What is an American? The definition of who an American is‚ or what an American is varies from person to person. Perspectives about this subject can turn controversial because what one’s opinion about who and what an American is may be completely different than another’s. The bottom line is that America is a nation filled with a diversity of cultures. Regardless of what other people may suggest that an American is‚ I think that someone who has migrated to the United States and has lived here half
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The American Dream The American dream. The exact definition of this term has changed greatly over the coarse of American history‚ but the desire to obtain it has not. This idea in its most basic form is the wish to be happy‚ the desire to better oneself and to achieve the ideal life. The thought of the American dream is deeply rooted in our history and many different groups of people through time have struggled to achieve their version of the American dream. Although many people have struggled
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analyze and ideal American. The main two are the Christian perspective in which ideal America are classified as holding three character traits honesty‚ kindness and industrious. Audie Murphy identified at Americans have so many responsibilities and privileges hence an ideal American should have great noble qualities of loyalty and patriotism.The main concern is the description of the Character of an Ideal American in the Christian perspective. The hardworking or industrious Ideal American is demonstrated
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Lauren K**** Defining American 1/8/2014 ENG 250 A‚ S**** Defining American American‚ what does it mean to you? Does it mean brave soldiers and a high-flying flag or does it mean the stereotypical lazy‚ obese couch potato? Both can be proven correct. In fact millions of things are American but are very different‚ such as points of history‚ works of literature‚ and different cultures. American is a wide variety of people‚ objects‚ music‚ stories‚ ideas and many other things mixed together in
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already been accomplished‚ can be considered the overall American Dream. Generally‚ every child wants to surpass the achievements of their parents as a natural act of competition and personal satisfaction. Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ and Death of a Salesman‚ there is a constant yearning desire to achieve the “American Dream;” whether it be reality or illusion. Fitzgerald‚ Steinbeck‚ and Miller‚ all portray the ideas of the American Dream relating to the time period that they are referring
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Chris Choo-Jones Hist Paper 4/13/2016 Chinese Americans Chinese americans are defined as americans who have full or partial chinese ancestry. They are one group of overseas chineses‚ and are also a subgroup of east asian americans‚ which is a subgroup of asian americans. Many chinese amercans are immigrans with their descendants from china (particularly souther chinese)‚ hong kong‚ macau‚ and taiwan. However‚ both the governemtns of the republic of chin‚ and the united states refer to taiwanese
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Thesis Statement: The American Dream: Money‚ Success‚ and A Home The American Dream changes over time‚ always based on society. In the 40’s and 50’s the American Dream was to have a white picket fence‚ a dog‚ a two parent home‚ and a couple of children. Today‚ it’s a little bit different‚ the American Dream is to have money‚ cars‚ fame and success. The things I would have to say would never change about the American Dream and what it consists of would be money‚ success‚ and a home.
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Trying to define "the American character" is like trying to describe water. The American has been shaped by years of war‚ mistakes‚ immigrant experience‚ and national culture. As America grows ever more diverse‚ the question of what it means to be an American yields an increasingly complicated answer. How do Americans really see themselves today‚ and how does the world see Americans? Do we have a culture that is based on well accepted American values‚ or is our culture now a battleground among competing
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American Airlines: Unsuccessful Firm American Airlines‚ Inc. (AA) is a major airline of the United States and is the world ’s second-largest airline in passenger miles transported‚ passenger fleet size‚ and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation‚ and was founded in 1930. Distribution: American Airlines is headquartered in Fort Worth‚ Texas‚ and operates an extensive international and domestic network‚ with scheduled flights throughout North America‚ Latin
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"American Dreamer" Bharati Mukherjee In "American Dreamer‚" Bharati Mukherjee tells her story of coming to the United States and becoming a citizen. Mukerjee left Calcutta in 1961 to study at the University of Iowa. She was to return back to her family but instead Mukerjee fell in love and married. She moved to Canada‚ where her husband was from. After fourteen years‚ she and her new family moved back to the United States because of the race-related harassments faced in Canada. Once in the
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