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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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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Jacqueline Delgado Mrs. Pierce Junior English September 27‚ 2012 What is an American? Thousands of Americans around the country ask themselves the same question; “What is an American?” National pride in one’s country is common‚ but does one truly know what one’s country is made of? The American people cannot be defined in one word. American society is created by many different shapes and colors to paint one massive masterpiece of freedom‚ justice and equality. America became a land for people
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Why Lutheran Education? To say education was important to Martin Luther would be an understatement. Most of the historical focus on his life and works remains with his work in polemics‚ translation‚ and biblical commentary. Not only was Luther a life-long learner of the Scriptures‚ he was also a skilled educator‚ though one may not always find his name immortalized in the hallowed halls of education like one could find his contemporary‚ Philip Melanchthon. This attitude‚ however‚ betrays an aspect
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What is an American? The American Dream... a concept‚ which is very popular amongst the people who reside within the United States of America. When asked the question “What exactly is the American Dream” the answers most people will get would be quite similar to each other‚ but the way people interpret that answer differs based on what their values are. The problem is that Americans have many different values due to the fact that most Americans come from different ethnic
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In the early to mid-1900’s Americans were cruel to African-Americans through racism‚ segregation‚ and inequality. The Scottsboro Trials took place in the 1930’s and consisted of nine ‘colored’ men accused of raping two white women on a train. Of course‚ since life wasn’t exactly fair for everyone during this time‚ the trials resulted in biased results. Plus‚ the jury selected‚ was made up entirely of white men who were clearly in favor of the two white women. The Scottsboro Boys’ Trials eventually
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The Hippie Movement was the most well known and influential movement of the 60’s.The countercultural movement originated as a youth movement in college campuses around the US‚ eventually spreading into the UK and Canada. Not only was it a political movement‚ it was also a lifestyle. The Hippies had an array of concerns but the main tenet was about being happy. Most rejected large institutions‚ the middle class‚ and conformed society. Their attitudes toward life contained little thought or concern
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What is an American? The very definition of American can be disputed by people of different nationalities. The accepted school of thought is if one is born in the United States or naturalized through a set process‚ they are an American. To begin with‚ the United States has had a functioning government for no more than two hundred and forty years. Every modern American prior to becoming a proper “American” held another nationality. But it is not only the technical terms that separate Americans
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The traditional concept of being an American is to be a citizen of the United States of America; however‚ I prefer the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of the word American‚ which is “a person born‚ raised‚ or living in the United States.” This definition more accurately captures the true idea behind what it is to be an American in a number of ways. The first is the fact that it does not include being a citizen‚ which pays heed to the origins of America where people were seeking out a new land
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Brian Menezes 02/27/2013 ENG 98 Critical Summary Critical Summary of “What is an American? This historical perspective relates an important theme of the way that Americans are defined in "What is an America" by Jean De Crevecoeur. By using European cultural integration within the theme of being "American"‚ Crevecoeur essentially reveals how opportunity has made America a nation of many cultures and ethnicities. In being a new nation that could welcome the destitute of Europe
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