"The Great American Experiment", a phrase that implies that America is some sort of trial run of multicultural republicanism, often finds itself lodged between the margins of editorials that attempt to define America. The issue with that phrase is not what it implies about the experimental aspect of America; rather, it is the way in which it ignores the fact that there are many generations who have and will live in the middle of the experiment. Those people have not and will not live long enough to view this country outside of the immediate. To them, America is the place where their children took their first steps, or where they held their grandfather's hand as he exhaled his final breath, not a long-term social experiment. To those living inside the American experiment, America is something that can be felt, not seen.…
An American is someone who calls the land of the United States home. A home is different from a house or one’s birthplace. A home is where an individual feels comfortable and familiar. I am an American because America is the home I belong to and choose to reside in.…
To be an American means to always follow the rules, to make good changes, to be free, to follow the laws and to work hard to get what you want. The people who serve for our country are examples of what it means to be American. It means to have respect for the country and to be proud of it. To me, being an american means that we are all treated equally no matter how we look like, the way we act or where we come from. I am lucky to be an American because that means i will be free forever.…
What does it mean to be an American? Is it determined by your physical appearance, like the color of your skin. Or is it determined by the origin of your birth? Many authors, especially African-American writers such as Alex Haley and Langston Hughes, have used their works to discuss what it truly means to be an American during their lifetimes. When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”…
Do Americans have it too easy? I think that a lot of the countries think that Americans have it super easy compared to them. "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln. That quote shows that not only do we have to worry about the outside world, but also the inside world.…
In this essay I will be talking about what it means to be an American. Being American means having the opportunity to choose a career you want to .In mexico they have very few jobs available. People in Mexico don't have many opportunities as we do here.as an American Being American means. It means that you can pick what job that you want go into.…
What does it mean to be an American? That is the question that many people ask, but do not know the real answer. Everyone will have their own opinion on what it means to be a true American. Some may say pride, some may say fearlessness, some may say determination, but to me the most important word that I could use to describe what it means to be an American is a family. We work so hard together as a nation to keep America going strong and become unstoppable.…
What does it mean to be an American? What does it mean to be an American? There are many definitions on what it means to be an American because there are many diversities in this country. Historian Philip Gleason once said, ”To be or to become an American, a person did not have to be any particular national, learning languages, religious, or ethnic background.…
What does it mean to be an American? This is a very basic question with a not very basic answer. As tensions with people of all different skin colors and very different belief systems erupt the definition of what an American is lost among the arguments or for some is never even found. The American can be described by some people as a person who has citizenship by their birth or by their life in the United States. As I walk among the streets of California there is no way of knowing if everyone walking around is an American because there is no face that every American shares, some Americans originate from Africa while others may hail from China or from Japan.…
These citizens who came before us are the reason for modern-day American freedom and prosperity, as they ultimately shaped the true meaning behind the term “American”. Americans are people who make their own decisions, express theirselves without restraint, and are connected with their neighbors through the sense of freedom and the pursuit of the American Dream, as this country…
We Are Americans! (What does it means to be an American? My Access) WE ARE AMERICANS! Screaming!…
Your identity is credential to how you see yourself, how the people around see you and how strangers see you. Is the first look enough to show who you are? Identity is America is based upon many different factors. Race is a huge identity factor that often gets overlooked or misinterpreted. This stands by the fact that not every race is easily seen on first look, or we are being fooled by someone trying to pass into a different race.…
What does it mean to be an American? An American is not simply just “a person who was born in America.” The definition goes beyond birth-place and many other common superficial features. An American is one who seeks conformity, as conformity ensures a lack of judgment from society. As apparent through many time periods of American Literature, a person’s perception within society plays a large role in how they develop themself.…
There are many reasons to why people are starting to prefer American made items over imported goods. It seems that many individuals are increasingly going out of their way to purchase items, mainly, clothing that has the label of “Made in America”. The question is why is this trend becoming so popular? Could the reasons be, because of quality and a certain class that can afford these items? Or is it because of jobs coming to America?.…
As citizens of the United States, we have many responsibilities to America. As teenagers we are involved in some of these responsibilities, such as obeying all federal, state, and local laws, along with law enforcement officers. More important responsibilities come about as adults, such as voting, paying taxes, and protecting the constitution and our rights as citizens of the United States. It is important that everyone carry out their responsibilities to make the United States a better country. By being responsible, we, as a whole, can make America a better place for future generations.…