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Being an american is being able to be your own person and having the freedom to be your own person

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Being an american is to have freedom over your life and to be whatever you want to be.

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America is one of the youngest countries in the world. Our founding fathers thought that haveing an all powerful dictator was not a good postion to be in. They fought for freedom and happiness. There is no certain race to be american. America is the world. We have to be the future and be the good example for the rest of the world. We need to be the refuge from the world. We can not be unorganized. We need to be a powerful force in the world and that means that our country as a whole needs to be united against all the plagues of the world.

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Being an american is being free to do what you want. The freedom to make your own decisions .  Also being able to think what we want and do what we want

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being an american is a diverse group that can bring people together, we all have the freedom and the liberty, and to be able to pursuit happiness

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To be an american is to believe in democracy and are country is one of the greatest. That we as people have a impact on the government.

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being embarresed to be an american in 2020

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Being an American is someone living in america and takes pride in their country. They are grateful for everything that they have.

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For me, what it means to be an American, is that you are granted your basic human rights. But it also means that we have the rights of freedom of speech, press, protest, etc. While America isn't perfect we have a lot more privilege than most countries. There are no rules

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being an american is having the freedom to be who ever you wanna be and have the freedom

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being an American is having strong or any patriotism at all to me it means having love for your country and government and all the things it has to offer and celebrate

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An American is a diverse group that bring people to together as one unique nation such as religion, traditions, and past history.

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Because we are such a diverse group, and aren't joined by "blood", to me you have to define an American by what they believe. America was founded on an idea that's powerful and revolutionary: the idea that just because you're in the world, just because you're here, you have a right to certain things that are common to all humanity. Unfortunately, I think people misinterpret this to mean that people are entitled to whatever they want

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To me it is partly geographical because I also view Central and South America as part of "America",  but I also view it as being an American (United States) citizen and our history and culture being tied into the history and culture of all of the Americas.
Multiculturalism is an important aspect of being an American.
Edit: I think that traditions, rituals, knowledge and stories are a huge part of being an American. These stories and traditions blend many different ideas from many different people who all make up what it is to be American.

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Living with the ideals that all of us are created equal, and we all have the freedom and right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Yes, I took that from the Constitution, but it's important to remember what the purpose of America was when it was founded. We haven't reached it yet, but we live in a country where you are allowed to point out the flaws of our government and social system.