What Is an American?
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What is an American?
What does it mean to be "American?" What makes it
"American?" And how does it make us "American?" American
stands for the beliefs, the music, as well as the people
that come from this great nation.
The beliefs of this great nation speak every language.
These beliefs stretch from the furthest reaches of Africa
to the city life of New York. These beliefs are pride,
freedom, and equality. American means to be proud. It
means to stand up for what you believe in and to fight for
it wholeheartedly. American also means to have freedom,
freedoms to do what you wish, to practice your own
religious ceremonies, customs, and beliefs. With these
freedoms comes a responsibility, a responsibility to be
accountable for your actions. Equality is the basis of
American society. Before equality for all, there was
slavery. With this slavery came accounts of cruelty and
disillusioned violence. Without help from first hand
accounts of slaves such as Frederick Douglass and Olaudah
Equiano, we would have never emerged from this dark era in
American history.
American music is the envy of nations around the
world. From Led Zeppelin to Snoop Doggy Dog, American music
continues to diversify and grow. American bands develop
large masses of followers in nations of all different
ethnic
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