“The America I Believe In” The infamous Emmet Reilly often says “It is a great day for America” .“The America I Believe In” This quote makes me think how free I am everyday in America‚ everyday‚ those words are in my head when thinking about America. I am proud‚ strong‚ and thankful which is today and everyday. In 1944‚ my great grandpa departed America to go to Africa. He encountered many great feats like hot deserts‚ huge rats‚ and many other things. Then‚ he went to France and after that‚
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in “I‚ Too” Throughout literature‚ metaphors are used to represent ideas and concepts that authors are trying to relay to the readers. This is extremely prevalent in “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes lived and wrote during the time of segregation and Jim Crow Laws. During this time period‚ African Americans were not able to go to the same schools‚ use the same bathrooms or even drink out of the same water fountains as white Americans (United States History). Throughout the poem “I‚ Too
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America: land of the free‚ home of the brave. Named after Amerigo Vespucci‚ an Italian merchant and cartographer who explored large parts of what is now South America‚ this country historically always had an enormous attraction on immigrants. Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these homeless‚ tempest- tost to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door. This famous part of a poem written on a plaque on the inner
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The America I believe in When you get home from school or work‚ most of us tend to just relax or not think of much. In the year “1918” it was the middle of WW1‚ people‚ living in fear‚ always wondered when they’d see their dad or husband. “The America I believe in” is not what most people think of. I think about what happened back in the year of “1918.” Yes‚ I understand‚ why would I think of that? Well‚ like I said‚ when we get home‚ we relax‚ we don’t go into a BLOODY battle or have to witness
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The first sentence in the opening scene of The Godfather is‚ "I believe in America." This bold and assertive statement begins to showcase the father’s loyalty to America since he began his fortune in America. As the father begins describing what happened to his daughter‚ he continues to mention many American ideals such as the freedom he gave his daughter by allowing her to date and how after the beating of his daughter he went to the police "like a good American." The father further elaborates on
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journey from Pakistan to America‚ basically describes my life as an Asian girl. I came to America‚ when I was 14 years old child. My family moved to America from Pakistan because of my good education. My family have so many expectations from me‚ because I am the oldest one in my family. I have 2 sisters and one brother after my oldest sister got married. I handle all the issues at my house. My journey has been so tough‚ I was not familiar with English language and also‚ I had no idea where to go for
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The America I Believe In Rick Perry once said…” I believe in America I believe in her purpose and her promise I believe her best days have not yet been lived I believe her greatest deeds are reserved for the generations to come.” Our country is a melting pot of many different colors and we are all the same but yet all so different. We all have one similarity though; we all love our country. Why I believe in these things is because our country is great. Although we have fallen a few greatness pegs
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States of America‚ I viewed this country’s values as a land of opportunity and the promotion of freedom. Upon my arrival to the US‚ my perspective has shifted and the reality became more obvious. Knowing the country’s values and ideals increases your sense of knowledge. Americans endorse unity‚ praise the idea of family‚ and acknowledge the innovations created by these individuals. My families curiosities about this country spurred our move from The United Arab Emirates to United States of America. Most
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I‚ Too All over world are people treated bad‚ treated like a thing which is not worth anything. All over the world people are getting treated differently‚ not because of their personality‚ but because of the color of their skin. This is called racism‚ which is the main subject in the poem “I‚ Too” written by Langston Hughes in 1932. In 1932 black people were not accepted. They were discriminated against by white people. They were killed for no reasons‚ separated from the white world‚ forced to
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When I first arrived to America‚ I was not pleased with being in a new country with a new language that I don’t know anything about it. At the beginning I struggled at school when I saw a new People with a new culture completely different than what I was expecting. Also‚ it was very difficult for me to adapt in a new school with everyone around make me making me feel less and stupid because they speak English very well . Even teachers were not very good and help me understand the lesson or at least
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