Why I Am Proud To Be An American

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I am proud to be an American. There ae many reasons for me to be proud to be an American, but the one that makes me the most proud is the inventions and the way that Americans have pushed technology forward. There are so many things that have been created in America, going from the cotton gin to the plane we have been pushing the world of technology forward for a long time. One of the greatest American inventions, and one of the ones that I am most proud of, is the airplane. It has changed the way people live the world over. It is used as transportation for all types of people, it is used for shipping, and it is even used for military. That single invention has connected the world in ways that were not possible before its creation. It is

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