“What is an American?”
An American is one that
comes to America and lives like an American. Even if they came from another
state they are still an American. You are an American if you live like an
American. “He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient
prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has
embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds”. Americans are ones of different races. “Here
individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and
prosperity will one day cause great changes in the world”. People from all over
the world can be an American they just have they have to embrace the American
culture. You do not have to be a specific race to be an American.
An American is one that is free. We are
free because we have the freedom to vote. We can choose what goes on in our
country. For example who can choose who our president will be or what proposition
we accept and which one we don’t accept. An American is one that has rights.
Like it says in the declaration of independence we have the right to alter or
to abolish a government when it becomes destructive of these ends.
These ends are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. So we are our government or so how they make us
believe.
An American is one that loves
America and that is proud of this country. In America religion demands little
of a man. There is diversity in religion. You are not expected to be a certain
religion or to not be a certain religion. You are free to choose your religion.
Whether you are catholic, Christian, it does not matter. You may not be
accepted but you will have the right to be an American. An American is a new
person that acts upon new principles.
You are not expected much of people when you are an American.
To sum things up being an
American is being used to diversity. Americans are used to diversity because
here in America there is a lot of diversity, there is diversity in religion and
race. If you are an American then you are going to be treated equal. If you are
an American you have the right to get an education and acquire the job that you
desire. You will never be denied an education because of your ethnicity or your
preference for religion. This will not happen because if you are an American
you have rights.an American is one who is free.
