America the Beautiful
There is only one solitary factor that makes us all Americans; that is what makes it so beautiful! We all rise from diverse cultures, have individual customs, and have particular standards. The belief that all American’s have the freedom to be whoever we want to be, to accomplish whatever we want to take on, and to believe in the American Dream in its simplest form, is what links us together. Having Faith in this idea, and being able to put our past behind us, is what it means to be an American.
We are a nation that evolves, a nation that gives equal rights, and a nation that gives hope to the rest of the world. People see our country as a place to flock to if they want to be given the same chance as everyone else. However with that idea in mind, they aren’t always able to see the true light of our nation. The US has had many downturns in its history, our forefathers built this country on the grounds that everyone was considered equal. But somehow, our nation skewed away from that idea. Somehow, we became corrupt. Since 1920, America has revolved around consumerism, the idea of buying, spending, putting things on credit cards, having what others don’t have, and showing how …show more content…
Many of the lyrics refer to the loss of trust in modern America. We had been hit hard by the recession at the time and she describes a man in America who wanted a lot from life. He believes that he can make it in America and says that everyone will know his name. He describes getting everything he wanted, however when he sees how it is impossible he decides to give up his dream and wish he was born again. This entire song just describes the loss of hope in the American Dream. I believe that now because we are out of the recession we can put the past behind us and move forward. Instead of wanting to be born again we as a nation can prosper individually now more than ever
There is only one solitary factor that makes us all Americans; that is what makes it so beautiful! We all rise from diverse cultures, have individual customs, and have particular standards. The belief that all American’s have the freedom to be whoever we want to be, to accomplish whatever we want to take on, and to believe in the American Dream in its simplest form, is what links us together. Having Faith in this idea, and being able to put our past behind us, is what it means to be an American.
We are a nation that evolves, a nation that gives equal rights, and a nation that gives hope to the rest of the world. People see our country as a place to flock to if they want to be given the same chance as everyone else. However with that idea in mind, they aren’t always able to see the true light of our nation. The US has had many downturns in its history, our forefathers built this country on the grounds that everyone was considered equal. But somehow, our nation skewed away from that idea. Somehow, we became corrupt. Since 1920, America has revolved around consumerism, the idea of buying, spending, putting things on credit cards, having what others don’t have, and showing how …show more content…
Many of the lyrics refer to the loss of trust in modern America. We had been hit hard by the recession at the time and she describes a man in America who wanted a lot from life. He believes that he can make it in America and says that everyone will know his name. He describes getting everything he wanted, however when he sees how it is impossible he decides to give up his dream and wish he was born again. This entire song just describes the loss of hope in the American Dream. I believe that now because we are out of the recession we can put the past behind us and move forward. Instead of wanting to be born again we as a nation can prosper individually now more than ever