The valiant genius of the mid-1800s, Albert Einstein, stated that powerful words revealed much about resistance. He stated that “In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity.” Life is nothing but an uphill battle; To be the winner and make your mark, you have to take advantage of everything that is available. Taking advantage of opportunities is a crucial quality for fulfillment in American life. For a long period of time, America was best known as “The Land of Opportunity.” The United States was illustrious for its abundant educational, religious, and economic opportunities. Unfortunately, as waves of immigrants came upon the land of sovereignty, the myriad of opportunities gradually diminished. Although not completely dissipated, the prospect diminished considerably in America. The relatively earlier decades serve as evidence of a progressive decline in the United States as a result of the reduction in the availability of opportunity. With an area of ​​approximately 16.43 million square miles, covering 8.3% of the Earth's total surface area, America was once the world's center of refuge. For centuries, immigrants have easily ended up in American territories in search of a safer haven to satisfy their daydreams and aspirations. In the past, colonization was a hassle-free task, writes Irene Patatoukos in her letter to Tampa Bay's editorial staff, "My relatives did not come here filling out applications and waiting for an answer... he came down to explore the city and when the ship left, conveniently missed his opportunity to board” (Patatoukos, 1). Now, the immigration process takes 6 to 8 months if the individual's case is approved. A mountain of paperwork is needed to complete, they come acquired fingerprint scans, ... half the paper ...... (Mays). To become even a fraction of an inch higher on the activity ladder, you have to be dedicated and fighting for a fabrication evoked by the whole of America is a representation that citizens can strive for. In today's society the “American Dream” is described as the pursuit of happiness; innate greed and insatiability embodied in all human beings. Americans desperate to glimpse the “American Dream” depict a scene similar to that of Tantalus, resident of the infamous Tartarus of Greek mythology. He was positioned in a pool of water with a low fruit tree that was always moving away from his mouth and respectively escaping his grasp. Just as fruit and water would always elude Tantalus, the “American Dream” evades our embrace.