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freedom and rights

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freedom and rights

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To legally gain citizenship in the U.S

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someone who was born here and that has freedom of speech and freedom

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someone who is a citizen and has freedom of speech

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to be free and say "murica"

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someone with citizenship and freedom of speech

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to be an american is to be registered as a US citizen by law, that simple.

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Being an American means you believe in freedom and your individual rights

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you have freedom and rights

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A person born or raised within the united states.

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Being an american means having pride for what you live for.

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Tradition, family, culture

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My definition of an American would have to be someone who has citizenship in the US, and who feel safe/ at home in the states.

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food, flags, and trucks !!!

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Being an American means to live as someone who is independent yet joined with others who also call themselves "American"

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Being american means that we have freedom and have freedom of speech.

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To be american is to be born in america. America has a very diverse population so its hard to peg what a single american typically looks like.

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freedom and rights

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being an american means standing up for Independence and loving hamburgers

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Americans are the ones who had there ancestors fight for freedom and now fight to give other freedom and if they are not doing that they are helping grow their area to bring happiness

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My definition of an American is someone who is free to do what they want with their lives without the govt. trying to control them.

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Americans are people who sees the importance of independence and free will. You can be an american without stepping foot in american and you're not just an american because you live in the US. If you can see that people deserve to think for themselves and you allow them to show their independence.

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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.