise them to be wonderful people and try and be the best roll model I can. I would dream for my family to be living for God and what he wants us to do. In the big picture I aspire to make a difference in the lives of people around me. Not necessarily a BIG difference but just make a difference by being the best mom, friend, wife, daughter that I can be. If I don’t achieve these dreams I believe there is a reason for everything so it would just mean that is not where I am supposed to be headed. Yes, I will run into times where I am disappointed because I will fail but that is why we live, to fail and pick ourselves back up and try something new or try it again. Failing and achieving dreams is all apart of what we call life.AmyLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541532843825767072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-20443271856298027672008-04-06T22:35:00.000-06:002008-04-06T22:35:00.000-06:00My dreams wouldn't be any different. I would still...My dreams wouldn't be any different. I would still want to go to college, get a carear, and live a life of happiness. In order for this to happen I would have to work hard for it but in the end it would satisfying. Dreams come true if you work hard. If i don't achieve my goals and dreams i would be disapointed, but you just gotta keep on trying until you reach them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-89628131283280453972008-04-06T22:11:00.000-06:002008-04-06T22:11:00.000-06:00Everyone develops dreams as a kid, including wishe...Everyone develops dreams as a kid, including wishes to be princesses, astronauts, firemen, and doctors. However, when kids grow up these dreams are thrown away time and time again. Why do we give up on our dreams of being a hero or doing what we love as we grow up?<BR/>What would I do if I could not fail?<BR/>First of all, I would learn how to fly. I would also travel the world as a prestigious photographer while simultaneously terminating poverty, starvation, aids, suffering, and unhappiness. If I could not fail, I would give my whole life to God.<BR/>However, all four of these dreams sound impossible. <BR/>As I wonder why such adventurous thoughts are rejected, I acknowledge the fact that some dreams are unrealistic or even impossible (like flying and being a princess). Yet the distant ones that remain within our grasp are so often placed in the same category of impossible as flying.<BR/>If people don’t achieve their dreams, or even strive to achieve some of them, then they are not living life. They are simply sitting back and watching life go by, and how can they find any happiness or accomplishment in that? <BR/>However, what would our lives be like if this immunity to failure was a reality?<BR/>When I first thought about this, I was reminded of Adam Smith's philosophy on Capitalism. Basically, he said to pursue whatever you love without fear of failure, because if you really love it you will work hard, live a happy life, and do well.<BR/>However, if this seemingly audacious idea could even be attempted, plenty of unwanted jobs and chores would be left unattended to. Monetary compensation is consequently a necessary, and according to Smith, failure would follow.<BR/>All I am left with are these thoughts: How do we defeat society and our own fear of failure at the same time? Would our dreams even be appealing to achieve if there was no risk or failure? Is failure always bad, or can it be viewed as something to celebrate (like in Meet the Robinson’s)?HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-13214611308991960892008-04-06T22:01:00.001-06:002008-04-06T22:01:00.001-06:00The sound of someone telling you that you can do a...The sound of someone telling you that you can do anything you dream and not fail, well that sounds like what everyone aims to hear, but is it all that is cracked up to be? Pondering this question made me realize failure is something we learn from; failing actually betters us as people, so why not fail. I have so many dreams, too many that seem oh so unreal. But if I was told that I couldn’t fail, well these dreams might not even seem so vast and unthinkable. I dream to be someone that everyone looks up to, someone who is the source of advice to those in need, but each day when I try to complete this goal I cross over failures. Without these failures, would it seem like such a great dream? I dream to graduate high school and go to college. But most dream of going to a school like Harvard, Stanford, Yale, but that’s not me. I just want that normal middle class college experience, teachers who teach me more than just math or science, teachers who teach me life. I dream to meet someone that is so incredible that they know all, someone who I can be amazed with. I state this dream while my mind thinks, I have to meet all the wrong people before that person, I have to fail, and it’s what makes it such an experience. I dream to stay in love forever, I don’t want to be another statistic of that divorce rate, and I want unreal love to last forever. Again, I have met the wrong people and had my heart broke, but that mistake lead me to the right person today. I hope I become the best mother any child could ask for; I dream my kids achieve all their goals. I dream to be a successful woman that men look up to. I dream to be a photographer, but I don’t dream to just take pictures, I dream to capture feelings in the world no one knew were possible. I dream to live my life to the fullest. All these things are something I wish to achieve, and I will put my all into it in order to succeed. But if I fail, I fail. I can only become a better person from it. Failure is what makes this whole game of life exciting. Failure you say. Bring it on.brittanydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595909924676793976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-89349906765384596452008-04-06T22:01:00.000-06:002008-04-06T22:01:00.000-06:00The sound of someone telling you that you can do a...The sound of someone telling you that you can do anything you dream and not fail, well that sounds like what everyone aims to hear, but is it all that is cracked up to be? Pondering this question made me realize failure is something we learn from; failing actually betters us as people, so why not fail. I have so many dreams, too many that seem oh so unreal. But if I was told that I couldn’t fail, well these dreams might not even seem so vast and unthinkable. I dream to be someone that everyone looks up to, someone who is the source of advice to those in need, but each day when I try to complete this goal I cross over failures. Without these failures, would it seem like such a great dream? I dream to graduate high school and go to college. But most dream of going to a school like Harvard, Stanford, Yale, but that’s not me. I just want that normal middle class college experience, teachers who teach me more than just math or science, teachers who teach me life. I dream to meet someone that is so incredible that they know all, someone who I can be amazed with. I state this dream while my mind thinks, I have to meet all the wrong people before that person, I have to fail, and it’s what makes it such an experience. I dream to stay in love forever, I don’t want to be another statistic of that divorce rate, and I want unreal love to last forever. Again, I have met the wrong people and had my heart broke, but that mistake lead me to the right person today. I hope I become the best mother any child could ask for; I dream my kids achieve all their goals. I dream to be a successful woman that men look up to. I dream to be a photographer, but I don’t dream to just take pictures, I dream to capture feelings in the world no one knew were possible. I dream to live my life to the fullest. All these things are something I wish to achieve, and I will put my all into it in order to succeed. But if I fail, I fail. I can only become a better person from it. Failure is what makes this whole game of life exciting. Failure you say. Bring it on.brittanydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595909924676793976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-63824403464724754972008-04-06T21:55:00.002-06:002008-04-06T21:55:00.002-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-83315940012268982582008-04-06T21:55:00.001-06:002008-04-06T21:55:00.001-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-5339218474898434742008-04-06T21:55:00.000-06:002008-04-06T21:55:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-46630424329838828492008-04-06T21:54:00.005-06:002008-04-06T21:54:00.005-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-82870852903239801982008-04-06T21:54:00.004-06:002008-04-06T21:54:00.004-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-13241010777023478162008-04-06T21:54:00.003-06:002008-04-06T21:54:00.003-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140003045958027534.post-65065277164369213382008-04-06T21:54:00.002-06:002008-04-06T21:54:00.002-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HaileyM2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04985227906387888462noreply@blogger.com