What does it mean to be an American today? This is a very difficult question to answer‚ but I believe that it is not just an academic question. As our society becomes more diverse‚ America will develop a broader and richer culture. At the same time‚ nations depend upon some sort of core values‚ beliefs‚ and identity to cling to. That requires some sort of definition of what it means to be an American‚ so I believe that the questions should be: “How Would You Define an American Today?” An “American”
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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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Do you know what it means to be an American? There is several ways to show what it is to be an American. For example‚ the police protect our streets everyday. Also the people that have careers that makes our country a better place. An American is showing patriotism‚ having freedom‚ and showing love and devotion for your country. “Patriotism is a love and a duty‚ a love of country expressed in good citizenship.” (Act. 1.2) Although‚ patriotism may have several different meanings it all comes together
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The Squatter’s Camp in an intriguing novel by the great John Steinbeck. It shows many issues that were prevalent during the time‚ and are still applicable today. It shows the harsh times people had to endure due to a deadly combination of man’s faults and nature. It is truly a novel many people need to read to understand a large portion of US history and culture. The Squatter’s Camp allows the reader to see the hardships people experienced during and after the Dust Bowl. Its purpose is to immerse
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What is an American? Americans are self-spoken individuals full of radical ideas and egotistical spirits. This spirit has created the supreme economic monster that is America today. America is about freedom of speech and press‚ freedom of religion and most importantly freedom of choice. These three key components make up what it means to be an American. Freedom of speech was granted to Americans in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This freedom can be in the form of a peaceful protest
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Being an American can mean numerous things. Such as being proud‚ brave‚ and confident. But most importantly‚ it means being free. Families and individuals come to the U.S with the hope of a new life and a greater future. They see it as a fresh start as well as a chance to start over and become more successful. All of those who arrive to America are in search of a life fulfilled with freedom‚ liberty‚ and happiness. Accomplishing these three things are what makes an American “successful.” It doesn’t
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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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What does it mean to be an American for you? We use “American” word so freely but do we know what it exactly means to be an American? Only living in America does not mean that you are an American. Millions of people migrate into the United States of American in order to achieve their dream and earn the name of an American. For hundreds of years the United States has been attracting immigrants from a variety of different countries‚ races‚ and religions to come live in a land full of freedom and opportunity
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What it means to be an american There are many ways to describe the american identity today like family traditions or or how you feel in time of tragedy. Another way to describe an american identity is the age of the person. How old the person is will affect their american identity because they have seen more than us more tragedy and that may have shaped their identity differently according to how long they have been around. A person who has been around longer knows more about America. How does
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What being an American means to me is that I have the rights to do anything. Even though we are able to have all of these rights doesn’t mean we are able to take advantage of them there are still consequences for our actions. All the people in the Navy‚ Army‚ Air-force etc have the job to protect us‚ not everyone who shoots people just because. Being an American to me means being respectful to everyone. Like what Harry S Truman said‚ “you know that being an American is more than a matter
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