Americans are known to always help each other. We have many disasters but Americans try to help each other. It is nice to live in a country that cares about one another because we’re help when something bad happen, like the 9-11, we help to the affected persons giving supplies, save them from the debris. Another way that Americans help each other is when they saw a problem in the street and they are trying to solve it.…
One year after the release of The End of Poverty, New York University economist William Easterly released a book entitled White Man's Burden which criticized Jeffrey Sachs' promotion of more aid to Africa. Easterly contended that "Sachs' anti-poverty prescriptions rest heavily on the kindness of some pretty dysfunctional regimes", arguing that large amounts of international aid are generally wasted or embezzled by corrupt governments. For example, he points to "studies in Guinea, Cameroon, Uganda and Tanzania, which estimated that 30 to 70 percent of government drugs disappeared into the black market rather than reaching the patients". Further, he also cited studies which contend that aid tends to have little effect on promoting economic growth even in countries with good governance.…
First of all, we have a lot of freedom. We have freedom of religion where we can practice our religions in public. We can also read and learn about these religions. We also have Freedom of speech. We can voice our varying opinions about topics such as politics. We also have the freedoms to watch and and eat what we want. While this is not as important as the first two, I feel that it is still important. Next, as Americans we are mostly generous. We tend to reach out to people in need throughout the world. One such way was World war II as the allies. We also help people within our own country. During 9/11 many people gave money, food, and help to charities to help pay for expenses and clear debris. Many people now give money, work, or goods to homeless people or neglected animals. Because the United States has a lot of culture, I am also proud. We compose our own music and write our own songs. Many immigrants can bring culture from their home country and those things may become popular here. Compared to many countries including Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka, our country is certainly lucky. Most Americans have homes and food, and all have access to clean…
America’s gift to my generation is freedoms of the constitution some of which is the right to vote and pick our leaders. We have religious freedom so that we can attend the church of our choice. We have the right to own firearms for recreational use and to defend are family and property.…
America will not overcome. Not without first excepting the fact that it’s not as free as it’s slogan reads. It’s easy to want to dismiss the past as the past and claim that all it is is history but that does not excuse the fact that racism is alive and well in America today.…
The average American will walk down a street, head tucked down, eyes straight ahead, feet moving quickly, without giving their surroundings a second glance. A few may stop to tie a shoe or buy a paper. And an even fewer number will notice those who walk beside them whether they be white, black, crippled, or of good-health. Not to say this can be applied to all Americans, there are some that are very generous and try to do good in their community. However, living in a world as fast- paced as ours is today it is becoming increasingly more difficult to take time out for the less fortunate. As years pass we come up with more and more excuses for why we cannot be out there helping others who need it. It's a very sad fact but unfortunately it's the truth.…
Being an American is being proud to be a part of a community of people working together for a life full of success and opportunity for themselves and generations to come after them. Being an American means to have passion, enthusiasm, and spirit to live in a free country, this country. having the ability to do whatever you want while being proud, strong and hopeful for a country full of freedom, full of opportunity and full of success, is all what it means to be an American. Being an American is having spirit and patriotism, devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty is what it means to be an American.…
Have you ever felt like you are living the life of someone else? Have you done something just because it worked for everyone else? Is it possible to buy happiness? Have you ever felt like everyone else know the secret to life, the thing that makes everything so much easier for them, it tells them how to think about something, what to do with their lives how to be happy? This secret is the delusional belief in the american dream. Our lives revolve around the american dream, so much so that we lose sight of the true morals and values we should live our lives based on and we build our personalities on our material possessions. People who still have agency over their personalities separate themselves through the formation of counter cultures, however there counter cultures are inevitably consumed by the mainstream society. From birth we are bombarded with the standards, we are raised to conform to the superficial life society has created for us. We are consumed by the american dream, so much so that we dedicate our lives to blindly following it, we use it as a way to distract ourselves from the corrupt and sorry state that our world is in, the sad reality is that our lives…
No one said being a soldier in the army was going to be a walk in the park. Being a soldier means you must have grit and guts and that you have to expect sacrifice. The Continental Army have been in Pennsylvania at Valley Forge since December 19, 1777, with the British only a few miles away in Philadelphia. We are suffering from all the horrible conditions, and many soldiers, since they have served their time, are leaving for home. I now have to make the final decision of either re-enlisting or leaving. I have thought long and hard, but I have decided to re-enlist, because healthy soldiers are needed, I still want to fight for my freedom, and because I want to support the inspiring General Washington.…
Is America still the land of the free or is it just for some people?…
There is no doubt that poverty is an issue in America; according to Feeding America, 13.5% of Americans are considered impoverished (Hunger in America). The class of people known as the “working poor” often get the brunt of this inequality, since many of them work at minimum wage jobs, such as in fast food restaurants. However, these jobs are not always horrible, usually due to the companies and the CEOs behind them. Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, has created great improvements for the workers at the coffee chain, even creating a program to pay for baristas’ college education. On the other hand, David Novak, the recently retired CEO of Yum! Brands, which owns KFC, Taco Bell, and others, shows no love for the restaurant workers, who work at minimum wage despite Novak’s huge salary.…
Immigration policy is one topic that has been very frequently debated recently and has become one of the deciding factors for many Americans when it comes to the presidential elections this November. The reason behind this is that the immigration population has reached more than 42 million people that comprise 13 percent of the entire population . They have become more influential in our politics and economy by contributing nearly 15% of the total economic output and this has led to new legislation from the President such as DACA and DAPA which hopes to keep more immigrants in the country and allow them to contribute to economy further. There is the argument however, that these immigrants are taking jobs from Americans and contributing to…
Immigration has recently been a brewing topic within the media and has caught many people’s attention. This issue has brought multiple political figures and opinions into-the spotlight, each accompanied by a plan and part of a political agenda. Central American immigration into the U.S. still remains unsolved despite the efforts of President Obama who had promised a comprehensive immigration reform. Some believe that America was built upon immigrants, and that smart immigration practices will benefit the economy and nation as a whole. However, others feel that immigrants hurt the nation by limiting the number of jobs available to Americans, and bring crime and public insecurity. Since the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986, both the Democrats…
When you get home from school or work, most of us tend to just relax or not think of much. In the year “1918” it was the middle of WW1, people, living in fear, always wondered when they’d see their dad or husband.…
Civil right then and now are not so different, people may be more open minded to change and people’s happiness, however, no matter how much you try there will always be fear. America has been in a constant fight with itself for what people think is right or wrong. Slaves fought for freedom, women fought for the right to vote, Mexicans fought for an opportunity for a better life, gay people just got the right to marry.People will continue to fight for the basic rights everyone should have because there is always going to be people against you fighting just like you for what they think is right.…