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How ever you choose to identify yourself. As an immigrant you can choose weather you want to call yourself an American or not.

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Group: Fiona, Neha, Cecily. Block 1

Being American is either being here for many generations and establishing their family here or becoming successful while in America. Our group talked about how people who have "achieved" in our country are considered "American" whether they have immigrated into the country or not, but without the achievement, some are outcasted from American society.

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Group: Ami, Kalysta, Sophie M.  Block 1

To be an American is to have a opportunity of freedom and to be able to settle in with a good life. To be able to have your own culture be accepted in society. It also means to have pride in the nation and be involved in the community, being able to have a right of say in matter.

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Group: Piya, Anna, Maya, Cadao

To be an American means being a global citizen by showing inclusivity towards all groups of people and standing up to minorities in our community who are discriminated. It also means to embrace the diversity of your country and giving equal opportunities to everyone.

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To be an American means to have opportunities. It also embodies diversity. However, there are those that are ignorant and use their diversity to suppress others. Also, the principles of Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness. America embodies principles and values that other countries don't have.

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Group: isabella, ashley oh, emily

To be American is to have these 3 things: the want to follow the American Dream, follow the beliefs of the society, and citizenship.

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Group: Nisha, Mikaela, Stella, Celina
Being American is working towards achieving success, prosperity, and one's life goals and enjoying individual rights, freedom, and diversity.

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To be an American is to be open to different cultures and opinions. As well as to use your freedom to advocate for social issues you believe in, to put the rights the country was built on to use.

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Group: Dania, Mia, and Raven
To be an American is to be someone who fights for what they believe in and is respectful of others. Overall, opportunities and the ability to flourish encompasses an American.

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To be an America is being part of the American society and having many opportunities that most people don't have.

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Group: Kylie, Kelly, Riya
to be American means that you have rights to life and more opportunities to succeed in life. Everyone also has a different image of the American dream and there has to be an effort to make the dream come true. Being American should not be who qualifies as a citizen and who has the citizenship papers to prove that they are American.

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to be an American it means that you have the freedom to be successful, and you are able to give yourself the opportunity to be successful

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in our group we all presented on people who were not born in America and when they were asked what they thought an American was. The answers were a bit different, but overall, they all said that to be an American they have to be born in America and live in America. they also said they have to work hard and be prosperous.

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Group: Aubrey, Audrey, Diane, Inez
Being an American is very much an individual choice and there are so many different ways to define being an American. There are many non-citizens who identify as being American because they feel free here and they feel as though they can be who they want to be and do what they want to do. Our group spoke a lot of how being American also includes being open-minded and accepting of others, because this country was built on immigrants.

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Being an american is having more access to opportunities and possibilities to do what you want in life, as well as having the right to free speech. Here we are able to speak out about our issues and protest, where in other countries it is not a possibility .

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Group: Reem, Eva, Lindsey

To be an American means that you are a part of the American community and understand the American values and morals. You can disagree with the law but if you live here, you need to be respectful and abide by the laws.

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Group: Sophie, Isabelle, Natalie
Being an American is more of an identity thing than a nationality thing. It is what you identify as and how you see yourself. It also means being open-minded and accepting of those who are trying to live here. Our group also agreed that it was the right to vote and the right to freedom, the ideal American dream.

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Being an American doesn't just mean living in America. Being an American means having opportunities and the ability to thrive. The definition varies between people, but overall, if you are part of the larger American community, you can consider yourself an American.

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Melissa, Hana, Sara M

An American is someone who someone who feels the United States is there home. An American citizen contributes to society and comes to the United States for better opportunities or escape persecution.

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Being an America means being able to have freedom and opportunities. You are included and welcomed to places without being judge.

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Group: Emma, Camille, Sakshi
To be an American means to have lived in America long enough to fully experience the country's culture and understand it's values. Americans are not defined by their race, gender or ethnicity, but rather their actions. America is a country of diversity and 'the land of freedom', so an American should represent these values, and understand where America came from.

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Group: Jocelyn, Erika, Anika
Being an American can be defined by different situations, experiences, and by a series of events. Every person can describe being an American differently and what it personally means to them. It is their decision to make being an American a part of them based off their values and tradition but most people agree that being an American means standing up to injustices, searching for good opportunities and better living as well as taking part and contributing to our community.

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Group: Maddie W,  KK, Laura
For my group, to be an American has different meanings for each person. It is  being a good citizen and standing up for injustices in your community. Also, using your freedom to speak up and making choices based on what you want. But, also being respectful and adaptable to the different cultures within America.

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Hanne,  Lizzie, Lauren
Being an American is pretty much defined by the person in question. You have to go to America at least once to be an American probably, but it's really up to the individual to decide whether they are one or not. These nebulous prerequisites make it hard to create a concentrated identity; however, we mostly agreed that it means a search for better opportunities and a better life.

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Being American means freedom to choose your own course in life. It is freedom of speech, and the chance to work your way up from nothing.

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To be an American means living here having you have your life all set, as a citizen you have all the benefits in the country. You are treated with more specialty here and you get more opportunities than others by just by living here.

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Our group agreed that being American is based on if you identify as an American or not. Since America doesn't really have a "culture" and most of the people living here are immigrants, it made more sense to us that anyone who identified as American is (regardless of legal status, where you were born/raised, etc.) Although most of our group agreed, some of us thought that being born in America made you American.

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Group: Jisel, Elizabeth, Neha
To us being an American it means to be hardworking, inclusive, and flexible to changes. It also means to be able to celebrate differences and be proud of our freedom

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To be an American means to be free and to have access to good education. It also means to be loyal to this country and treat fellow citizens with respect no matter there race, beliefs, or religion. It also means to help out your country in anyway possible.

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To be an American it means that you can live freely in the U.S, be able to walk down the street without fear, and be able to have the education that a born American citizen would have.