Personal Characteristics Of An American

Being an American is not only being born here but it's also what characteristics you have to be an American. Being in America doesn't consider you to be an American it's the way you at towards other people and the lifestyle you are living and also the way you use the privileges that are given to you. The Unites States has past through so much for somebody to do disobey the law or make america look even worse. My way to define an American is with respect and proudness for the country.
When living in the Unites States you interact with so many people from different races and countries. Showing respect to those people and the rough situations they've been through shows a lot of being an American. Racism is so common these days that

people will treat you with disrespect regarding your skin color or your language. An American will stand up for these people showing that color,gender or race has no borders in the United States. This truly defines an american as the way they are towards people and how they are proud that they came through the same struggles to be here in America.
The lifestyle you live in America is the way how you are as a person.For example, whether you live in poverty or wealthiness defines how much you've been struggling to get there. If you live wealthy it shoes accomplishments and how much you've worked to get to that position. If you live in poverty either you've come from a different country and are looking to settle a life or you've lived here and threw it all away without education or knowledge. These struggles show how much you want to be living in the United States and how you want to succeed.
Having a privilege means to do something somebody else can't or it can be a reward. The reason the United States gives this to us because in other countries they don't have the same rights as us. In other countries there is still a lot of violence and independence. We are lucky to live in America because we could have it worse in another country. Being privileged should not be taken advantage of it. Many should respect these privileges that are given to us because also many disobey it.
Now in conclusion, being an American isn't just being born here it's the way you choose how to live here. Many people don't know what it means to be an American that's why there is so many tragedies here in America.Now my way of defining an American is a hard worker and respectful human being to a person. I am proud to be an American because not only was i born here but i also showed many traits that resemble to be an American.