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Feb 27, 2018 · From "The Way North Project" in 2014. "Becoming American means following the rules. It means respecting your neighbors, in your own neighborhood." —Francine Sharp, 73, retired teacher in Kansas (born in Kansas) "If you work hard, you get good things in life." —José, college student/roofer; immigrant without legal status in Tulsa, Oklahoma ...
Aug 5, 2020 · Share. Today, women lead voter turnout in the United States. They have voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1989 — and in midterm elections too. Women have had the ...
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What it means to be American and what it means to be an immigrant in America is different for a lot of different people. There are two strains running through America right now, one is what it means to be America, it's about an idea. The idea of equality of opportunity or equality general, this is a country that welcomes people.
Mar 27, 2024 · Adam is a journalist, critic, and the reigning, defending, undisputed Universal Champion of Know Your Meme. He has written for several music blogs and has sincerely argued on numerous occasions that vaporwave is the most important music genre of the 21st century.
- Adam Downer
- Loyalty to God and Country Integral
- Change, Diversity Define America
- Unity Behind Purpose, Values Key
- Cherish People of All Types
- Assimilation Essential to Being An American
- Obama, Washington Divide USA
- Nation Not Living Up to Jefferson’s Words
- Promote Democracy For Everyone
- American Synonymous with Freedom
You closed your article with “Maybe the challenge of being an American today is mustering up the courage to build upon our nation’s success by contributing our unique sets of talents and traditions even when there are those who would prefer we were not there in the first place.” The success to which you referred was initially achieved through the e...
First of all, I was born in America; I was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador, and as far as I know, Ecuador is part of the American continent. I’d like to think that I’m defined by my experiences and not by a flag or a geographic location. Almost half of my existence, and the most crucial part of my upbringing, was spent in Ecuador; my family, my f...
In an effort to make this short and sweet, I know that a thoughtful person will be able to shoot holes in these statements. These are intended to be what may seem like somewhat shallow, but there are truths deep within them. To be an American means: 1. That the American motto “E pluribus unum” must be maintained. When we are no longer one people st...
My family moved to Hibbing, Minn., during my junior high school years. This was an iron mining town filled with immigrants from all over Europe. When a boy at school asked me, “What are you?” I said that I didn’t understand. He replied, “Are you Swede, Italian, Polish, what?” I hesitantly said, “I guess I’m French and Irish." “OK,” he said, and we ...
Being “American” today means much as it has always meant: the ability to assimilate. The USA is comprised of immigrants. Earlier they came from China, Ireland, Poland, Italy and other parts of the world. Each group was met with suspicion, which led to prejudice. Unlike blacks, these immigrants came because of the opportunity they saw in this countr...
Mr. Plazas, thank you for your thoughtful column. I enjoy reading stories like yours, and I tweeted your story because I think that others who do not appreciate or forget that there are a lot of people here in this country who truly do not appreciate it for what it is or how far we have come. You must have a wonderful mother. I do admit I resent so...
“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Can we continue to reconcile, within the context of the realities posed 240 years later, the concept of “what it means to be an American” to the spirit and intent of the original document, which heralded the birth of a new nation? The signers of the Declaration of Independence attested to the following ...
My grandfather was the son of German immigrants. One day Gramps and Great-grandpa were walking in their small Nebraska town during World War I. They were speaking German when they noticed people looking warily at them. Great-grandpa said, “Now we speak only English.” Later my grandfather, a first-generation German-American, was a doughboy in the sa...
One way I would like to answer your question is to quote a good friend and subcontractor of mine. His name is Robert. Robert was an illegal immigrant to California. After a failed marriage and losing it all, he came to Tennessee to start over. He had become a citizen and married a young lady from Mexico, where he was from. He started working in the...
- David Plazas
Sep 20, 2017 · Today’s American culture for the Black person, while not the same as the cruel days of slavery or the terrorizing days of Jim Crow, still contains the element of danger, oppression, and injustice. It also includes an openness to embrace, love, and treat Black people equally. This can appear confusing, as there has been both real and apparent ...
EBERHARD IM BART (Eberhard with the Beard), the first duke of Würtemberg, born Dec. 11, 1445, died Feb. 14, 1496. His father, Count Louis the Elder, dying while he was young, his education was neglected. Before he was 14 he wrested the government from his uncle Ulric, who had been appointed regent.
