What does is mean to be an American? ('MERICA RAHHHHH!!!) by Sebastien Darling

"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further… And one fine morning—So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 11:44:39 UTC

"The Great Gatsby" is a book about chasing dreams and America is a country based on the same principle. America is about freedom and having the freedom to chase your dreams. Everyone is created equal and has an equal opportunity to chase their dreams.

"Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labours and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world. Americans are the western pilgrims, who are carrying along with them that great mass of arts, sciences, vigour, and industry which began long since in the east; they will finish the great circle. "

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 11:53:28 UTC

America is a country where people and cultures from all around the world can come together and be melded into a beautiful new culture all its own. This bringing together of people is conducive to innovation and America remains at the forefront of innovation and advancement due to the many smart people and the different perspectives they bring.

“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure."

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:02:38 UTC

In America people have endless freedom and as a result have nothing holding them back from changing their situations if they so choose. In some other countries around the world this type of freedom does not exist and people cannot choose their situations for themselves however in America people can always change their situation for the better if they decide to put in the work and change it themselves.

"Who are to-day guiding the work of the Negro people? The "exceptions" of course. And yet so sure as this Talented Tenth is pointed out, the blind worshippers of the Average cry out in alarm: 'These are exceptions, look here at death, disease and crime—these are the happy rule.'"

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:08:15 UTC

While America may be a country based on freedom and equal opportunity that ideal is not quite a reality. In America there are many groups of people that are still fighting for their freedom and equal rights.

"'To succeed in life,' he writes, 'the youth of America have only to see an old man seated upon a railing and smoking a clay pipe. Then go up and ask him for a match.'"

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:13:41 UTC

One of the founding principles of America is opportunity. Everyone has the chance to succeed if they want to put in the work in order to do so. With the right attitude, like the character in "A Self-Made Man" a person can become rich and famous from even a small opportunity like the old man smoking a clay pipe.

"Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, 'Eat in the kitchen,'"

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:18:39 UTC

America might not be perfectly equal yet but there is hope for the future. Things are moving in the right direction and there will always be people who dream of equal freedom and opportunities for all and will continue to hope and fight to make that dream a reality.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:27:40 UTC

In America everyone is born equal and with basic rights guaranteed. While there may be people still struggling for truly equal rights the ideal always remains as something to strive towards and as a basic idea upon which our country was founded.

"The greatest joy of magic lies in searching for it."

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:34:58 UTC

Adventure is always at the heart of America. As a country started adventurers from Europe the adventurous spirit of the American people has never died. From the Mayflower to, western expansion, and even space exploration today the American people have always been out there searching for more and enjoying every second of it.

"We're born free. All of us. Free. Some don't believe it, some try to take it away. To hell with them! Water like fire, mountains of ice, the whole bit. Lay your eyes on that, and you'll know what freedom is, that it's worth fighting for! Fight to live, risk it all for even a glimmer of real freedom! It doesn't matter what's waiting outside the gate, or what comes in! It doesn't matter how cruel the world can be, or how unjust! Fight. Fight. Fight. FIGHT! FIGHT!!!"

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:38:11 UTC

No matter how America really is there is always a hope just around the corner for true freedom and equality for all people. That is an ideal worth fighting for and America is a country where you can fight for what you believe in. True freedom is very close in America and is something that can be achieved through a little bit of hard work.

"All I do is eat and sleep. Eat and sleep. Eat and sleep There must be more to a cat's life than that. But I hope not."

sebastiendarling — 2024-06-03 12:47:53 UTC

America is a country based on freedom of choice. Americans have a choice to decide what they want to do with their lives no matter what that is. Even if they want to laze around and do nothing they have the freedom to do it be responsible for their own choices and actions.