"what is an American?"

                                                          “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.