I Love America Analysis

The author Dinesh D’Souza briefly explains the opportunities we have and the great conditions we live in, here in America compared to other countries. In the article “What’s So Great About America” she hyperbolizes that “the point is that the United States is a country where the ordinary guy has a good life.” Furthermore, the author protests the fact we’re not equal in comparison of other countries. Here in America, we have many items we take for granted. The poor of this country can buy anything in the store and live comparatively well. Unlike other nations don’t have the same advantages as us. The less fortunate in our country have more privileges when compared to the less fortunate of the Third World countries. The Americans, less fortunate,

El norte and “let America be America again” shows the difficult situation the immigrants pass by being in a new country, immigrants face many social, economic and ideological barriers, the struggle to learn a new language and the inequality of opportunities this contradict the hopeful vision Emma Lazarus puts forward in “the new

The quote I found that stood out to me is on page 103 where Coates said "In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body-it is heritage". The author said this when he was talking about how black people were the reason why the Civil War happened. This quote caught my attention because it is one of the quotes that can generally summarize the book in one sentence.

The central theme of the book Just Like Us, is that immigrants both, legal and illegal are both powerful and vulnerable members of American society, and that like everyone else they deal with the daily struggles of life, with the added stress of being told, who deserves to live in America. I believe the author was trying to personalize immigration, by looking at the four top girls and their struggles, as well as looking at their families, critics, and advocates, who all affect or are affected by one of the most sensitive social issues of modern America. And the perspective of the author gives the reader insight into And what happens when we don’t agree. Moreover, the author includes viewpoints other than the four girls, including those opposing

America offers so much to the people who live in the U.S., but America will always be full of criticism, violence, and people who are offended by everything. America still seems to manage to be one of the world's best nations. The first Americans planned America to be as successful as it is, but for America to be more peaceful. America is not one of the most peaceful places, but it is not the most dangerous place to live. Even political parties lie and cheat each other. A lot of the Americans are greedy, because they take advantages of what America offers to their citizens. Even though America is not perfect I am still glad to live in the U.S.

Everything our country has to be thankful for is because of you. You fight for our rights, for our freedom. You are the foundation of our country. People may forget how privileged they are. They forget you risk your life. There is not many places in the world where men and women who they have never met will fight, with their lives, to grant the rights for the people. They forget what America stands for. They forget why American is so great. They forget that not many other people in the world have that privilege to birth given rights . You protect and defend Americans' freedom and way of life. You have fought for our country, veterans and flag. You risk your time. The time you get to spend with your family, so we are able to spend it with

I came to America with a suitcase and a dream, but little did I know that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. After my family and I worked our whole lives to come to the land of opportunity we faced problems in the cities and workplaces, in the environment, problems in politics, and in society.

An American college student doesn’t understand the struggles of the real world. They have lived a sheltered lifestyle. It is just for rich kids to have fun. In Mike Rose tells the story of a girl named Laura, a girl born in the poor section of Tijuana, Mexico. “Her father was a food vendor, and her memories of him and his chipped white cart come back to her in easy recollection: the odor of frying meat, the feel of tortillas damp with grease, and the serpentine path across the city; rolling the cart through dust, watching her father smile and haggle and curse-hawking burritos and sugar water to old woman with armloads of blouses and figurines, to blond American teenagers, wild with freedom, drunk and loud and brawny.” When she was six her parents

The song God Bless the USA by: Lee Greenwood bestows a message of unity and love towards the United States of America. The message of this song shows that the American dream means working hard and fighting for our country. America is an outstanding country that has pride and loyalty embedded in the heart and foundation. The tone of the song is pride, which captures the sprit of the United States of America citizens. Tone is heard throughout the song especially in the chorus; “God Bless the USA”(Greenwood Line 16). Pride is another important element in creating tone in God Bless the USA; “That I’m proud to be an American”(Greenwood Line 25). I choose this song because I grew up listening to it with my father who fought for our country. I think

My mother gave me this book to write in before I left my entire family behind in Chiapas, Mexico. She told me not to be afraid and to write whenever I am feeling upset, anxious, or angry. I haven’t wanted to write this stuff down, but I do not want to say it out loud either. I moved to America last year to stay with my aunt, uncle, and cousins in Brooklyn, New York; I was twelve then and perhaps very naive about what my life would be like in America. I didn’t know any English, but my parents told me that coming to America would help me become smarter. Better even. Unfortunately, America is not what I thought it would be and in recent times, the President is even threatening to make us leave. In Mexico, I felt that I had such an amazing life, where I was able to run around and be free. But here, I am stuck between four walls in a small one bed-room apartment. In the land of opportunity, I feel that I have none.

Last week the author, Cristina Henriquez, of The Book of Unknown Americans came to talk to the freshmen class here at Stony Brook. I was expecting an arrogant author to come up on stage and pat herself on the back because her book was so wonderful. But, Cristina went up on stage and expressed herself and told her life story instead. She explained her family life and how she came to where she currently is. When se started to talk about her father she eluded to the fact that he loves America. Cristina told us how much he struggled when he came here and how his life was hard, but she also explained that it all seemed worth it in the end because the family ended up successful. The last four words of her book were “I loved this country”.

My middle brother was twenty-one he began to drink constantly on a regular basis. He had many problems back home that influenced him in drinking, but also the people he associated himself with back then. It took him quite some time to overcome his addiction, but during his intoxicated moments he resembled that of Victor’s family. One night during my brother’s intoxication my brother had come down to our house to get away from his.

When I read Lupe's story I felt inspired because I sometimes hear people make comments like, 'Learn English! This is America!" and it sounds harsh. This story is an example of someone who essentially heard that message, but actually did it and it worked for her family. That struck a chord with me because I always thought it was rude to suggest someone learn English. I mean, we are a "melting pot" right? But Lupe's story changed my perspective.

In Langston Hughes poem “Let America be America Again” he talks about how America should return to the way that it was perceived to be in the dreams before America was truly America. Throughout the poem he uses various methods to evoke the patriotic images and dreams that he feels America should and will eventually be. Hughes states that America is supposed to be a place of equality for everyone including both white and colored people. During this period in time though there was not equality for everyone. Hughes talks about an America where both whites and colored people will have equality in all aspects socially, politically, and economically. What Hughes is saying is that both whites and colored

In America Is In the Heart, writer Carlos Bulosan delivers a near autobiographical description of his life growing up in the Philippines post World War I and his disillusioned idea of the “American Dream”. Although this later proven disappointment was bolstered by family members and close friends, Carlos, or Allos as he is referred to in the book, never truly gives up his “American Dream” and instead burdens the responsibility to keep the image shiny and intact within a crooked America.