I am two parts of two cultures, but still American. Born in England, I was raised as English with many influences from American figures in my life. Despite all of this I am still as American as those born and raised in the heart land. America is one great melting pot where all are formed into new members of a greater society. We are no different than Bill Gates, Donald Trump, and Spencer Hutchins, all True Americans. We are all Americans, diverse but optimistic. We are loving patriots. We are leaders. As Americans, we have equal opportunity and, even under oppression, we remain optimistic and eagerly look toward the future, chasing our dreams. For example in America and I, Anna Yezerski , an immigrant extricating from Russia traveling
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For Example Former presidential candidate and soldier, John mccain reminisces of his times during the vietnam war in the notorious war camp, the hanoi hilton, tells the story of a man so loyal, “He was making the flag because he knew how important it was for us to be able to pledge our allegiance to our flag and our country” (#). As a true patriot we express love for those away fighting for us and we appreciate them for what they do, laying down their life to uphold our lives, for that, as an american, we appreciate them and do all we can. as seen in the quote by john mccain his fellow soldier created a flag to remind everyone of the love back home and sewed into the inside of his shirt to symbolize his love for america and its people's love for him. In addition these soldiers fought long and hard sadly there are some souls lost in acts of valor and display the highest levels of, “Duty, Honor, Country. We must never forget those thousands of Americans who, with Their courage, with their sacrifice and with their lives, made those words live for us all” (Mccain,7) The words Duty, Honor, and Country explains the ideal that our soldiers fight for us and as an american we appreciate them and do all me can to remember their heroic actions. Thier …show more content…
As mentioned prior America's soldiers are the poster representation of leaders, for each and every soul on the battlefield presses on lifting each one of their brothers up charging this legion of leaders into battle, as John F. Kennedy once said, “The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission” (John). As a leader one takes action when life seems hard or impossible, a leader “takes the path less traveled”(Robert Frost) forging their way into new realms of understanding and behind them are a mass of leaders soon to be. For, each American is a leader by their own definition growing overtime. additionally, In America it is vastly seen that its citizens and outgoing aiming to and and stand out, for, {“Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day change the world”(Hector, 29)}. America is often referred to as the melting pot, for an american is not a single race of people but a mixing bowl of cultural backgrounds, and from this are born new leaders. As an individual travels here for the first time they look forward and find a way to “melt into” this new society and grow in their development to become the greatest leader they can be with their new
For Example Former presidential candidate and soldier, John mccain reminisces of his times during the vietnam war in the notorious war camp, the hanoi hilton, tells the story of a man so loyal, “He was making the flag because he knew how important it was for us to be able to pledge our allegiance to our flag and our country” (#). As a true patriot we express love for those away fighting for us and we appreciate them for what they do, laying down their life to uphold our lives, for that, as an american, we appreciate them and do all we can. as seen in the quote by john mccain his fellow soldier created a flag to remind everyone of the love back home and sewed into the inside of his shirt to symbolize his love for america and its people's love for him. In addition these soldiers fought long and hard sadly there are some souls lost in acts of valor and display the highest levels of, “Duty, Honor, Country. We must never forget those thousands of Americans who, with Their courage, with their sacrifice and with their lives, made those words live for us all” (Mccain,7) The words Duty, Honor, and Country explains the ideal that our soldiers fight for us and as an american we appreciate them and do all me can to remember their heroic actions. Thier …show more content…
As mentioned prior America's soldiers are the poster representation of leaders, for each and every soul on the battlefield presses on lifting each one of their brothers up charging this legion of leaders into battle, as John F. Kennedy once said, “The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission” (John). As a leader one takes action when life seems hard or impossible, a leader “takes the path less traveled”(Robert Frost) forging their way into new realms of understanding and behind them are a mass of leaders soon to be. For, each American is a leader by their own definition growing overtime. additionally, In America it is vastly seen that its citizens and outgoing aiming to and and stand out, for, {“Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day change the world”(Hector, 29)}. America is often referred to as the melting pot, for an american is not a single race of people but a mixing bowl of cultural backgrounds, and from this are born new leaders. As an individual travels here for the first time they look forward and find a way to “melt into” this new society and grow in their development to become the greatest leader they can be with their new