The Pros And Cons Of Being An American

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The American people are seen as the epitome of the most ungrateful and nescient humans on the planet. It is not to say that they are purposely ignorant, but it is believed that most Americans have a proclivity to not look into things which not directly concern them. In turn, this gives them a nominal understanding of what actually goes on outside of their little freedom bubble. Negative things about reality seem to be occult from their view and they are callow in terms of what actually goes on in the rest of the world. The average American carries themselves with such intrinsic aplomb, but the fact of the matter is that most of the time they forget how lucky they really are.

The realm of life that most Americans take for granted is their access
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It is imperative that every American goes out and furthers their education so that they may use their skills to bring progress to other countries, as well as their own, and help those who cannot help themselves, like the sixty-two million girls in countries around the world who are not even allowed to attend school.Americans are so far beyond fortunate to live in such an amazing place that gives all people the freedom to go out and enrich their minds to the fullest potential. Those who are not taking advantage of something this rare are throwing away such an amazing opportunity that so many people in other countries might not ever get in their lifetime. Going to college has become a prerogative for any advancement in society. It cannot be exhorted enough, the opportunity to learn is a gift that is to be treasured, Americans, don’t let it go to

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