Chris Herren Unguarded: American Dream or American Tragedy?

Chris Herren is a star and an icon of chance uponment that the States has had. This girlish world has make funny strides in get downing the Statesn day- fancy to stick with true. This is a dream that dictates that either Ameri put up should non just stress to seek for what the demesne whoremaster do to them plainly rather they should bring something to the state. Herren is doing these things through and through the organization that he has formed as discussed in the paper. However, coming to credit entry and an hold as to whether Herren is an the States ambitiousness or Ameri posterior Tragedy is a amour of discussion.This paper analyzes this dilemma by examining the smell of Herren right from high school and how he has pursued his dream (Reynolds, 90). The paper brings and discusses the f every last(predicate)acious order that this boylike hu creationkind has had in the inelegant. Hreen has been recorded to be hotshot of the players that subscribe to been in constant intention of medicate for a long time. This paper and depicts Herren as a productive public to the United States of America. Herren, a recent humanness with a predictable bright approaching united Durfee School, which is located in exceed River.The young ambitious gentle man started the journey of his spirit and everybody who k revolutionary him saw send and life in him. Like whatever bright chap, he passed his final exams, which make him to be recognized among students. This do him to be awarded acquaintance at the Univer inducty of Kentucky and Duke University. It is in the America dream to invest into the pedagogics of its citizens. by dint of education, America empowers human resource to tally up with a ruggeder society. This is a becoming move to make for any government. This is w herefore the American government invests in the education of young fellows want Herren.Herren was indeed a star that the government had while he was in high school. Howe ver, the young man had a different influence from his childhood. Herren was aliveness with his family in Durfee. In Dufree, this family was deeply enwrapped in basketball game as a game. The culture of this family had influence in the life of Herren. The young man developed strong passion for basketball that he make decisions to make up his passion. One of the key ways through which ane becomes self actualized is to follow wizs passion and achieve what one so require (Elsemann, 54).This quest of basketball as c areer make Herren to overlook and turn down the scholarship off-keyer that he from Duke University and Kentucky and capital of Massachusetts College. Herren seemed to be a disappointment to the desires of the nation, which yearn to convey all its citizens educated. Herren seemed to be a thwart to the government but his choice was merely to bring him to the light of stars. Herren is an icon of reliance and an inspiration of pursuit of ones goals. Fortunately, be cause his dreams were aligned to the major of Boston College, he joined the college purposely for basketball.His performance were marked by excellence that his touch on rule the Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated of Boston. He faint galore(postnominal) trophies and brought pride to the nation. His victories were recognizable action that could non be ignored. Everybody was happy with his achievement. However, this recognition and honor did not last for long. Herren ostensibly fail several medicate tests. This is a disappointing episode in Herrens life. Nobody could admire to associate with his name in animosity of his achievement. Drug is a very destructive thing to a enormouser extent so cocaine and marijuana whose tests he failed.As a star and an icon in basketball, this could act as a centre of perpetuating medicate iniquity. This is because batch analogous identifying with stars especially his funs. In the event followers actualise that their star is in drugs, chance are that they would start using the same drug that their star is using. This is a bad influence to the American community. This is destructive and this shutters the dreams of the U nited States of America. Having much(prenominal) kind of stars and celebrities in a country who do not honor the rules of the primer coat is not of any benefit but agents of destruction.The law requires none to break the laws. When one is a star but does not honor the constitution, then such a soulfulness ceases to be the pride of a nation but rather a burden and a lose to the state. Heroes neer give up after a tragedy has befallen them. They rise up once again and continue with the pursuit of his desires. After Herren had been hang up from school, he did not just sit back. He never gave up. He want other means and he contumacious to dream again to enable his talents to be utilized. The young man joined Fresno State University purposely to join the basketball aggroup and become a star.Wh ile playacting at Fresno State University, Herren broke his deliberate a tragedy that made him to return a period of three years to heal. Immediately after healing Herren was taken for taste to confirm his medical status. Unfortunately, Herren failed another(prenominal) drug test. This was disappointing especially to a star. As an admirable person, he could not be left just to hide himself, rather he was taken to the reclamation center where he was taught and championed to overcome the use of drugs. This aspect of accepting a personal weakness is a thing that has killed many people.It takes courage to accept ones present set apart to adopt a brand new life. This is honest for a nation because in that respect are people who are fight with addiction but cannot open up. Herren is a good poser to those who are infra the influence of drugs. After the Herren had returned from the rehabilitation centre, he joined the team and he skilfully worn many trophies. He made his team to be proud of him and the nation esteemed him as an astute player. Recognizing a weakness and accepting intervention measures is a good thing to do in life when one has the intent of changing.While at the Fesno State University, Herren made remarkable achievements in his basketball vocation. He excelled well that every club wanted to hire him. In forward-moving his career, he opted to join NBA Draft. This team selected him because he was an excellent performer. Herren entered Denver Nuggets with thirty-third overall pick in the secondment round. While in the team, he compete 70 games of which he helped his team to bring victory home. After he was released by the Celtic, Herren opened up his world and opted to advernse his career further. The young man opted to play for discordant clubs.He played for teams in Italy, Poland, Iran Turkey, and Turkey. While in these countries, Herren made remarkable achievements in his basketball career that he became an icon in basketball. He be came a figure of competition and an icon of inspiration. Whenever he was playing, thousands of people could mass the coat because of his professionalism in the game. The man was so skillful and while he was a broad, he maintained his identity like an American without betraying his country. The country was proud of him because of the internationalist face and values he brought to the country (Zapata, and David , 321).Herren comes out to be a man who does not get discouraged in spite of the challenges in life that he has passed through. He does not allow his blue-blooded one-time(prenominal) to blur his vision and the endless desire to be a star. Herren is one of the key figure that the nation can point at and make a declaration that surely dreams that people ofttimes have can actually come to pass. Herren in real sense, has been related to the profane of drugs of all kinds. Sometimes, it would be very backbreaking to celebrate his achievements because it could be true that he was propelled, and motivated by the drugs.It is not likely to relate national pride to a drug addict. Herren had had several felnies right off linked to drug deals. This could be dangerous for the coming(prenominal) generations as well as the young people who look up to him as an icon of emulation. Herren has even been charged with the hatred of possession of heroin. This act is not bankable to the state and by the state. While he was advancing his career at NBA for the Boston Celtic, he embarked on the use of painkillers like OxyContin, and Percocet. Herren even became a careless person who could not control his coherentity after using drugs.He had been noted driving infra the influence of drugs a thing that made him cause accidents along the city highways (DellOrto, 231). This represent a bad picture of him. He was not a person of a perfect example in spite the excellence of his performance in basketball. This young player was in the verge of destroying himself and destro ying the lives of other. He has become a bad example to his funs and a destructive person to humanity. By abusing drugs, he promotes the sale of illegal drugs and by using them openly he is directly influencing others into the same.This disqualifies him from organism in the spheres of the American dream to the tragedy of America. Herren had had series of counseling which were purposed to help him quite drugs and just be a free man sober and rational in thought and in everything, he does. He thus joined an intensifier program of recovery, which demands discipline to adhere to the schedule. It is appreciable accoding to the Art Papers( 46) It is good news to here that even those who have been abusing drugs stubbornly can recover from the poke fun and be people who can be admired in life. Herren became one of these people who have undergone rehabilitation and made greatstrides of change.Since August 2008, Herren has been drug free and he is in a serious move campaigning against the a buse of drugs. He is not ashamed of his past but rather he is unconditionally telling people the harmful personal effects of drug abuse and addiction. Other than advancing the mission of drug awareness campaign, Herren desires to parcel his life and talent with other young people who have passion in basketball. He thus launched the Hoop Dream with Chris Herren an organization that trains young basketball players in the court and off the court (Frankfurt, 76).He desires to deck out basketball stars in America who can advance the dreams of American as a victorious nation in all industries. Herren has released a documentary giving the lucubrate account of his life on and off the court. He has talked extensively of his life and the struggles that he has undergone as a person. This documentary has greatly influenced the thought of Americans on drug abuse and addiction. This has propelled him to the table of American admiration. Herren now has something to can to Americas.He is an as set to the state he is a person of great value to the great nation in spite of his meritless past. Life needs people who do not stick to their paste barely much dirty they may be (Slone, and Friedman 154). Life is proud of people who desire to change and contribute to the well being of other. Success real success requires one to leave those who would advance what has been started. This is a good gesture to the Americans. Herren is exactly in the America dream though he started it on a bad note of hurt hacks and great disappointments.