I, Too, Sing America, By Langston Hughes

“When we honor our flag we honor what we stand for as a nation-freedom, equality, justice, and hope” This was said by Ronald Reagan, by saying this he means that means that an American would be willing to stand for what is right in this country. An American is someone who is inspired by our flag and what it means, someone who sees everyone equally, and someone who is thankful for the freedom given to us.
One way to be an American is by seeing others Equally. In the poem “I, Too, Sing America”, by Langston Hughes, he writes about African American’s and how they were treated in the early 1900s. An American is a person who sees equality in everyone and in every race. American’s are not people who won’t accept others of a different skin color, such as Langston Hughes, who is an African-American. To Hughes an american is someone who will “see how beautiful I am and be ashamed”. This is showing that one day he will be equal and they will see how beautiful he is, that he isn’t any different just because of the color of his skin. He hopes that one day they’ll show him respect and he will just laugh in their faces. Here in America we should all treat others as if they were family regardless of where they came from.
In John MacCain’s essay “Veterans Day: Never Forget Their Duty” he talks a little bit about how important the flag is. The quote “He was not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag because he knew how important it was for us to be able to pledge our allegiance to our flag and country.” American’s are people who are willing to honor those who put their lives at risk for our freedom. Therefore, an American is someone who appreciates this country and is thankful for the freedom that is given to