Americ Land Of The Free, And Home

America is commonly characterized as the greatest country in the world, the glorious “land of the free and the home of the brave”, “indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”. This idealization of the American identity conveniently focuses on what people want to hear and blurs out most everything else. In reality, Americans do not live up to the dreamscape created by our views, and we never really have. America is no longer characterized by its freedom and democracy, nearly every first world country can afford that luxury. Nor are we set apart by the great opportunities given to our people, for those are far from universal. We aren’t equal, we aren’t unified, we aren’t kinder or smarter or richer than any other country across the board. It’s easy to find the shortcomings of American culture, all the things we aren’t, but the things we are have proven to be more elusive. First, let’s examine the nots.

America still to this day holds on to the idea of the “American Dream”. This is rather surprising in today’s society and the ups and downs that the nation is facing. The dream in the past was more about freedom and equality. Moving through the decades, this dream has morphed into something quite different. Instead of what America means for all of its inhabitants, the nation has become more individualized. Society has moved to interpret the dream of what America can do for the one. Instead of the unified nation, America has been known for in the past, a shift has started creating an inconsistency in who can realize the dream. The myth of the “American Dream” has been hugely affected by increased materialism, the gap in economic status, and the fantasy of “rags to riches” idea.

American beliefs and opinions give a great understanding of what an American values. The want and need for freedom is described in many different ways based on origin or social beliefs. The main backbone of America today is freedom. Through the building of an American empire everyone can’t come to an understanding of what it is to be equally free. By comparing and contrasting the perspectives of Patrick Henry’s speech to the “Virginia Convention,” to take up arms and fight for our freedom. Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” who feels it’s time to end slavery. It is clear that the struggles of the American story are still prevalent and America has not yet found a way for freedom for all.

From this paper, the reader will learn a lot about America, and the things that are often glossed over when trying to present the country a patriotic and free. It is important to take steps like these towards gaining a broader picture of our nation and perhaps also the human mind. Doing these things almost always have positive effects on people and their worldviews.

They call America “The land of the Free,” yet its own people experience obstructions to their freedom. Politicians receive the people’s votes and the people’s money, and then they rob these people of their rights. This election is the American citizen’s opportunity to fight. It is his opportunity to fight for himself and his fellow citizens, to fight for justice, to fight for equality, to fight for deliverance from poverty. Now is the time for the American to demand protection from guns and to require that government support the family in poverty. The American politicians must learn to open their arms to those in need. Many politicians have joined the race for president, but they must have the qualifications and the creativity

America is often referred as the “the land of the free.” It’s a nation of diversity because of the open-door policy that has been implanted. The open-door policy accepts any foreigner that is pursuing the American Dream. Every year, thousands of immigrants, illegal and legal, come to the United States. Many immigrants have different reasons why they feel the need to leave their country behind and start a new life elsewhere. Those reasons may be: fleeing from a war, bettering their perspectives, living in a better environment, or simply deciding that you like the concept of the American Dream. For instance, in the 1990’s my father, grandfather and uncles decided enough was enough as thousands of other Shia’s did. Saddam Hussein started bombing Shia villages, particularly Najaf and Karbala. It was horrific. Men, women, children, and elderly people were killed. Not by the hundreds but by the thousands. My family decided to uprise with the other families against Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein didn’t not take kindly to the up rise. They had no other choice but to flee. But not everyone was as lucky as they were. Many people believe that America is the best place to start over because they are guaranteed more freedom, benefits, and protection, just as did my parents.

In this source analysis, the ideas of patriotism as a reflection will be analyzed via film and quote. Patriotism by definition is an emotional attachment to a nation which an individual recognizes as their homeland. This feeling of patriotism can lead members of the nation to fight for the rights of their nation, and that these citizens will do anything they can to achieve their desired goal. This idea of patriotism is displayed throughout Roland Emmerich’s movie, “The Patriot” and a quote from Barack Obama on what rights and freedoms are to every US citizen.

As the nation affiliated with the phrase “the land of opportunity,” America is considered a place that presents countless possibilities for people to obtain a lucrative career, to succeed in their economics, and to meet their social objectives (“Equal Opportunity,” 2013). Just as President Obama put it in his second Inaugural Address - in which he stated that, “[America] is true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else because she is free, and because she is equal,” – Americans perpetually exert themselves to reaffirm their commitment to equality of opportunity as well as the power of self-determination (“Equal Opportunity,” 2013). With regard to basic rights, America commends itself for its exhaustive list of liberties within its constitution, which proclaims that Americans ought to always be free from oppressive restriction by authority in terms of how they wish to live their life, how they want to behave, and how they choose to politically view the world (“Liberty,” 2013). More importantly, the constitution articulates that it is fundamental human right that everyone has equal access to high quality education, and that parents have the freedom to direct the upbringing of their children (“Equality in Education,” 2015). However, despite the fact that these are truly admirable targets, the gap between what the American constitution endorses and the reality of citizens could hardly be wider, as it has been proven time and time again that America actually has far less equality of opportunity than any other advanced industrial country (“Equal

A Key problem highlighted is the tendency by development agencies to see developing-country situations in terms of what they believe ‘ought to be’ rather that what they ‘actually are.’ (Hendrickson) We as a people have this idea, an idea that we need to fix people. Looking at our country we see how well we have worked. The people trust and understand that the government and military are there both to help and protect the people who live in the United States (US). Countries that have experienced a dictator ship or are in a power vacuum do not understand this trust. They need help. However, the question of ‘how’ will arise. How can the people trust the government? How can we make this change last? How can we take people from an oppressive society to one of security? Taking a look at the past, we can figure out what will work and what has failed. To reform the security sector we have to look inside and then work our way out in order to establish lasting peace. Both Liberia and Macedonia have displayed the problems and benefits that arise when trying to reform the Security Sector politically and in a post-war society.

Throughout the course of a mere few decades, the makeup of the U.S. and its citizens has immensely evolved. Along with colossal diversity, ergo “The Melting Pot,” abolishment of limited lifestyle choices occurred in the twenty-first century, sanctioning infinite opportunities to citizens of any racial/cultural background. A myriad of options pertaining to religion, education, housing, and employment are now available in America. Despite the unfathomable span of possibilities, each American strives to live one Dream. It’s the same Dream that was sought-after many generations ago. I believe The American Dream comprises three chief factors— “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”—and though the Dream prevails, America’s ever-fluctuating

America is generally a country of immigrants. America is the land of the free, and full of opportunity for every American and others who came from different countries. In Florida, the first arrivals were European, beginning with Spanish explorer ponce de Leon who explored the land in 1513, following French and Spanish settlement during the 16th century. Many Asian Indians struggle as Indian immigrant in America. India is an area with second largest population in the world with 1.2 billion people. Indians arrived in the 19th century in America. The congressional act of 1947 granted them citizenship. There are many Indians who hold many important occupations such as; students, teachers, writers, musicians, scientists, doctors, professors, welders, and so on. Everything was fine in India until the end of 19th century, when British arrived. Many people became poor, and they had no choice but to come to the United States (the land of the free and the land of opportunity). The United States remained strong to immigrants. Many Asians and Italians came for work, Russians came to escape persecution, and Jews came for religious freedom. In this paper, I am going to talk about Indians. What are the goals of Indians here in United States? Why is it that Indians in America are among the most successful people there while India still lags behind in nearly all developmental Indies? Geoffrey Widdison said, “The poverty, social, and governmental problems are the main reasons of unsuccessful

The gift of 4.4%, something billions around the world will never receive. America is a place best idealized for its core values of freedom and equality. This has not always been the case, and some argue that it still is not and never will be. Throughout America’s short history a majority of it was dominated by white males. Today we see an obvious and thankful change. The outdated idea of everyone staying to themselves and preserving their own ideals and traditions is something that I am not forced to do. I think back to my brother’s years in school and remember how they used to sit at the lunch tables organized by race. A majority of his friends were white and he never dated any who wasn’t white. I reflect on this knowing that I am the

Throughout the years, The United States has been known as the land of the free and home of the brave. American citizens express their emotions by petitioning in something they do or do not believe in. Americans publish pictures, stories, articles to inform the public. Americans practice religious beliefs to show faith and hope to one another. Without any of these elements presented, the United States would not be free. Unfortunately, terrorist attacks like 9/11 petrified our government’s safety towards our citizens. Today in society, citizens question themselves if individual rights are more important than national security.

The land of the free and the home of the brave. The United States of America was founded July 4, 1776, the founding fathers had many dreams and visions for America. Some of these visions were freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, and life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But through all of these dreams and visions the people were not all united to follow the visions of one person, everyone had their own visions that they thought America should look like and were not willing to give those up to follow some else’s vision. Because of this wide disagreement the civil war broke out as a result. At the end of the war everyone still had their own opinions. The difference of viewpoints continues to this day and there’s

The recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have caused confusion on the topic of patriotism. The best way to start understanding patriotism is to simply define it. Patriotism is a person’s level of loyalty toward their country. Displays of true patriotism are prominent in times of despair, such as wars and terrorist attacks. However, many people have discrepancies on what displays of patriotism really are. Some people believe that showing patriotism can be accomplished by waving the flag and singing the national anthem. Others believe that a person must be much more involved in a cause to show patriotism. It is true that waving a flag doesn’t accomplish much. Although this action displays good intentions, it