Viewpoint On American Identity

Our generation has created a new identity for America. It includes many different cultures, races, and personalities. The new generation of Americans has changed the older ones. Nowadays there are more rules, different stereotypes, and overall just different people. The viewpoints have changed as well. There has been different events that changed our viewpoint on what being American is as well. Like 9-11. In this essay I will show you how different generations and events have affected and changed people's viewpoint on an American identity.
Our current generation has a different viewpoint on what being American means. Different ages have different viewpoints. The teenagers don’t seem to care. They have never been affected by WWII or nine eleven. While the older people were affected by wars and terrorist attacks. The Teenagers find themselves standing for our pledge and our anthem, but they don’t know what the two mean. They may say it's about the war and our freedom, but they don’t know the meaning of the lyrics like the older people or veterans. So Teenagers stand for our anthem, but that’s about it.
The Adults in our generation take it a little more serious.
They have been through most of the recent terrorist attacks. The Adults also seem to have more of a variety of viewpoints. Like for example, the NFL and some of its players don't stand for the anthem. I personally think that's disrespectful. So do many of the fans. They have a different view on what being an American means. They don’t respect our freedom or our country like others. Most people who were alive remember exactly what they were doing when 9-11 happened. That’s because it hurt them. They care about the country and that event changed it. Adults are more diverse when it comes to an American
viewpoint. The elderly’s viewpoint is far from others. A Lot of them have been around when the wars happened and when terrorists attacked. Some were around when our national anthem became our national anthem in 1931. Most know what the lyrics to that song mean and how it affects our country. The elderly all have a different viewpoint on the American identity, but somehow they all connect. Just like all generations, all viewpoints on an American identity have at least one thing in common. That’s being American itself. 9-11 was one of the most tragic days in American history. The thousands of deaths, injuries, and families that were hurt by losing loved ones. It changed America and many people's viewpoint on an American identity. It left a scar in the whole county. Most people who were alive during that moment remember exactly what they were doing and where when they heard about it. The American identity changed for everyone that day, even if they weren't there. Our generation has changed people's view on the American identity. There are a variety of different viewpoints on it. I personally think that being American means to stand for our pledge and anthem, respect others, and realize what some people have done to give this country freedom. We need to respect our freedom by following the rules, but also using the freedom we earned. Throughout the generations viewpoints have changed on what it means to be American.