The definition of what the “American Identity” has changed throughout each generation. Mainly because we all experienced different events that morphed how we see things. Morals change and ideas expand, opening up opportunities or sometimes closing them. Throughout my short time of living, multiple good and bad things have happened.
In my generation, many people have become way more accepting and to me, that's a big part of our identity, being accepting of others. The supreme court passed the law to legalize gay marriage, in the past, even just the thought of being homosexual was an unfavorable thing among family members. Today we have many LGBT+ celebrities, like Ellen Degeneres and Caitlin Jenner. We've gotten past gender roles, like how …show more content…
Although some people feel as though we can do whatever we want, we do have laws to follow to keep us safe. One example is, once Donald Trump got elected as president, many Hillary supporters started to riot and storm the streets complaining about it. They even started burning our nation's symbol, the American Flag. People have lost their lives fighting for us to be able to keep the flag standing tall, burning it is highly disrespectful to them. We have become more whiny when we don't get what we want and people have started riots for unnecessary reasons.
The concept of ¨American Identity¨ is always changing and it will keep changing throughout the hardships we face. Whether the concept be good or bad, we have to stick together as one and solve our problems. The advancements we had made throughout my generation alone, was amazing. Yes, my generation's idea of the American identity has changed in good ways, it has also changed in some negative ways as well. I hope that in future generations, they continue to adapt their own American identities, to change other countries views on the stereotypical
In my generation, many people have become way more accepting and to me, that's a big part of our identity, being accepting of others. The supreme court passed the law to legalize gay marriage, in the past, even just the thought of being homosexual was an unfavorable thing among family members. Today we have many LGBT+ celebrities, like Ellen Degeneres and Caitlin Jenner. We've gotten past gender roles, like how …show more content…
Although some people feel as though we can do whatever we want, we do have laws to follow to keep us safe. One example is, once Donald Trump got elected as president, many Hillary supporters started to riot and storm the streets complaining about it. They even started burning our nation's symbol, the American Flag. People have lost their lives fighting for us to be able to keep the flag standing tall, burning it is highly disrespectful to them. We have become more whiny when we don't get what we want and people have started riots for unnecessary reasons.
The concept of ¨American Identity¨ is always changing and it will keep changing throughout the hardships we face. Whether the concept be good or bad, we have to stick together as one and solve our problems. The advancements we had made throughout my generation alone, was amazing. Yes, my generation's idea of the American identity has changed in good ways, it has also changed in some negative ways as well. I hope that in future generations, they continue to adapt their own American identities, to change other countries views on the stereotypical