America’s gift to our generation? If you ask anyone in America this question, they must ponder about for a long time. Why? Because this question has a different meaning to each one of us. America’s gift may be freedom, or it may mean safety. Although, each of us may have a different answer to this question, we all owe our thanks to the same people and place: America and its veterans. Without our veterans, we would never have such as great place to live and survive in. Without America, we wouldn’t
As of 2017, veterans have given our generation immense gifts, even in it meant combat. With all of their perseverance and determination, our country is effortlessly one of the greatest. America has given my generation and I gifts of freedom and being able to have opportunities. As an American in my generation, one of our most tremendous gifts is freedom. In America, we have the freedom of speech. With this freedom, I have the right to say anything and everything I want, when I want, and even protest
There is a bunch of things that America has gave to my generation,but the one that stands out is freedom. Freedom is what America gave to me, it is a major thing to have freedom cause you look at these 3rd world countries and some of them have very little right’s but most of them do not rights at all so that's why i think is a gift for my generation . ‘‘one flag, one land, one hand, one nation evermore’’! -Oliver Wendell Holmes. The reason i chose this quote is because, it represents America's independents
America has given my generation a countless number of gifts. Many of which I am glad to have such as freedom and opportunity, but these gifts do not come easy. Freedom was fought for by many soldiers who dedicated their lives and time to our great country, not knowing if they will come back to their family fearful that if they pass away in battle their whole family could be traumatized, but they proceed any way to fight for their country. When you think of America these two gifts are probably what
When I think of America, I imagine of a masterpiece. When America was first discovered by Christopher Columbus, it was a blank canvas with native American details on the rim. These details represent how the Native Americans have affected America. Since then, every triumph, failure, rise, and fall that America has had, another part was added. And though this painting was once a blank canvas, it is now a wonderful painting with landmarks from near and wide, full of every color, and includes everything
concept that “black was bad” and that only few good ones was what defined African Americans in America. Throughout the 20th century blacks continued to fight for equal rights, Du Bois states that “The power of the ballot we need in sheer self defense, -else what shall save us from a second slavery?” Du Bois makes this point elaborating that an education is what could give blacks that step up, yet again opportunities that come after the education is still limited. Du Bois positions Booker T. Washington,
America has progressed in many ways over the past years and is still progressing today. America has progressed in its gifts, and have been extremely vital in order to keep our country in place. Though there are many gifts, some important ones include voting rights, public opinions, and the right to bear arms. Voting rights are a very important gift to America because without them our country would be chaotic. Voting allows us to express our opinions to decide or go against a candidate of some sort
“America’s Gift to My Generation” America's gift to my generation?There are just a few things that makes America a gift to my generation.As Cory Booker once said,” I respect and value the ideals of rugged individualism and self-reliance. But rugged individualism didn't defeat the British, it didn't get us to the moon, build our nation's highways, or map the human genome. We did that together. This is the high call of patriotism”.I myself do think my generation has a gift from America. America gave a
nation’s future. I believe that since the military do so much to protect our rights we should take the opportunity and use them. For example North Korea has a communist government, they are restricted from doing most things without permission. In America we have, Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, etc. And most of the time we take it for granted. One gift America has given us is an opportunity, with our government we have more freedom than any country. We can leave and return as we please, we
America’s Gift to My Generation Dear Teachers, Parents, kids, and Veterans. I strongly believe that everything unique about America will leave a very special gift in everyone’s heart’s. Just like The gifts of Freedom, Pride and Justice, the ones you can never leave behind. It’s extremely significant to note that America has been so offering to us. Not only it has given us many chances, gifts and offers but the thought of making our lives seem so valuable. as khalil Gibran once mentioned