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What I think it means to be an American is to have freedom, free education, and equality.

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I think an American is someone who doesn't stop fighting for what they believe in and does anything in their power to succeed their goals.

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I think that being an American means working to make the country a better place. Our ancestors did a lot to get us to where we are now and I think that as Americans It's our job to keep working to make life even easier for those who come after us.

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I think that being an American means working to make the country a better place. Our ancestors did a lot to get us to where we are now and I think that as Americans It's our job to keep working to make life even easier for those who come after us.

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I think being an American nowadays is different than back when America was just being founded. Now a days Americans don’t stay true to the core values that this country was originally founded on. Instead we as a nation have become entitled, lazy, opportunistic and contradicting. Back when America was being founded they didn’t have the luxury to have those values. They had to be hard working, hopeful, brave, and you had to work together to succeed.

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I think as an American you should live your life to the fullest.  Also that you should not judge anyone based on their beliefs, religion or race. That you should not give up and should keep fighting for the life you want to live. As an American you should have your own opinion on things. Lastly, you should try to do better than the people before you because you have so many better opportunities than they had.

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What it is to be a American is to have freedom of speech and to have your own opinion. There is more equality here than in most places. You can go for whatever job you want. You can worship whatever religion you want without criticism. All while having the freedom to be who you want to be.

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Being an American means lots of oppurtunites and freedom. You can be anything you want in the United States. You also have freedom of beliefs. You will not be crticized for your beliefs in the Us like other countrys.

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Being an American means having the opportunity to achieve your true potential. No other country allows you to be yourself in the way that America does. We have freedom of speech and religion, among many other things. America is also the best country for a good education and career, making it the best country to be you.

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Some ideas presented in the video included the idea of being able to sacrifice what you want to, freedom of what you want to do and freedom to our opportunities. Some ideas in the Hudgins article included the idea of loving life and going for what the best is to offer, and persistence for what is desired in our life. Two ideas presented in the letter where the idea that someone who was once restricted by society be free to do almost whatever and people had no judgement of of others as they were all around the same level of wealth. Finally, my idea of being an American is to be free in our opinion and actions, to not have to follow others and fulfill our dreams, and let ourselves have a good people that may overcome any that may harm others.  W.H.

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Being American gives people more freedom to express their beliefs.

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Being an American means to be able to achieve anything you truly put your mind to. You have the freedom to believe and do anything you want to.

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I believe what it means to be an American, is you have the freedom and opportunity to do whatever you want to do, and however you want to live your life. But I think sometimes when you're born here and have the possibility to have everything you could ever want, people take that for granted.

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Being American means you have a variety of opportunities. There is freedom, you can be any religion you want. You won't be criticized for your beliefs like other countries.

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to be an American means to have freedom of religion have legal freedom and all around to be free

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to be an American means to have freedom of religion have legal freedom and all around to be free

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To me being American is about being able to live a life that doesn't involve anyone forcing you to do anything you don't want to do, and being able to marry whatever sex you choose to marry without getting killed being yourself. I think it also means being able to be free such as choosing any religion that fit's you, free to arm yourself just in case your put into an dangerous situation that you can not get out of, and being able to choose what you want to do in life instead of the government forcing job's on you.

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	MMB: To me I think being American means that you can choose what path you want to go down in life without the government being able to tell you what to do with your life. I think it also means that you can practice what you want to practice and say what you want to say without the repercussions that people in other countries may face. 

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	MMB: To me I think being American means that you can choose what path you want to go down in life without the government being able to tell you what to do with your life. I think it also means that you can practice what you want to practice and say what you want to say without the repercussions that people in other countries may face. 

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Being an American is so much more than just being free. Being an American is loving life and wanting the best it has to offer, it's more than being able to just say "I am an American." An American is someone who does not talk down on one, someone who pushes for a better FUTURE, someone who can stand up for what's RIGHT. A TRUE American will go rounds and rounds to make a better tomorrow and stand up for what's right, a true American knows life isn't peachy and EVERYONE knows that through history. WE as "Americans" forget where we came from. Also sad truth is WE ARE NOT FREE for example when we say free we could go in multiple directions with it, we aren't held captive, we aren't in jail, we can do as we please, but THAT'S NOT TRUE. There are women, men, & children held captive as we speak but are still Americans because although some aren't free and some don't have opportunities them same people could do right, try to have a good mindset so that maybe one day they can make a better FUTURE, and they most likely don't talk down on others. Being an American is understanding, doing what's right, and striving to make a better future. Being free isn't being and American, Having opportunities isn't being an American, being free to do what you want isn't being an American, etc. Being an American is beyond what anybody can explain.

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What it means to be an American, is to be free. Free to choose your religion, free to choose what you want to do, free to own a firearm, free to say or post or write what you want. America is the land of the free and being free is being American.

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Being an American means to live your life the way you want to, but also knowing how to get where you want to in life, to work hard.  America is a land of opportunity, hope, and freedom. Though the meaning of being an American changes throughout time and the meaning is challenged everyday.  Being an American is wanting to be united and wanting changes for the better.

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Being an American means to live your life the way you want to, but also knowing how to get where you want to in life, to work hard.  America is a land of opportunity, hope, and freedom. Though the meaning of being an American changes throughout time and the meaning is challenged everyday.  Being an American is wanting to be united and wanting changes for the better.

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-Lataya Anderson

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I believe being an American means that you have freedom to do whatever you want, and willingly accepting the consequences regardless of if it is wealth or jail time.

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Being an American means you live in a place that gets you opportunities that can give you money, power, and a name for yourself from just a little bit of work, through fair government of America, you can achieve a lot more than somewhere like Europe were you must cut money for church.

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Being an American means knowing that we live in a free country and knowing that we have the ability to help others who are not in as such a great country as ours.

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To be an America is to help build and contribute to our economy and society. To be an American is to help other citizens out when they are in need.

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To be an American is to be free. It is to have the opportunity to do what you wish and make your dreams come true. It is to have the freedom to be who you are and follow whatever religion you choose, or not.

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Being an American means having the freedom of speech and religion. You also have many right which allow you do be an individual and stand out from others.

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 Many call this “The Land of Opportunity”, being an American means you have the freedom to do whatever you wish (that’s in the laws of this country).

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 Many call this “The Land of Opportunity”, being an American means you have the freedom to do whatever you wish (that’s in the laws of this country).

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