Being An American In Ron Tranmer's Because Of The Brave

“Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed Let it be that great strong land of love ” American is where most people come to pursue dreams they have. In most countries freedom isn’t expressed amongst citizen. This is why America can be known as the land of opportunity. An American is someone who would take a beating to show loyalty to his country, who comes in steerage for opportunity , and who has confidence in this country although it treats them poorly.

The dream of becoming an American has been sought out by people from all regions around the world for over 200 years. Its enticing promise of freedom and equality to all citizens has contrived the American dream, which inspires images of homes, well-fed children, employment, and the pursuit of happiness. Unfortunately, these aspirations are not always realized, because citizens do not live accordingly to obtain these promises. To be able to enjoy these things for themselves and extend this dream to the lives of others, they must see past being merely a citizen and strive to become a true American. I feel that three standards capable of defining a true American are: genuine patriotism, belief in equality, and the satisfaction of self-improvement.

The United States of America is thought to be the “land of the free and the home of the brave” yet nothing here is given. There are no easy ways to be an American. Everyone in our country either had to fight to get here, and stay here or had to fight for something they wanted or believed in.Yes, America does have more opportunities and rights than other countries but they aren’t accessible to everybody. Being an American is having determination, independence and courage to fight for something you want and/or need.

As Philip Randolph said, “Freedom is never given, it is won.” Philip was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement and the American labor movement. We have historically had to learn from our mistakes, such as the Spanish-American War. In the Spanish-American War we were trying to protect people, so we thought, so they fought against us and they fought back. We deserved to right to do what we want after what happened here, we proved ourselves. To me, freedom is learning from you mistakes.

In my opinion, being an American means so much more than just living in the United States. Being an American means that you are free, able to create opportunities, able to vote for what you believe in, able to bring about change to benefit your community, etcetera. Being an American gives you the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but it also creates opportunities for injustices. While this country is not perfect, I believe that being an American is a privilege that many other people are not able to enjoy. Often times people take this for granted and unfortunately, this causes disrespect to others and to our nation. Above all, I believe that being an American is about respect.

In the Article “The American Narrative: Is There One & What is it?” Finsterbusch (2016, p. 5) looks at the two value systems of serving the public good and that of individual freedom in American history competing to define who we are. The serving the public good imagines America as a community that places the good of the whole first. Next, the individual freedom in American history envisions the country as a gathering of individuals who prize individual freedom and value more than anything else each person’s ability to determine his own fate.

When I think of Freedom, I picture America. America is one of the few countries on Earth that is considered to be free. Freedom is such an important part of America, it is in our national anthem,: “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” The United States of America is a country that was founded on freedom. Brave men and women sailed across the Atlantic to escape persecutions in England in search of new land where they could be free. Later, this same breed of determined individuals fought against the most powerful army in the world, at the time, and won their independence. Those people laid the foundation of America’s freedom and paid for it with their lives.

Truly to utter the words, “I am American”, says something special. It brings out the thoughts of American exceptionalism, the call of justice. It reminds one of the historical events that our ancestors fought so deeply to establish a nation with the freedom that every man is born with. This is precisely what the American is characterized by, the willingness to stand up and fight for one’s rights. An American is one who stands for the good of his country and understands his rights. To be an American means to accept one’s job as part of the country because the ultimate goal is to preserve the ideals of the nation. It goes without question that without the efforts the people, a country can not establish itself as one of the best in the world. It brings

Defining America is a task that dauntingly looms over many. How do you sum up a country with America’s prestige? More importantly, how do you describe your role in such a country? Being an American means supporting freedom and equality, standing up for what is right while admitting fault, and knowing that home is what you make yourself.

Asa Philip Randolph once said, “Freedom is never given; it is won.” People always argue about how freedom is never given, but has to be demanded. Freedom has never been given on a silver platter, but rather a goal and proud achievement we had to struggle for. If freedom is not demanded, then we may be looked over and not get the freedom we deserve, and demanding freedom give people a purpose to fight for a greater cause to achieve great things.

This quote from Ronald Reagan “Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction. We did not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for protected and handed on for them to do the same.” Shows that america gave us freedom and now we just have to fight to maintain that freedom. We have recently been learning in history about how things used to be before we had all the freedom we do now and it just makes me realize how lucky we are today to have the freedom we have today and how appreciative of the people who fight for my country.

With the start of what would be the Revolutionary War, Americans believed that having freedom was essential. They were willing to do anything to ensure that they and their posterity would have all of the freedoms in existence today. Tom Paine asserts, “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace.” This courageous and thoughtful statement was the mindset of the leaders during that time. That is how ordinary people were able to establish such thought out goals and advanced laws that would last for as long as they have in that budding country.

America is one of the most diverse countries in the world in that it has a manifold of nationalities, races, languages, religions, and cultures. While there are plenty of differences between all of the American citizens, there are some aspects that unite us all such as liberty, equality, and opportunity. Thus, an American uses his liberties that are given, is accepting and fair towards others, and utilizes the various opportunities offered. An American must commit himself to these ideals since these are the very ideals that America was founded on.

Whether it was it’s own freedom from the British or others from oppression. We have always stood up against the bad, from fascists, communists or terrorists. Not only so we feel safe, but for ours and others freedom. That is far from narcissistic, so if you hate narcissism this is the value for you. That’s the reason freedom is the most important value in America. Out of the people we interviewed eighty percent were happy with their freedoms, and the other twenty percent were content. The beautiful part of America is that we can use democracy to increase those freedoms, like legalizing gay marriage. In America we have the perfect amount of freedom, enough where we can do what we want, but not put others in danger. If we don’t consider freedom as one of the most important values we will slowly lose it, like patriotism. Take North Korea for example, no one can speak ill of the government and they are under communistic rule. People starve every day and they don’t get to vote or say anything to stop it. They have forced patriotism on them, it’s the opposite of what is going on over here. The government there is more worried about itself than its

people have died making the U.S. a free nation. Those people have succeeded because we Americans have the right to do just about anything we want to do. We can believe in anything we want to, we also have a freedom of speech.