Definition Essay: The American Identity
The American Identity is something that we all overlook, but is still there underneath our feet. The American Identity is the idea that we all are from different cultures. There is a conflict that shows us Americans wanting to be the same, or not stand out and be different. Deep down, we cannot be the same because we all have our disagreements and favorites. The Identity shows us that we, by no means, cannot be the same. You can only be the same with your close relatives, because they are from the same beginning. “...it will be possible to trace in the skin color, the shape of the eyes and the noses, the texture of the hair, a map of the world.” (Quindlen, Anna. A Quilt of a Country. Newsweek, 2001, p. 16.) Every person that you pass by on
the street, none of them look the same. You witness a variational description of hair color, eye shape, nose length, and ear size. Not one that you will observe will be similar in every way. “...all Americans have been immigrants or the descendants of immigrants…” (Kennedy, John F. The Immigrant Contribution. A Nation of Immigrants, 1964, p. 23.)We were not just born in America in the 1700’s. We sprung in from all of the countries in the Eastern Hemisphere. Even the Indians crossed the land-bridge that once connected Alaska to Russia. We came in different sequences, for instance, first was the English, then the German, and so on. To go ahead and wrap this up, I want to make a final point showing that we are all different and from our own diverse backgrounds. Consider this, if you want to be American, you aren’t American. There is no such thing as an American Culture. Although there is something known as an English culture. Or perhaps the German Culture. Each culture that exists out in the planet, also exists here, in the United States. We learn different languages in school, because the amount of different languages in the U.S. is unfathomable. Each language’s dialogue have contrasting origins. In the end, you can’t call your culture American, because the phrase American is the mixture of thousands of cultures.
the street, none of them look the same. You witness a variational description of hair color, eye shape, nose length, and ear size. Not one that you will observe will be similar in every way. “...all Americans have been immigrants or the descendants of immigrants…” (Kennedy, John F. The Immigrant Contribution. A Nation of Immigrants, 1964, p. 23.)We were not just born in America in the 1700’s. We sprung in from all of the countries in the Eastern Hemisphere. Even the Indians crossed the land-bridge that once connected Alaska to Russia. We came in different sequences, for instance, first was the English, then the German, and so on. To go ahead and wrap this up, I want to make a final point showing that we are all different and from our own diverse backgrounds. Consider this, if you want to be American, you aren’t American. There is no such thing as an American Culture. Although there is something known as an English culture. Or perhaps the German Culture. Each culture that exists out in the planet, also exists here, in the United States. We learn different languages in school, because the amount of different languages in the U.S. is unfathomable. Each language’s dialogue have contrasting origins. In the end, you can’t call your culture American, because the phrase American is the mixture of thousands of cultures.