I Am Not An American Summary

“What is an American?” This speech, given by Harold Ickes in May of 1941, banded its audience together in a fight for World War II. The speech can be classified as many different things; some might say that it is persuasive, others motivational. Whatever title one might choose to brand it with, one thing is irrefutable; the speech itself does its duty by capturing the attention of its audience through language and technique.

An American can be defined by a variety of things. A natural born citizen is just as American as an immigrant searching for a new life, just like in “America and I” by Aniza Yezierska. An American can be a rich businessman or it could be a dedicated soldier like in “Veteran’s Day: Never Forget Their Duty” by John McCain. An individual’s definition of being an American is shaped by their life experiences. A person’s view on being an American is different because of experiences, such as being a veteran, being an immigrant, or living in poverty, all of which affect one’s perspective.

What means to be an American? About everywhere in the societies and the people in it have diverse opinions to be an American especially when they are from different country. Being an American means to have a willing to accept others from different culture, freedom to do anything, and to have opportunities in terms of relaxed atmosphere.

An American is someone who doesn't rely on others for their individual happiness. Someone with the freedom to independently make decisions towards becoming a better person without conforming to society's standards/sentiments. Americans have equal rights no matter where they come from. “Of every hue and caste I am, of every rank and religion... I resist anything better than my own diversity,” (Whitman) Walt Whitman is saying that no matter the color of your skin, your rank/wealth in society, or your religion, you are just as equal as everybody else. We are all so different and diverse yet so equal. Although we are equal, we cannot rely on one another for our own happiness. “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in

his words. Possibly the greatest orator of his time, his speeches such as "Give Me Liberty

Throughout the life span of the United States, from its infancy after the Revolution to the present, people have asked, “What is an American?” This question goes far beyond asking who is a citizen or who resides in this land. No, it asks what the identity of an American is? Through popular, art, film, and literature, the American image is defined as being based on embracing our individual identities.

He worked his hardest even his voice is heard after his death where many of his speeches, arguments, books,and etc are used

We base our morals off of society. If society says something is a sin, the majority of us agree that it is a sin. So naturally, when Equality 7-2521 is told that writing for just himself is a sin, he believed it was. Had he been told differently, he would have thought differently. Throughout the story, he continued to believe that writing for just himself was a sin.

His journal was about himself and everyone else, especially about his crew and what happens during those months. He wrote his book in first person, but he never braggart no he was very humble. “ They were good people, in other words, Christians they all got along with each other out when they were unhealthy and when it comes to surviving.”(Willam) What he meant that they were religious and they brought women and children to their colonies, not just men.

Martin Luther King Jr. uses several rhetorical strategies in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, though in particular, he uses allusions to convey his ideas. King makes numerous allusions to historical figures, times, and documents. Some major allusions include the Bible, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and even Aristotle.

Prayer before he was hung. Nothing of his letters had made and impact until after he was

The PBS presentation of “Do You Speak American”, hosted by Robert MacNeil, seeks to explore the rich diversity of the blending of cultures in the United States (US) through a study of dialects. Even with their multi-segment series, the producers were only able to briefly discuss a small portion of the vast experience which is our country.

A great example of the idea that people in America are very different from each other is when Anna Quindlen puts a quote from a historian that states, “Of all the nations in the world, the

The article, “We Are All Americans” by Vicente Verdu was about his view of America. He states that in a few years it will be hard to separate what is American and what is not. America’s influence on the world might not be bad but it does hurt the individualism of other countries. He described a school shooting in Germany that was a repeat of what happened in Colorado. He assumes that the model of American life is a “fractal” (Verdu 23). of the many everyday aspects that exist and gets repeated. Verdu concludes that everyone in the world will start to dream the same and will want to have the same destinies.

The reason made him to compose this is on account of he lived in a popularity based administration, where individuals have flexibility of religion, discourse, and so