This is what it means to be an American.
Summary
An American is only truly the embodiment of America if they are exemplary, like George Washington. America is often said to be the embodiment of freedom, but behind the blinds, there is much more which occurs. All Americans strive to live the American Dream, which is even more than what MLK Jr. described.
To be an American is to fight for humanity and your beliefs no matter the adversary or adversity. An exemplary American knows that America isn’t what it says it is. The American Dream is a perfect dream, a utopia.
An exemplary American is flawless, they are quite simply perfect. Every person adores that person and many agree with them. They have been few ‘exemplary’ Americans, George Washington is more than likely the closest to exemplary.
America is advertised differently than it is said to be. America is corrupt, superfluous, and hateful. Yet we are commonly associated with freedom. America is grandiose, but like every tangible thing, flawed.
The American dream is what we all wish for. To live well, die in peace. Martin Luther King Jr. described it so simply. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia sons of former slaves and slave-owners will be able to sit down at the table of brotherhood.
This is what it means to be an American.
New Tech High at Coppell Critical Literacies 2017-2018
This is the freshman level blended class of English I taught by Mrs. Bence and Digital Media taught by Mrs. Kat Saucier. We hope you enjoy our learners' multi-modal compositions responding to the various invitations to create.
