Being An American Analysis
Definition Essay
Jose Charles
Ms. Saxton
Adv. English 3 My interpretation of being an American would be is fairly different from others, I became an American and was not born as one. The influences of being an American mostly came from my friends that I made at school and not so much as from my parents because they too became Americans. So what I have learned to be an American is to speak the language and have different cultures around you to be different ethnicities because that how the U.S. is. The U.S. has ethnicities from all over the world coming here and mixing into one like a melting pot. Having a chance or dream is how an American life starts out, believing you can do something with your own life, getting the job you always wanted, …show more content…
and having equal rights. Overcoming obstacles is a great way to have believe in yourself and going out into this country that gives you a chance no matter how poor there’s always some type of help for you because of all the public facilities that exist in this free country.
This quote explains it, “But now I can say that I am a Japanese-American. It means I have a place here in this country, too” (Growing up Asian in America). This girl overcame the problem that was going on in World War 2 when all Japanese were being put in concentration camps by the U.S. government because of Pearl Harbor. After it all ended she was actually proud to be Japanese-American because she had rights and a chance to get somewhere in life after all the down falls during the war where everything was taken for all Japanese. She still had hope and was influenced by America, to a dream that can be possible. Following it no matter what color or race your are, all you have to do is have a dream, but go out there and make that dream become true. Every person has this chance to go out there and make it to the top, work hard for it and you have to be the one who has to make it …show more content…
possible. Getting to where you want to be with a successful job isn’t easy. It takes lots of determination to get there and be one of a kind. That’s the goal of every person out there but it’s not as easy as people say because there’s different advantages and disadvantages depending who you are or where you’re from. But being the American that your are it should have a positive outlook to get there. For example this quote, “ Who is to say, then, if there is any right path to the top, or even to say what the top consists of ?”(The right to Fail). So how are we sure that it possible to get to the top, there’s no one to tell you that and that’s why you have to take action in life and beat the competition to get the job that you want. There aren’t any more secure jobs out there in this country they will take the best they can get so you have to be prepared because I also think the white person has an advantage against a minority. It always been a question of what equal rights mean in every situation and race always conflicts with this as well.
“The laws, the indulgent laws, protect them as they arrive, stamping on them the symbol of adoption; they receive ample rewards for their labors; these accumulated rewards procure them lands; those lands confer on them the title of freemen; and to that title every benefit is affixed which men can possibly require”(What is an America). Looking at this quote I can tell that minorities are coming into this country from Europe and the law is protecting them to be here and work in lands and then reward them with land of their own. This will lead to opportunity and riches, but still today this can be possible because the U.S. is accepting people to come here and study or get a job just to have an
opportunity.
This is what an American means to me and can differ from different perspectives and different people. But the general root will have something in common because there are lots of opportunities in this country.
Work Cited de Crevecoeur, J. Hector St. John. “What is an American?” SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 11 2014:28-29. Print.
Noda, Kesaya E. “Growing Up Asian in America.” SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 11 2014: 9. Print.
Zinsser, William K. "The Right to Fail." (1922): n. pag.3 Web. 2014 Print.
Jose Charles
Ms. Saxton
Adv. English 3 My interpretation of being an American would be is fairly different from others, I became an American and was not born as one. The influences of being an American mostly came from my friends that I made at school and not so much as from my parents because they too became Americans. So what I have learned to be an American is to speak the language and have different cultures around you to be different ethnicities because that how the U.S. is. The U.S. has ethnicities from all over the world coming here and mixing into one like a melting pot. Having a chance or dream is how an American life starts out, believing you can do something with your own life, getting the job you always wanted, …show more content…
and having equal rights. Overcoming obstacles is a great way to have believe in yourself and going out into this country that gives you a chance no matter how poor there’s always some type of help for you because of all the public facilities that exist in this free country.
This quote explains it, “But now I can say that I am a Japanese-American. It means I have a place here in this country, too” (Growing up Asian in America). This girl overcame the problem that was going on in World War 2 when all Japanese were being put in concentration camps by the U.S. government because of Pearl Harbor. After it all ended she was actually proud to be Japanese-American because she had rights and a chance to get somewhere in life after all the down falls during the war where everything was taken for all Japanese. She still had hope and was influenced by America, to a dream that can be possible. Following it no matter what color or race your are, all you have to do is have a dream, but go out there and make that dream become true. Every person has this chance to go out there and make it to the top, work hard for it and you have to be the one who has to make it …show more content…
possible. Getting to where you want to be with a successful job isn’t easy. It takes lots of determination to get there and be one of a kind. That’s the goal of every person out there but it’s not as easy as people say because there’s different advantages and disadvantages depending who you are or where you’re from. But being the American that your are it should have a positive outlook to get there. For example this quote, “ Who is to say, then, if there is any right path to the top, or even to say what the top consists of ?”(The right to Fail). So how are we sure that it possible to get to the top, there’s no one to tell you that and that’s why you have to take action in life and beat the competition to get the job that you want. There aren’t any more secure jobs out there in this country they will take the best they can get so you have to be prepared because I also think the white person has an advantage against a minority. It always been a question of what equal rights mean in every situation and race always conflicts with this as well.
“The laws, the indulgent laws, protect them as they arrive, stamping on them the symbol of adoption; they receive ample rewards for their labors; these accumulated rewards procure them lands; those lands confer on them the title of freemen; and to that title every benefit is affixed which men can possibly require”(What is an America). Looking at this quote I can tell that minorities are coming into this country from Europe and the law is protecting them to be here and work in lands and then reward them with land of their own. This will lead to opportunity and riches, but still today this can be possible because the U.S. is accepting people to come here and study or get a job just to have an
opportunity.
This is what an American means to me and can differ from different perspectives and different people. But the general root will have something in common because there are lots of opportunities in this country.
Work Cited de Crevecoeur, J. Hector St. John. “What is an American?” SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 11 2014:28-29. Print.
Noda, Kesaya E. “Growing Up Asian in America.” SpringBoard English Language Arts Grade 11 2014: 9. Print.
Zinsser, William K. "The Right to Fail." (1922): n. pag.3 Web. 2014 Print.