According to Wikipedia‚ the American dream is defined as a national ethos of the United States of America‚ a set of ideals in which freedom includes opportunity for prosperity and success and an upward mobility achieved through hard work. Individual perspectives and definitions of the American dream differ. Most see it as home ownership others especially the immigrants see it an opportunity they never had in their home countries at prosperity. I personally would define the American dream as an opportunity
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Michael Belcaster English 1020 Final Draft Essay #2 Americans are Immigrants! "Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life‚" was the words of former American president‚ John F. Kennedy (American Immigration: Quotes about Immigration). Immigrants have been in America for many years now. Today many people have different opinions about whether immigrants should be allowed into America freely‚ or if there should be more harsh regulations to those coming
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Filipino Americans My name is Mely‚ a Filipino American‚ born and raised in the United States. Many people are not too familiar with Filipinos as they are other ethnic groups‚ such as the Chinese or the Japanese. Some people have confused me or my family as Chinese or even Hispanics because of our physical features being similar to either culture. I would like to give a background of my Filipino history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ there has been a 99% increase of Asian Americans in the
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My Definition of Being an American. Jodie Santerfeit Irizarry English 3 9/18/2014 By definition‚ an American is a native or citizen of the United States. Seems pretty simple right? Well‚ not all Americans would agree. You see‚ being American is so much more than just living in the U.S. My definition of being an American is having pride‚ freedom and the feeling of honor when I say the Pledge of Allegiance and during the national anthem. Democracy‚ freedom‚ justice‚ and patriotism are
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УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ Реферат на тему: «American English: major dialects and variations» Выполнила: студентка 2 курса Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography
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What is an American? Finally someone says it right !!! You probably missed it in the rush of news last week‚ but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American‚ any American. So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is‚ so they would know when they found one. An American is English‚ or French‚ or Italian‚ Irish‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Polish‚ Russian or Greek. An
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American writings have portrayed numerous ideologies of what it means to be an American and these ideals have transcended throughout time and can clearly be depicted by the major influential literary aspirants from each century. The one thing that remains the same is that it has always been a struggle to forge a truly "American" identity given the fact that our nation is one of immigrants. These early works reached the level of literature‚ as in the robust and perhaps truthful account of his adventures
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The American Dream In the past the American Dream was simply described as an “attitude of hope” originating from The Declaration of Independence which states that “All men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights among which are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Even today if you ask an individual what their view on American Dream is they might repeat those very words‚ but in Herbert Selby’s opinion it does not mean this at all. In Selby’s view the
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American English CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter I. Historical background of American English…………………………………..6 Chapter II. Characteristic features of American English………………………………...12 2.1 . Phonology…………………………………………………………………………13 2.2 . Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………………17 2.3 . Grammar…………………………………………………………………………...23 Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………..27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………30 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Introduction
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The American Revolution was a momentous event that changed the face of the whole world. Though the Revolutionary War lasted only a few short years‚ the American Revolution was a process that started long before the first shots of war were fired. The rebellion was permeated with the legacy of colonial political ideals‚ aggravated by parliamentary taxation‚ escalated by the restriction of American civil liberties and ignited by British military measures. England had a hard time controlling its
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