An American By Thomas Friedman Analysis

In Edward L. Hudgins article, What is an American?, Hudgins defines an American in ways I had not thought of before. Hudgins stated all these ideas about Americans being driven to do their best and meeting challenges head-on. I would like to think that being an American means everything Hudgins stated, however I think Hudgins is giving the optimistic answer of what being an American means. What Hudgins explains as being an American is what I believe most Americans were like when the country was first founded. The idea of taking risks and working until the risks paid off is one that most Americans do not believe because the possibility of actually achieve one’s dream is extremely less likely today than it was when the country was first established.

Civil rights groups are not a new thing in the United States, but after the disputed case of Trayvon Martin who was killed by George Zimmerman, the movement has been growing tumultuously. After Martin’s death, hundreds of high school teens began protesting, demanding both Zimmerman and chief police be fired. With the help of social media, Umi Selah and other activists were able to organize a forty-mile march from Daytona Beach to the headquarters of Sanford Police Department (the department that dealt with Martin and Zimmerman’s case.) The march lasted four days and ended in a five-hour blockade of the Sanford Police Department’s door. This organized protest was just the beginning of what quickly became the Black Lives Matter movement (McClain 2016).

We do not see blacks and whites being separated as much anymore. We have all become one diverse society. Even though there are still racism and problems still occurring over the country between the blacks and whites, there has not been a such a bloody event since the Chicago Race Riots 1919. The race riots have left not only a negative, but also a positive impact on our society today. People look back at the harm done back in 1919 and the unnecessary deaths that occurred just over one case. We all can learn from our mistakes of the past history, which helps our society as a whole. Because of these horrific events, America has learned that tragedy has an effect on everyone has a whole. None of what happened to these atrocious killings is good, but a lesson was learned. A lesson that was not only learned by Americans, but all over the world. Everyone learned from yet another one of America’s mistakes. Yes, America has taught people what not to do, situations like these also show people that anyone can rise above. America now compared to America during these terrifying times is astounding, and very

The shooting in Ferguson sparked a riot around the world. The black people are tired of the police brutality, colorblind mythologies, and the calls for nonviolence, mass incarceration, and trigger happy cops and crying black mothers. Like Malcolm X says “By any means necessary” Black people are demanding to be heard.

History is forever being made, and although names are added to history the scenarios stay the same. A very prevalent issue in America at the moment is the #BlackLivesMatter movement. This movement was started in 2012 after the murder of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was later acquitted for the murder, a decision that is becoming all too common for law enforcement who have injured or killed black men (Black Lives Matter). Although the issues that are faced today are slightly different, they are faced because of the same core problem. Throughout the course of history African Americans had to fight for the end of slavery, the ending of segregation in the south, the right to vote, and now they are fighting to end mass incarceration and the wrongful murder of African Americans by the police department.

America has always been a place of violence, and violent people. You can never tell when an attack on you or the place you work might occur. September 11,

“Americans not only engage in violence, they are entertained by it.” We grow up in America claiming ourselves to be the most efficient in every aspect of life, rather it being more suitable with opportunities, virtuous and evenly established rights. Out of 195 other countries worldwide we look at ourselves and see no flaws. However when mentioning the countless accomplishments America has conquered, we fail to mention the downfalls. The rise of conflicts, constraints between one another, and most important the violence that erupts day-in-and-day-out between our politics and people. Character is something we lack not as individuals, but as a nation. One crystal clear way to define the U.S. is judgemental. Starting with someone's sexuality in America

Being minorities, African American men, women, and children have frequently encountered injustices in the United States. There’s many people that blame society, many people that blame the white men, and many other people that blame the African Americans themselves. Although in the Million Man March, black Americans from every part of the nation came together, not to blame anyone for those injustices, but to strive for a better tomorrow.

From reading the article, “Up with Extremism” written by Thomas Friedman, it is noticeable from the beginning that he has an unsupportive tone towards the actions made within Trump’s campaigning for presidency. “His candidacy is built on Twitter bursts and insults that touch hot buttons, momentarily salve anxieties and put a fist through the face of political correctness, but without any credible programs for implementation,” Friedman says this at the start of his opinion editorial to make his point come across of how he disagrees with Trump’s choices while using bitterness for the tone alongside showing his nonexistent support. Bitter harshness continues when he mentions this excerpt, “after more extreme weather, after machines replace more

Also we have naacp also They a big role in our community.. We have the will to do it. We need to stick together as one. We must stick together as on. We set examples for our kid kids. Also we can do away with the racism as soon as they see us they want to join. Only thing we have to do is push the movement. Also I love the Black Lives Matter movement because we can stop the police brutally to African American men. Also it something we stand up for. I’m tired of seeing someone brother, cousin, or dad in jail or died. It must start. We can’t wait any longer. We already put it off to long our farther are gone and brother are next. It’s a great thing to see people of all color. To stand up something in common. The world hasn't seen that a lot because we always fight each other when there a bigger picture. God gave us this world to live in harmony, and be united. If we protest negatively we will all get put in jail, and that a loop hole. Most of the time one you go to jail you will return. That why I feel like positively is better than negatively. We stand as one. As long as we stay as on we are unbreakable. There more us then them. They need us we don’t need

A bombing in a church, killing four young girls. An assasination of a beloved leader. A teen shot in his neighborhood by police. A whole demographic barred from specific establishments. All of these events, though seemingly unconnected, result from one thing: racism in America. That Birmingham church was bombed in 1963 by the Klu Klux Klan. Martin Luther KIng Jr. (a peaceful protester) was murdered because of his skin’s color. In 2014, Michael Brown was shot under questionable circumstances tied to his race. Throughout history Americans have fought for equality for black people. Today, African Americans are continuing to struggle for their freedom. The majority of Americans are not dealing with racial discrimination and instead

Friedman (2005) opens his book with the forces that flattened the world: “The global competitive playing field was being leveled. The World was being flattened.” He describes how each force has affected the developed and developing countries. The concepts Friedman provides concerning the flattening and shrinking of the world seem to be accurately reflected in many aspects of our lives. The effects of globalization, whether positive or negative, are a daily career and personal reality most of us have to face. The world feels much smaller now. The book provides significant information about events that just happened and are happening around us every day all over the world, the rapidly changing business environment, which we are all experiencing from the front row. Our lives are profoundly different than they were at the start of the millennium with such technology advantages. We are all trying to quickly absorb the changes and keep up with their resulting impact on our lives. The facts are that we are all personally witnessing profound global changes unlike anything that our forefathers could have imagined. When we wake up each morning, the world is different than it was the night before. Whether or not we are ready to accept these changes, the reality is that the world is changing and evolving right before our eyes, and these changes are likely to change all of our lives, some for the better, and some for the worse.

I was always interested in understand wf the american (capitalize proper nouns) culture. When I first came here I noticed that americans are really independent and self-reliant individuals, so for the research I chose the topic “American friendship” so I could understand better what americans think about friendship. According to the author of the book American Ways (written by Gary Althen with Janet Bennet), americans do not like to feel dependent on someone or that someone become V dependent on them. The author also said that americans have different groups of friends. Friends to go to the movie, to study, and so on.

Let's get one thing crystal clear: black people are not, nor have ever been, treated fairly in the United States. When they were forcibly removed from Africa and enslaved by white Americans, whites degraded them to property status. The degradation endured following the passage of the 13th amendment in 1865, which abolished slavery, as the Jim Crow color line divided America. Although the government had granted blacks equality from a legal standpoint, it quickly became evident that racism was so entrenched in American society that if blacks didn’t directly protest injustice, nothing would change, for “taught the same economics, history, philosophy, literature and religion which have established the present code of morals, the Negro’s mind has been brought under the control of his oppressor” (Woodson 10). Whites were unwavering, for they enjoyed the elevated social status and the plethora of accompanying benefits of whiteness, so they exploited legal, illegal, and extralegal tactics to quell black protests. Nevertheless, blacks remained resilient throughout the years, trudging forward and striving for what United States citizenship guaranteed them. Importantly, though, is the fact that words alone weren't sufficient; without collective and sustained action, nothing changed. Consequently, this traditional focus on the social constructs of whiteness and blackness, rather than on shared human condition, has perpetuated a vicious cycle of racism and bigotry that plagues our

First of all, one of the event that made America progress into a new direction and fixing the problem that lasted for about 60 years, The Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement made an impact on America on every aspect, especially socially. This movement is focused on making America a more unified country by eliminating rules that discriminate a person based on their race. Many factors made this movement possible, one of the factors is the four freedoms speech that are our ideals in the Cold War. Based on The Four Freedoms Speech “The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peace time life for its inhabitants— everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear—which, translated into world terms, means a worldwide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world” people or citizens of America were promised these Freedoms but in reality many African-Americans are not promised a few of these freedoms, more specifically the freedom from fear, because many African-Americans live in fear every single day, that they could be punish or hurt just because of their race. The