From the very beginning of its history, America was founded on weapons. The US Constitution, ratified in 1789, specifically protects the right of citizens to keep and bear arms, as stated in the Second Amendment. From an early beginning, citizens were born with the idea of “I always carry a weapon on me, just …show more content…
However, some aspects of everyday life are not what you would expect from a nation of such importance. Firstly, the US customary units of measure, derived from the ancient imperial units, are still in use today in the US, Liberia and Burma. This non-coherent system of measures is difficult, even for the people raised in the country itself. My brother Victor Salas, 13, explains that although he was taught the imperial system at school, he would rather use the metric system, for its simplicity and worldwide usage. Secondly, their food quality is among the worst in the planet. A country known for their franchises and fast food restaurants, it is ranked second among populous countries as regards obesity, with over 30% of its population being obese, and this is not likely to change. Finally, their importance on ethnics and races is shocking to an outsider. Every legal document will have a section in which you will have to fill out your information, and a section that will ask for your race, followed by options: White, Asian, Native American, Hispanic or Latino, Black, or Other. One might think that it may be for statistical purposes, or to somehow prioritize a specific race, but in the end this is one of the three reasons stated that only happens in America, and differences them from the