Everybody's Definition Of Being American

Everybody’s definition for being American is different. I think that our generation defines if you are American if you have pride towards our country and to stand up for what you believe in, and to be respectful to the people around you and the people who fought for you to be here.
Being American also means you spend time with your family and spend time with people and not just ignore everyone and do nothing.
For example my family and I have a lake house down at the lake of the ozarks and we usually have a lot of family and friends over. We go to the lake every weekend during the summer and it is definitely one of our favorite things to do. On the fourth of July we all get in our boat and go to the middle of the lake to watch fireworks and have fun with everybody that's there. We love to meet new people down there and hang out, have a barbeque, go get ice cream and more!

On September 11th, 2001 something very big happened that changed America.

An islamic extremist group named al-Qaeda hijacked four planes and attempted suicide attacks against places in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C. and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. If you make inappropriate jokes about this you will definitely be called un american and probably get asked if you are even human. This made up a HUGE part of America and it is something nobody will forget. It is also extremely frowned upon if you are disrespectful towards firefighters, policemen, and medics that fought for us during this

time.
Something else that really represents America is social media. Nobody really knows why but for some reason Americans do this thing where they take pictures of whatever they are eating or drinking and post it on the internet. Social media ranges from what President Trump said in a meeting, playing with satisfying slime, and what is happening with Logan Paul’s career after he posted a video on youtube of him and his friends going into a suicide forest in Japan as a joke. Not expecting to see anything they quickly noticed that there was a guy that had committed suicide. Logan Paul videotaped the dead body without anything blur over the face and had the nerve to make jokes and laugh at the guy who didn’t find a reason to live.
Even though Americans can be cruel at some points but I have never in my life met anyone that has been so disrespectful to the point to make fun of someone who has died. Something Americans are very big in is also standing for the pledge and not kneeling, or sitting. Have common sense and be respectful to your country. There are several viral videos on the internet about people getting in fights because they didn't take their hat off during the pledge or didn’t stand up. A few years ago there were some football players that did not stand and that then started a trend for people thinking it is cool to be disrespectful.
As many things are wrong with society there are definitely a bunch of good things as well. I think everybody that lives in America is proud to live here and some point in their life were thankful that they weren't raised as a slave or anything else. I know I am glad to have freedom and be who I am today.