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    America is the greatest nation on earth, and many people want America to continue to prosper. The only way for America to continue to be the most powerful nation on earth is through the automobile. The automobile has for a century been a symbol of America’s greatness and dominance, and as the essay “Americas Key to Freedom” reports that it has had a key role in maintaining America’s economy.1 America has had some downturns and upturns but one thing has remained constant, the automobile,

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    The Great Land of America: Land Of Opportunity Many sought to migrate to America, a land that was talked so highly of, full of opportunities for all to have. From the rich to the poor, to the slaves and the free, most all was willing to do anything at their chance of happiness, riches, and success. However, the time period of the 1600’s through 1774 would have many trails, errors, and triumphs, and all would test the limits and the strengths of the newfound settlers, and would prove these opportunities

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    Every year, thousands of immigrants, both legal or illegal, come to the U.S. in hope for a chance at a better life. People sacrifice so much for their families and for themselves, to live out the american dream. For immigrants, the American dream is an idea to live life that does not involve war, poverty, or any forms of a corrupt government. Which is why many come to the U.S. to find and receive those freedoms and benefits that all americans have. Sadly, america is not so kind to those foreigners

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    Question: In a few paragraphs, explain what you think the "American Dream" is The meaning of the American Dream is various for each generation. Yet for my generation it is more much materialize than freedom or having equal rights, which were the big issues for back then generations. This dream includes having a good car, successful marriage, big house and so on. However, now days it seems very hard to make it true. Furthermore, American Dream needs people to put an enormous

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    What It Means to Be American. By birth, all humans are given the basic right to an identity. It tells people who we are, and sometimes, tell the owner who they are. However, some countries even take this necessity away. In the United States of America, despite all of its flaws, gives her citizens these basic rights. Some of these rights are the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to petition the government, right to bear arms, and civil trial by jury. Many countries, unfortunately, do

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    America is the land of opportunity. As shown in placard A, “Getting Oriented”, the United States was seen by European colonists as a place for new chances and new beginnings, because of its unused lands and variety of resources. Another example of opportunity in the U.S. is seen in placard L named “The Fifties”, which shows a tremendous economic growth during the Nineteen-fifties. An economic expansion is not only good for the government, but for all citizens, since the more money the country has

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    The Book of the Unknown Americans is a refreshing novel about two immigrant families who struggle to acclimate to their new homes in Delaware. This novel manages to accurately portray the obstacles that most immigrants must overcome, whether it be good old modern American racism or the effort to learn a new language. By following the Toros and the Riveras, readers are exposed to the obstacles of being both a newly immigrated family and an established immigrated family in both the real world and at

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    Best Country?

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    Aris Kagramanov Best Country? America prides itself on being the "Place that is known for Fresh chances to succeed". Ordinary a great many individuals come to America, both legitimately and wrongfully, to locate a superior life than what they have in their local nation. In this manner, there has turned into an assumption that America is the best nation on the planet. In any case, this conviction is false. America is really a nation secured in its own imperfections that incorporate an unequal

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    “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she- roes!” - Maya Angelou. What does it mean to be an American? To many, freedom in America isn't free. To many others, being Americans means the freedom of speech, freedom from poverty, and freedom to live. We all are humans, we all are Americans. We as a unique community, have a variety of ethnics, individuals whom seeks freedom to succeed and achieve greatness. Unlike freedom like we dream it to be, the novel, I Know Why the

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    M J Fry’s vivid tone portrays the ironic complaints of the “average American” by presenting the lazy man complaining about a country that is “lazy” even when he is doing nothing to create “a bit more action” himself. He depicts the picture of what we, as Americans, end up doing. We are lazy, and we choose to always criticizing others because we believe that we are better even though we are not. We are constantly thinking and wanting there to be a change, but how can that possibility happen if we

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