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Being an American means to me that the American Dream is possible and that we have the power to make our life our own with no limited power.

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Being and American mean that we have freedom.

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to have faith in the world

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Being American mean to be free and have equal opportunity. Also to have the ability to do what want,how you want ,where you want.

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Being American mean to be free and have equal opportunity. Also to have the ability to do what want,how you want ,where you want.

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being and american means you have freedom and rights

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Being an American to me means freedom and fighting for whats right

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Being an American means having free rights to ourselves.We have freedom where the government doesn't control our lives.

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being an american means you are born with rights . you have freedom within your country .

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being an american means you are born with rights . you have freedom within your country .

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being an american means your rights as a citizen cannot be taken away.

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To me being American is a right that not everyone in the world has. Not many people are able to grow up in America and some grow up in a country with not as many available resources

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It takes an unbelievable amount of pride for your country to be an American. To be apart of the U.S. of A., you have to know where you are and who you are surrounded by. There's an enormous amount of love required to live in the land of the free. Barbecues celebrating some sort of event that led to the creation of America, fireworks, parties, etc. Just so much celebration and appreciation for where you live. There's freedom in every aspect, unless of course you are someone who is different. While this country is great on the outside, delving deep into it, there's so many flaws. Too many to count. Being an American requires being oppressed or being an oppressor, there's so much inequality and injustice, but for some reason this country is still loved more than any other.

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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.