I have always believed as Americans we are strong, determined, citizens who are proud of our nation. We show patriotism, pride, and are dreamers of the future however we can sometimes be charged with being too privileged, careless, and materialistic. I do believe that as Americans we have great feets of freedom and at times we feel as though we are the most people in the world. I feel that we are too materialistic and that we take many things for granted such as a home, running water, electricity, and the ability to put food on the table every night. I still feel that we are a strong and dominate nation, but I also feel that we are slipping away from what our founding fathers dreamt America should be. I feel as though we are all so caught up ib the ways of the world that we forget to help feed the hungry, or give back to society by helping those in need. We forget what it means to be united as one body and country sometimes. The original Americans were seen as white, Englishmen who owned property or were Scotish, Irish, Dutch, German and so on. Back then Americans were a small, segregated community. It's so nice to see that we have evolved the term Americans to apply to more people. Americans now consist of black people, legal immigrants, Native Americans who are naturalized, and so many more people than were back then. My defiinition on Americans hasn't changed, nor the way I view us, but I do believe we should find ways to come together to form a more perfect union.
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