Complex concepts can have a variety of interpretations and are difficult to pinpoint because there is no definite answer. Many people believe that an American is just a U.S. citizen, but it is more complex than that. An American is a U.S. citizen or immigrant who has rights, works hard, and is progressive.
To begin with, an American has a constitutional federal republic as its government. This form of government protects certain rights for its citizens. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech, “From the Four Freedoms,” highlights the four basic human rights every American should righteously have. The four basic rights involve: freedom of speech and expression, freedom to worship any God, freedom from want, and freedom from fear (Roosevelt 13-16). An American would exercise the rights they are granted and would take steps such as speaking up if someone is violating your rights. They would speak up by negotiating, but if that doesn’t …show more content…
They will make goals in order to reach that place in society. For example, Anzia Yezierska’s short story, “America and I,” emphasizes how much work is required to make the American Dream attainable as an immigrant. Yezierska evokes strong emotions and has a pessimistic tone in the beginning of the story because it crushes idealistic views of the American Dream. She is an example of a hardworking citizen because she looked for more in America even after not getting paid after a month’s work of being a servant. Towards the end of the story, Yezierska had an appreciative tone towards America, because she realized that those hardships faced were useful and it taught her important American values. “And I, the last comer, had her share to give, small or great, to the making of America, like those pilgrims who came in the Mayflower” (Yezierska 105). In the end, her hard work propelled her to being a successful writer in America compared to being at a low place in
To begin with, an American has a constitutional federal republic as its government. This form of government protects certain rights for its citizens. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech, “From the Four Freedoms,” highlights the four basic human rights every American should righteously have. The four basic rights involve: freedom of speech and expression, freedom to worship any God, freedom from want, and freedom from fear (Roosevelt 13-16). An American would exercise the rights they are granted and would take steps such as speaking up if someone is violating your rights. They would speak up by negotiating, but if that doesn’t …show more content…
They will make goals in order to reach that place in society. For example, Anzia Yezierska’s short story, “America and I,” emphasizes how much work is required to make the American Dream attainable as an immigrant. Yezierska evokes strong emotions and has a pessimistic tone in the beginning of the story because it crushes idealistic views of the American Dream. She is an example of a hardworking citizen because she looked for more in America even after not getting paid after a month’s work of being a servant. Towards the end of the story, Yezierska had an appreciative tone towards America, because she realized that those hardships faced were useful and it taught her important American values. “And I, the last comer, had her share to give, small or great, to the making of America, like those pilgrims who came in the Mayflower” (Yezierska 105). In the end, her hard work propelled her to being a successful writer in America compared to being at a low place in