Qualities Of A True American Persona

The United States is a nation developed by many groups of cultures and people living as one nation that display many traits. Many people in the U.S. do not look the same but have certain traits in common that makes us feel. In general many Americans want to be exactly like someone they know but realize everyone is and acts different from each other. However, there are certain qualities that are repeated that make up the Persona of an American. Thomas Jefferson and his cohorts, Malcolm X, and Lin Miranda are all authors who show real qualities of a true American.

First of all, Malcolm shows the idea of being outspoken during the interview. In Malcolm X’s interview, he talks about how we should be able to become stronger after mistreatment from government officials. In the interview Malcolm X says, “government has proven its…either its inability or its unwillingness to protect the lives and property of our people, then it’s only fair to expect us to do whatever is necessary to protect ourselves” (Necessary to Protect Ourselves). Malcolm repeats the phrase “whatever is necessary to protect ourselves” several times to
Miranda’s song “My Shot” is a very driven piece of work that makes us want to take out shot to being successful. In the song “My Shot” the speaker states “I am not throwing away my shot”(Miranda). The author repeats this phrase a lot because he is trying to tell us to take our chances to serve our country or personal success.Besides being driven we can be motivated to do good when others doing the same actions. There is a stanza in the song that states “When you’re living on your knees, you rise up Tell your brother that he’s gotta rise up” (Miranda). When someone else or we are feeling hopeless we can get them motivated to stay positive and fight through the toughest things in life. Any good American would want to inspire those who are looking down in