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TED ANKARA COLLEGE / 8-N

I Have A Dream

Elif Naz KOÇ

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What is a dream ? It is the motivation to continue , a vision of your future , what you can be . It is what you want from life , the reason you study , work and practise . Everything is unbelievably connected to our dreams . At the end of the day , our lives consist of our dreams . Have you ever asked yourself why you have chosen that particular thing ? Even the simplest decision we make , every action of ours form a path for us . But how do we really decide ? Is it just about our personality , our perspective , or can there be more ? We make decisions based on our desires and dreams . Our expectations from life basically determine our place in the world . Since our dreams are shaped by who we are ; as our goals change , our dreams are not the same anymore .
Why do we need dreams ? What is life without uncertainty , hope , passion ? Someone who does not dream is a person who has given up on life . Someone who expects nothing , gets nothing . Those people who lack imagination and happiness , are empty inside . It is a great gift to see the world as not what it is , but what it should be . We need dreams . We need them to expand our reality , to belong to somewhere , to wake up and be clear about our actions . Someone who doesn ’ t dream , doesn ’ t have a future .
In 1963 , at the speech that Martin Luther King gave , he said “ I have a dream ” and that line gave hope to millions of people . It is extraordinarily incredible how one ’ s idea of future could influence so many . Years later in 2009 , Barack Obama was elected as the president . Every day after that , his dream of equality started to become more and more real .
Dreams have power . They effect the future in every possible way . They make history , good or bad . Don ’ t dream just for yourself , dream for a better world full of hope , justice , equality and understanding . Keep dreaming , keep trying , you can make it . And remember , dreams have the power to change the world !