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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When the Europeans first arrived in the New World‚ other cultures were friendly‚ but as time went on tension increased and relationships between the people of different cultures decreased. An unnamed member of the Ojibwa people recounted a dream describing the Europeans. “Men of strange appearance have come across the great water…The men have long and sharp knives‚ and they have long black tubes which they point at birds and animals. The tubes make a smoke that rises into the air just like the
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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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mainly from Mexico and South America. What de Crevecoeur said continues to stand for them to an extent. This new wave of poor immigrants still see America as the land of opportunity. The leave their homes behind and move to this country where they can receive “land‚ bread‚ protection‚ and consequence.” Though one of de Crevecoeur’s statements about new immigrants are not true with Hispanics coming to this country. In de Crevecoeur ‘s words‚ “He is an American‚ who leaving behind him all his ancient
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colonial government outlawed drumming‚ stickfighting‚ masquerading‚ African-derived religions (like those of the Orisa faith and the Spiritual Shouter Baptists or Shango Baptists)‚ and even tried to suppress the steel pan – but was never able to stamp out what has become a hallmark of Trinidadian identity. This masking and mimicry merged over time with the calinda – or stick fighting accompanied by chanting and drumming – and rituals of Canboulay to become a jamette – or underclass – masquerade. After
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Well-renowned author‚ Mary Flannery O’Connor‚ had a vital impact on American literature throughout history. Born on March 25‚ 1925 in Savannah‚ Ga‚ O’ Connor was the only child of realtor Edward Francis O’Connor and Regina Cline. Her father was diagnosed with SLE which later led to his death. Flannery never married and did not have children. With regards to education‚ the author attended Peabody High school of Milledgeville‚ Georgia and worked as a newspaper editor. O’Connor was accepted into the
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widely known events that have occurred in the United States is the American Revolution. The purpose of that is due to the many sources of its occurrence. The American Revolution was a war that was fought for the independence of Americans‚ a war that had various triggers. Many colonists were fed up with the treatment that they endured from the British and decided to rise up and fight for their strong cause. In short‚ the American Revolution was an uprising that was brought upon by unfair treatment
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