When talking about being an American‚ people usually think about having good salaries‚ owning a big house with nice cars‚ doing everything you like without being corrected or judged by anyone. But many people don’t know that America wasn’t as good as it is today. The country had to experience a lot of wars‚ ideologies‚ equality between races‚... Being an American is being free‚ be able to have a good education‚ and be able to express your ideas‚ dreams and deliver that to other people. When talking
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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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Americans like to perceive that they live in a land of opportunity where anyone can achieve his/her dreams by working hard. Sadly‚ history paints a different picture. The three defining traits of what it means to be an American includes racism‚ sexism‚ and using religion to justify our own actions. Since the creation of the United States‚ white people have always been privileged. Racial minorities were held back from basic human rights. Slavery kept black people on the same social level as cattle
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Being an American has many definitions‚ but for everyone it is different. In this country‚ you have many freedoms. You’re given opportunities that can benefit you. And you are allowed individuality. As an American‚ you are free to express yourself. As an American‚ freedom plays a big part of your life. Without freedom‚ you would not be able to do the things you can and do now. Freedom for an American is all summed up in the Bill of Rights. You have the freedom of speech‚ which is where you have
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Scott ENGL 102 Module 3 Essay Assessing Essay "Sonny’s Blues" "Sonny’s Blues" is a heartfelt story written by an incredible author‚ James Baldwin‚ who has long been one of my favorite writers. This piece‚ like many of his others‚ details the plight of African Americans freeing themselves from the mental bondages of their surroundings‚ the ghetto. This story tells us about two brothers‚ their individual flight from their repressed surroundings and their eventual unification as brothers
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In the story “Sonny Blues by James Baldwin‚ displays the central conflict between two brothers who becomes estrangement due to several differences. The narrator feels obligated to look after his younger brother Sonny from the heroin incident and believes that Jazz music is a waste of his time. However‚ Sonny feels withdrawn from his older brother as he is unable to understand his feeling towards music. Sonny wants to express control of his life and use music as a way to talk about his suffering
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Suffering and Triumph Society no matter where or regarding what is filled with stereotypes. Certain areas of the world are pinned for their negativities and hinder the characters of the people who live in those areas. Harlem is an example of that. It is a cultured city with many different subcultures from that of drugs‚ to artists‚ and even fashion. Harlem isn’t all dark and dangerous‚ but it is also full of life and culture. Living in the city automatically associates a person with its negative
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each other instead of staying in their own place. As my daily life entangles itself‚ my train of thought crosses dimensions rather than just a railroad. I think David could agree with this. I read his thoughts as dense‚ repetitive‚ and scrambled. James Baldwin‚ the author of Giovanni’s Room‚ portrays the glimpse of events that we see from David’s life in an meta-physical manner. The settings of each scene do not leave an impact on me like they should when I close my book for the night. Instead‚ I hold
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“Sonny’s Blues‚” a short story written by James Baldwin‚ highlights both the peace and the trials of life in Harlem during the 1950s. Sonny‚ the narrator’s brother‚ is a young musician who struggles with a heroin addiction‚ turning the narrator’s life upside down. Sonny has a “love” for both music and heroin‚ both of which help him mentally escape the harsh society he faces in the poverty-stricken and dangerous Harlem. Sonny’s passion for the freedom that both heroin and music causes him to feel
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James Baldwin’s short story "Sonny’s Blues‚" is about more than just a man and his brother‚ Sonny. This story is about a man and his struggle overcoming the death of his daughter‚ the drug addiction of his brother‚ and the hardship he has to go through being black in Harlem. The story is about the necessity of family‚ the differences between art and practicality‚ the power of music to heal‚ and the importance of listening. Baldwin successfully discusses the wide range of issues through the use of
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