Essay On Stereotypes In America
I wrote mainly about the problems and stereotypes in America, and that was what made it easy to write more about the essay. I focused mainly on the economics of America, and not really at all about the politics in America. I’m proud of my 3rd paragraph, where I used stats to prove a very valuable point in my essay. I think that paragraph was my most important one and I wrapped it together very well. My biggest challenge was getting started and running with a topic. Once I decided to go with the stereotypes and issues in America, the essay was much easier to write because I got the ball rolling. My interest in America might be a little less than most people, mainly because I am more interested in western european countries because I want to
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In many opinions, being American means being patriotic, somewhat wealthy, and perhaps obese. There is a lot of stereotypes about being american, and most of them are not true. In America, the majority of people are poor and getting poorer, the rich get richer, and the gap between middle class and upper class is growing more and more every year. 59% of people say that the American Dream has “become impossible to attain for most people”. But what is the American Dream? I think the statement is too broad to poll people on the topic because so many people have so many different views on what the dream actually is. I think for that reason, most people still have an attainable goal, it just depends on how hard those people work for it. In my opinion, most people that say the dream is dead are just soothing themselves because they didn’t achieve it, or they are just making excuses not to work hard.
Some of the cliches that people assume are true about americans couldn’t be more wrong. Many say that americans are all rich and fat, but 29% of Americans live in lower income households, 51% live in middle class households, and only 20% are in the upper class. That just proves that most Americans are “struggling”. Albeit, most of the “struggling” isn’t even close to struggling in places such a 3rd world
In many opinions, being American means being patriotic, somewhat wealthy, and perhaps obese. There is a lot of stereotypes about being american, and most of them are not true. In America, the majority of people are poor and getting poorer, the rich get richer, and the gap between middle class and upper class is growing more and more every year. 59% of people say that the American Dream has “become impossible to attain for most people”. But what is the American Dream? I think the statement is too broad to poll people on the topic because so many people have so many different views on what the dream actually is. I think for that reason, most people still have an attainable goal, it just depends on how hard those people work for it. In my opinion, most people that say the dream is dead are just soothing themselves because they didn’t achieve it, or they are just making excuses not to work hard.
Some of the cliches that people assume are true about americans couldn’t be more wrong. Many say that americans are all rich and fat, but 29% of Americans live in lower income households, 51% live in middle class households, and only 20% are in the upper class. That just proves that most Americans are “struggling”. Albeit, most of the “struggling” isn’t even close to struggling in places such a 3rd world