What it means to be an American

Being an American means a lot more then living in the United States. Some people don't realize how lucky they is to actually be a true American. To be in American you have to have faith in your country, respect your country, and most of all believe in your country. Along with a person comes with many different benefits such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equality for all Including different sexes, races, religions, and status. Being an American we should be proud of the privileges we get because other countries are not as fortunate to have all of the freedoms we have. Our freedoms are what set Americans apart from other citizens. Americans have the opportunity to have a good education. Being an American means to be free and able to make your own decisions, pick your own job and be able to be in charge of your own life. The United States of America are defined by our way of life. This way of life is defined in the declaration of independence. In America, we have the opportunity to overcome our challenges by coming together and finding solutions that many cannot do in other countries unlike most countries on earth. In America, it is believed that you have the opportunity to become anything you would like to be. For hundreds of years The United States has been attracting immigrants from several different countries, races, religions to come live on the land of the free and full of opportunity. These immigrants were looking for more than just freedom and rights, just to take part in being an American. Immigrants wanted to find something better than the life they had, which was struggling every day to keep food on the table and always being worried about money. Therefore immigrants came to America to find happiness and freedom and do the things they wanted to do. America is the "land of opportunity" and immigrants hoped that coming to America would get them out of poverty and into the riches.