What America Means To Me Essay

What does America mean? It is a hard question to answer, and there is no wrong answer, because depending on a person’s past it can shape someone’s answer to this question. To me America means sacrifice, freedom,and success. I have thought of these answers because of my past, and my families past. Another reason for those answers is because my family is foreign and came to America, for the reasons I listed, and after learning about my family's past, I can stand firm in my answers to What America means to me.

How can America mean sacrifice? Well there are many different reasons for America meaning sacrifice. To most people it applies to the military, which might be the most appropriate answer, because the people in the military sacrifice

everything, in order to make sure the people of America remain safe and free. When the pilgrims came to America they made a sacrifice, they sacrificed the life they had in England, just to have religious freedom. My grandparents sacrificed the lives they had in Mexico, and why? They wanted to have a better life, for them, my parents, and for the future generations of our family, they sacrificed what they had accomplished in Mexico, to have a better life.

Freedom is what America is best known for, most people move to America for freedom.

Most countries do not give people full freedom, and yet we take our freedom for granted, and don’t realize how lucky we are to have freedom. When the pilgrims came to the new world, they came to have freedom, religious freedom. I know some countries don’t allow religious freedom, and if anyone goes against the established religion, they will be treated harshly. There is another type of freedom, the freedom of speech. Once again, many countries don’t have the privilege to speak freely, think about that, if they say something wrong, or have an opinion that in the eye’s of their government is wrong, then they will be punished. Freedom of speech allows to have any opinion we want, even if it’s an unpopular opinion, we can still have that opinion. Or maybe we don’t like something about the government, we can go against the government, and stand up to them, and we won’t be persecuted. Many countries punish those who speak against the government. Though at one point we did not have freedom of speech, the Sedition act of 1798, which stated that anyone who goes against the government, or have malicious writings about the government would either be fined or imprisoned. I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."-Evelyn Beatrice Hall, 1906

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This quote is stating, that yes you have your opinion, and I don’t agree with that opinion, but I will defend your right to have any opinion you want.

Success, most foreign people dream to be in America, because they know in America they have an opportunity to make it in business. Most people living in America wish to be a successful CEO of a business, these people are entrepreneurs, people who want to organize a business, and will stop at nothing in order to make it to the top. My grandparents came here to find success, or at least be able to have a place to call home, and to be able to feed their family, which to me is success. Though others see it differently, like my brother for example, his definition would be to have a lot of money, and for people everywhere to know your name, and the name of your business. My father came to America for the same reason as my grandparents, to be able to have a home, and able to have a family. My father achieved those things, and is the most successful person I know personally, he came to America to make something of himself, and he did, which is why I look up to him, when it comes to success, and would want to try and follow some of the steps he took to get to where he is today.