To be American can be seen in many different ways. There is no right or wrong way to tell whether you are American. Some of evidence that interested me through out the stories is that we are all immigrant‚ the founding father of America weren’t all American‚ and how only Chinese immigrants were sent to Angel Island. Out of the several stories that we read‚ many of them enforced or reinforced my point of view on the situation. My personal view on what it means to be American is that your race‚ religion
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When talking about being an American‚ people usually think about having good salaries‚ owning a big house with nice cars‚ doing everything you like without being corrected or judged by anyone. But many people don’t know that America wasn’t as good as it is today. The country had to experience a lot of wars‚ ideologies‚ equality between races‚... Being an American is being free‚ be able to have a good education‚ and be able to express your ideas‚ dreams and deliver that to other people. When talking
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March 16‚ 2012 What Defines Us as Americans??? Over the years there have been many events that have taken place. These events not only affected the people and the world of the present at that time‚ but also the future and even the way things are today. Knowing this we must ask ourselves what defines us as Americans? There are series of events that all together add up to define us as Americans such as‚ the Constitution‚ Westward Expansion‚ and the Civil War and Reconstruction. What do you think
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independent. Universities of Paris‚ Oxford‚ & Bologna. The missionaries and the church had too much influence and control. The church had its own land‚ laws and taxes. As the church became more popular they had more influence over Kings and if someone did something the church didn’t like the church would go after them. The church had much influence over the king‚ that they didn’t need their support to do things anymore‚ they had created the middle class‚ that’s where they traded for goods and services
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the crops. The slave population of the United States grew significantly once the cotton gin was invented. Slaves who were healthy and young in their late teens and twenties where consider a good investment. As the growth in the cotton increased‚ so did the need for more and more slaves. Slaves and the slave labor became a great reliance and this went on for years. Also
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future generations will thank us for. We just need to rely slightly more on patriotism‚ working together‚ and our responsibilities as a citizen of this great country. Some of the responsibilities of an American citizen include paying taxes‚ casting votes‚ and obeying laws. Taxes put on the American public are found from everywhere. They come out of a paycheck‚ we pay them when we buy a bag of chips‚ we even write the community a check for the taxes we owe. Taxes are an important part of how the government
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The American Revolution occurred between the years of 1775 and 1783. It was the colonists’ way of fighting for their independence from Britain. It took several years and a variety of events to cause the colonists to fight for their independence. These events include the French and Indian war‚ Taxes and laws‚ protests in Boston‚ The Intolerable Acts and the Battle between Lexington and Concord. The French and Indian War took place between the years 1754 and 1763. It was a war fought between American
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Americans‚ as a people‚ are very unique and as such have very unique traits and mannerisms that make all Americans who they are. Personal freedoms‚ being accepting of other cultures‚ and being able to choose one’s own path in life distinguish Americans from the rest of the world. To be an American is to have freedom to do or to believe whatever you want. America itself was founded on the principle of religious freedom‚ and that still stands today. The "melting pot" of cultures and beliefs from all
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American Values There are many values of American culture; three common ones that come to mind are freedom of religion‚ education‚ and family. The freedom to choose what religion you believe in or the career you want. Also to be able to choose what college you want to attend or what major you want to select. To be able to have the freedom to choose what religion you believe in is something society doesn’t think of every day. A lot of countries don’t have that value; to choose their religion like
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The Great “American Dream” The American Dream… a mystery really‚ no one really knows what it feels like to achieve it. Everyone’s dreams are different‚ and once someone achieves a dream they think of more and more so its a continuous cycle of chasing your dreams. A statement that could be said is how being rich will get everyone the American Dream that everyone wants‚ but what about true love and having money doesn’t mean that person is automatically happy. Even though someone may have wealth‚
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