Being an American grants many of us the rights and freedoms that this country was founded upon, whether it be freedom of speech or the freedom to practice any religion, we were all given the same rights as any other American there is. According to the dictionary, an American is a citizen of the United States of America, but is there a deeper definition than this vague explanation? It is known that America was founded on the principles of freedom and equality, due to the ruling of Britain over the
perspectives. As a Mexican-American in this country, one’s perspective is that this country has its ups and downs and it has its struggles that makes one stronger. Many different cultures have different perspectives about the “land of the free” and the “land of opportunity.” Therefore, being American is described in various ways like being a Hyphenated Person, and striving for America to be how people want it to be for each other. A way that being an American can be described as is by being a hyphenated person
language is “Land of the wind” or “Lands of strong winds”. In other words lands of natural power. So what does this mean to you, and what does being an american mean? Well people say it is just being a citizen of the united states. To me that not all of what it means. Being an American is so much more than the quick Google definition . When you’re an American you value your rights and freedoms that we are given. It does not matter what color or creed the person is, it is about how he or she feels
My mom Viktoria Pascador’s response to the question “What is an American?” is: “A true American is a person who can make a difference in other people’s lives. Being an American makes me feel free, proud, successful, safe, and confident. Americans have the right to speak out their opinion, vote, and practice a chosen religion. You can be whoever you want to be in America. You just have to have the perseverance and desire to achieve success. I was born in Ukraine, and I didn’t have many choices
Today I will be explaining what is an American? Most people would say that being an American is you have lots of freedom, opportunities, and most of all dreams. In America, we all have the equal amount of freedom, there are no slaves. We all have many opportunities in life that we would have to take to make our dreams come true. First of all, being an American is you have the power of freedom. The idea behind freedom is to be respectful and useful to our society. Freedom is important to everyone
Being an American means so many different things to so many different people from all over the world.Throughout this unit I have learned so many things and learned about so many people around the world who have a different interruption about being an American and things that represent America. I found this out by reading articles and reading different stories about how people move to America for their own reasons. So in this essay I will talk about the different meanings that people have about being
word “American”? Courageous? Dangerous? Obese? Insane? Free? To be an American is to have several qualities. As an American, you need to be willing to deal with an always-changing society. You need to learn to live with many different cultures and races. And you need to be willing to understand another’s pain. Americans send such a bad vibe to many other countries. We join wars and start them, we destroy our planet, we are selfish, and we are ungrateful. But, we can be so much more. Americans are
Being Mexican-American I have struggled with the idea of having only one culture, Mexican or American, than both. I did not feel like I had the right to view myself as Mexican because I was not born in the country, but I did not feel like I was only American. The combatting two cultures that merge together as one is why I view myself as Mexican-American and Latina. My family made sure I knew of my Latino roots, the history and hardships of my ancestors. During the summer I went to a small, and sunny
When I was little, I did not think much about being African-American. I saw myself as an equal among my peers. My pre-school and elementary school teachers always saw my potential and encouraged me to do my best. They never looked down on me because of my ethnicity. It was not until I reached middle school, when I started to notice people treating me differently because of my ethnic background. As I walked through the halls of my middle school, I started to see racial social groups. Among those
What is an American? As individuals we each have our own view of what an American is. An American is not only free, but is also fair and proud. Being an American has various benefits, one of which is freedom. “I love AMERICA because I have so many rights!...freedom of speech, the freedom of voting...freedom of being your own individual.”(Krista G. pg.2 #13) America is the place that people go to to escape the limitations they have on freedom. This is something that everyone wants, especially if they