The Opportunity is Just as Important as the Result Opportunity is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “A good position, chance or prospect for achievement” which is easily connected to the idea of The American Dream. After all, isn’t America known as “The land of opportunity”? Most people came to America, and still come for that matter, in search of a better life through hard work and dedication to their cause. In “Chinaman’s Chance: Reflections on the American Dream” by Eric Liu, it is stated that “...it (the American Dream) does demand the opportunity to achieve progress-and values the opportun