What Freedom Means To Me To me‚ freedom means each moment‚ of each day‚ of each year‚ I can do all things‚ or at least try to do all the things that I desire. To me freedom means being able to show happiness‚ sadness‚ and anger in public. To me freedom means feeling safe‚ confident and secure in my life. Freedom is being able to have a voice and letting it be heard. I think freedom means having the right to make my own choices and decisions in life. Freedom allows me to love and hate. Freedom
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What does it mean to be an American? What is it that ties us all together as Americans? What truly defines you as an American? It’s not just about where you were born‚ your race‚ your religion. It’s about how much you love America and your loyalty towards this country. Being an American is defined by how you show that you love this country ‚ whether that be hanging the US flag in your front yard or just simply voting for who the next president will be. Sunnie Baumgardner said‚ “Although the liberty
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The term “American” is viewed differently by many distinct people. In this essay‚ one can find out what it truly means to be an American. An American is someone who can be themself and is classified as an American. What it means to be an American is that you can be who you want to be. According to an article written by Marcie Sillman ‚ “Shmidt hopes [his family] [gets] the opportunity to come to this country. He spreads his arms wide as he describes his own experiences”. Shmidt’s personal experiences
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Period 6 5 November 2014 American Revolution or American Coming-of-Age? The American Revolution paved the way for many changes in the structure of the government and society of the United States of America. Because of the immense amounts of change the occurred after the revolutionary war‚ despite the fact that most of these changes were not direct results of the war itself‚ the common view is that American Revolution was a real revolution. In contrary to this view‚ the American Revolution was not a
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240 years ago. That’s greater than 240 years of generations of people trying to define what it means to be an American‚ but few still stand true today from that long ago. Being accepting of others‚ not only other ethnic groups but fellow Americans as well‚ is one way in which things have not changed from the first American generation to the latest. One of the longest standing traits of the “poster child” American is being courageous‚ whether it be to earn our freedom or to fight for our rights as a
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Letters from an American Farmer is an excellent example of how a New World American thinks about the many changes occurring and that have occurred during the era of Enlightenment. Crevecoeur’s essay is an enlightened perspective that shows how the people of that time are feeling about being a part of the new world and its current workings. Although the writer is originally from Normandy‚ and later Canada‚ he seems to truly grasp the changes in American society and how vastly different it is from
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What Unifies Americans? The United States is a diverse nation of people with origins around the world. Since the nation’s colonial days‚ people have moved to the United States for different reasons. Most come to seek greater opportunities for themselves and their families. They come speaking different languages‚ having different beliefs‚ and practicing different customs. The differences lend themselves to different ideas about how government should function as well. With a population well over 310
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Americans‚ as a people‚ are very unique and as such have very unique traits and mannerisms that make all Americans who they are. Personal freedoms‚ being accepting of other cultures‚ and being able to choose one’s own path in life distinguish Americans from the rest of the world. To be an American is to have freedom to do or to believe whatever you want. America itself was founded on the principle of religious freedom‚ and that still stands today. The "melting pot" of cultures and beliefs from all
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What it means to be American People in the United States differ greatly in beliefs‚ physical appearances‚ and heritage; yet we all call ourselves Americans. We feel prouder than ever to say "I am American‚" raising American flags‚ wearing symbolic shirts‚ and showing true patriotism. But what really makes us American? What is the common factor that unites us? Is it our pride in our country? Our culture and style? Or maybe it is our liberties granted to us by the constitution? America spans three
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credited for originating the term the “American Dream” in the early years of the Great Depression‚ but the hard work‚ dedication‚ and sacrifice it takes to accomplish the American Dream has been around since the early days of this nation’s history. The American Dream refers to “the belief that anyone‚ regardless of what class they were born into‚ can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone” (“American Dream”). It is precisely that upward
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