Peterson Mr. Dalton What It Means To Be An American 16 October‚ 2015 America was founded in the beliefs that it would become a land of opportunity‚ filled with hardworking individuals who wanted to state a claim in this world. Today‚ these beliefs are still strong‚ and being fulfilled on a daily basis. Americans have accomplished far more than anyone ever imagined they would within the past 4 decades or so‚ and are still working to achieve more and more today. To be an American means to be proud
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American Values There are many values of American culture; three common ones that come to mind are freedom of religion‚ education‚ and family. The freedom to choose what religion you believe in or the career you want. Also to be able to choose what college you want to attend or what major you want to select. To be able to have the freedom to choose what religion you believe in is something society doesn’t think of every day. A lot of countries don’t have that value; to choose their religion like
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4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of
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September 21‚ 2016 The Origins of American Interventionism The doctrine of manifest destiny was indispensable in explaining the initial origins of American expansion across the North American region in the early to mid-1800s. By the late 1890s‚ the idea of manifest destiny also saw a re-emergence during the Spanish-American War‚ fueling pro-war sentiment in the American public and helping to push Congress towards the path of interventionism outside of the North American region‚ namely in the territories
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What Americans keep ignoring about Finland’s school success The USA’s school system needs to be improved‚ and they can look up to Finland. Finland is always one of those lands who has the highest scores in PISA tests‚ and that means that there is something all other countries can learn from Finland. In Finland’s school they don’t exhaust the pupils through several hours‚ but they assign the pupils less homework and teach them through creative play. We can also take notice of the fact that they don’t
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| What Makes the Dream American? | A Critical Thought Analysis | | Fairen Harris | University of Louisville | Dr. Chapman Gran Torino: In a nutshell A racist Korean War veteran and recent widower‚ Walt Kowalski is living in a crime ridden town in Detroit‚ Michigan. Walt’s once all White neighborhood has become occupied by the Hmong people. The Hmong people represent a part of Southeast Asia‚ such as Thailand‚ Laos‚ and China. The Hmong came to America because during the war they
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What is culture? According to Cambridge Dictionary‚ culture is the arts of describing‚ showing or performing that represent the traditions or the way of life a particular people or group; literature‚ art‚ music‚ dance‚ and theater. All humans are introduced to a culture through socialization. “What we learn depends on the culture in which we live as well as our place within that culture” (Ore. T‚ 5). Often times race and culture are assumed to be one in the same. Race is based on the perception of
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future generations will thank us for. We just need to rely slightly more on patriotism‚ working together‚ and our responsibilities as a citizen of this great country. Some of the responsibilities of an American citizen include paying taxes‚ casting votes‚ and obeying laws. Taxes put on the American public are found from everywhere. They come out of a paycheck‚ we pay them when we buy a bag of chips‚ we even write the community a check for the taxes we owe. Taxes are an important part of how the government
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In this day and age‚ to be American is something frequently mocked. With all the stereotypes‚ it makes us wonder what it truly means to be American. Does it mean to be fat and unhealthy? Greedy and demanding? Racist and Harsh? This is the brand we are all marked with as a whole nation‚ but I reject these labels. To be an American is something we should be proud of. By the definition I see‚ it is something to be proud of‚ even in the darkest and harshest of times when we do things we will never forgive;
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What does it mean to be an American? Being an American means you are free! You have many rights and freedom.You are a part of the United States and you most likely have many more rights and opportunities than most countries.America is made up of different people and cultures because of the diversity and pluralistic society.Even though we have different cultures and economy‚ we are all united as one and coalescing and we are proud! Fourth of July makes me an American
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