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Student Essay on What It Means to Be an American

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What It Means to Be an American

Summary:   A personal essay describing what it means to me to be an American. Explores American culture and government. Compares the United States to other nations.


To be an American to me means that we are free and are so fortunate to even have many of things that we actually have. We are fortunate to have a government where they look out for every one of us, and try to do what is in the best interest of our country. Being an American is awesome because we have a society that is willing to help people who are not as fortunate as some of the others. America is willing to help us and let us make our own choices, choose members of our own government that is going to protect us, and coming together with other citizens to help out others and our country.

Being an American to me is amazing because we have the right to speak freely about different topics on.....

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