HIST 284E Lecture 7: When asked what America means to me
12 May 2018
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When asked what America means to me, I think about the positive aspects of this
great nation. The thing that makes America distinct from all other countries is the
rights that an American citizen has in America. American citizens probably have more
rights than the citizens from any other country in the world . The most important right
an American citizen has is freedom, a freedom that a citizen from no other country on
the globe has. The second and probably the most important thought that comes to my
head when I think about America is how America is definitely the greatest country of
our time. Another positive aspect of this great country is how beautiful it is, and how
well preserved it is. Although these three things are wonderful things for a nation to
be proud of, the people of America have to keep these things up or our great nation
will disintegrate.
What I mean when I say that the people of America are free I mean that there is a very
detailed bill of rights in our constitution listing all of our rights and it is by far the
largest list of rights any country has. Americans have freedom of speech, which lets
anyone say anything as long as long as it does not offend anyone. Americans also
have freedom of the press, which allows journalists to write whatever they want in
newspapers. One of the most important rights that American citizens have, and has
been the factor that has attracted most of America’s immigrants over the ages, is
separation between church and state. This means that people in America can chose
which religion to believe in, or to just not believe in any religion. Additionally
Americans can choose what level of affiliation they want to observe of any particular
religion. This point in the constitution is especially important to me because I am
Jewish and many of the countries in the world would not let me follow in the path of
my religion. Overall, I think the rights that we have in America is the best thing about
this fabulous country.
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Document Summary
When asked what america means to me, i think about the positive aspects of this great nation. The thing that makes america distinct from all other countries is the rights that an american citizen has in america. American citizens probably have more rights than the citizens from any other country in the world . The most important right an american citizen has is freedom, a freedom that a citizen from no other country on the globe has. The second and probably the most important thought that comes to my head when i think about america is how america is definitely the greatest country of our time. Another positive aspect of this great country is how beautiful it is, and how well preserved it is. Although these three things are wonderful things for a nation to be proud of, the people of america have to keep these things up or our great nation will disintegrate.
