What Makes Great America?

Today America is one of the wealthiest, strongest, and hardworking countries in the world. It has population of over three hundred million and growth rate of 0.97% annually. America as a nation is known to have done many great contributions to the world such as: the idea of presidency, inventing telephone, discovering electricity, inventing planes, the first nation to put a man on moon, and many more. America has grown and multiplied over time and it is still increasing. Even though today America stands out apart from other countries, it was built from nothing but scrap.

America is a wonderful place to live, because we are free. Freedom is important, and many people in other countries do not have much freedom. I am glad I have a place like this to grow up in; where I know that I can be equal with other races and other genders. Also, I am glad I have a place like this that will respect me and I know it will be a great place to have my children grow up in.

The United States is not the greatest country in the world. However, for a very long time, people have believed that the United States tops the list. This is because of the classic lifestyle and technological advancements portrayed in our daily media. The United States is portrayed as a country of peace and optimum harmony. Consequently, we get the impression that United States is the best place to be. The younger generation seems to enjoy life to the fullest with almost no regrets. After all, most of us can drive a car at the age of 16; compare that to other countries at 18. We have access to pretty much whatever we need. Most adults are not constantly monitoring and hovering over their children. They have jobs and financial prosperity is

In the essay “What’s so great about America” by Dinesh D’Souza, the India born author shares his experience while living in America. D’Souza first starts his essay saying “Here is a country where everything works”(D’Souza 237-238), everything from the highway sign to properly working public toilets. He also emphasized how overwhelmed an immigrant can find themselves while visiting a supermarket for the first time. D’Souza then compares America to most countries today that does not have the most basic of health care products like deodorant which “is unavailable in much of the Third World”. New immigrants and people all over the world are witnessing the lifestyle of the poor in America living well, other

We are learning about how America was created. We were asked to create a summary of what we read in Chapter 3. Below is my summary.

There is way more things wrong with America, than right. We often notice the things that are wrong more than the things that are right. But believe it or not, we actually do some things right in the United States of America. Although we are critiqued as the nation that is dominant and makes good things seem bad. We do have good programs and people in this nation. We have an outstanding school system for the grades kindergarten all the way to the twelfth grade. As well as amazing Universities that draw in nationalities worldwide. Not to forget, we are one of the proudest countries in the world filled with some of the most patriotic people you’ve ever seen. The United States of America is usually looked down upon for its political and racist radicals. But truly, we are one of the most advanced and intelligent countries in the current era.

America. What comes to mind when you hear this word? While many may think of words, such as freedom, liberty, or equality, I think of words more like success, bravery and courage, and honor. These three words, in my opinion, all tie in together with the remarkable history of our country that has led up to the significant respect that stands today, for those who have fought for this country and never gave up in order to make this country a success. These men and women, have shown great bravery, which makes it only fair for us to show honor to them. In the next following statements, I will be discussing what makes the United States a success, who the people are that have shown great bravery and courage by fighting for what they believe in, and

The great nation of the United States has relied and grown on the basis of a widely used term: “The American Dream”. Those three words for many spark feelings of opportunity, hope, and aspirations, however more so now than ever people are considering the term as three empty and even deceiving words. The root of the issue lies in the economic state of the working class and the steps that the government is taking to ensure the virtues of social class mobility in our society. In 2013 Secretary of Labor Tom Perez proposed to raise the federal hourly minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $10.10. Since then, there has been heavy political debate and controversy over the proposal and Congress has yet to act on it. The evidence through social observations and analysis is clear that raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 would protect the sacred American dream by increasing opportunity for hard working Americans, stimulating revenue for businesses, and defending the interests of our nation’s consumers and taxpayers.

What makes American great? It may seem like a loaded question because there is no wrong answer, but many will claim that it is out diversity that makes American a world wide leader. One person who might answer that question accordingly is Robert Putnam who is a renowned political scientist from Harvard college. That is until he published Bowling Alone, which directly opposed what he believed to be true. Instead of finding results which would back diversity making America great, he found that diversity was actually a hinderance in most communities. In fact he was so bothered by these findings he delayed releasing his studies until he himself could come to accept the studies.

President Reagan quoted from French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville that “America is great because America is good. And if America ever stops being good, America will stop being great.” Mr. Tocqueville may never have said this but whoever said this is absolutely right. Now that this great nation is under the threat of terrorism we need to show the world that United States is still a great.

The United States of America has always been seen as an unlikely success. From the beginning of the country when Americans fought for independence from the more powerful England to recent times with riots and protests across the country, America has held strong as one unified country. America is a successful country because the citizens, despite having differing views and opinions can share general ethical beliefs and unite together in tough situations.

America is a great nation because of all the laws and regulation set forth to protect its citizens. As

Americans always set to be the best no matter what it is. These people love their country, they believe that they are number one on the face of planet Earth. An American is a person who loves their country with all their heart, sees greatness in their future and unfair. The care for different ethnicities is very limited because they try and focus on the average American. They just want the different people to feel apart of the American team. Americans know how to do things, they know what’s wrong and what’s right, but they just have a different definition for the word right.

It is a country that aspires to the Emerson Ideal, or “a union is perfect only when the all uniters are isolated.” America is a country that is defined by the independently working parts that constantly build upon themselves in order to create a system of process. As the article states, “the question changes from ‘How does it come out?’ to ‘How are things going?’” Everything is in transit and nothing has to stick to a specific structure. “America is process,” the article states, and it is this ideal of continuity and the endless possibilities therein that makes America

America, like all civilized, western democracies succeeds because of many reasons, but primarily because of the written and unwritten rules of behavior. A civilized society is built upon a foundation of predictable rules, behavior and expectations. The Declaration of Independence states: