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Milinda Esplin
Honors English 11
January 8,2004
What does it mean to be an American?
Can an immigrant from China really be considered an American? Without being a citizen, and in the country on a green card can someone from the Polynesian Islands truly think themselves as an American? Utterly and completely, being an American does not refer to citizenship or the place you live, but attitudes. ... Opportunity knocks and an American runs to the door and throws it off its hinges. ... If an American sees something they want that person will work for it until it is their own. ... Even through their pride an American is never unaware of how much they have. ... ” –Sean Austin
Although gratitude is not always apparent in the everyday American, gratitude is part of their everyday life. ... No one could pin that characteristic down to the French, American or Peruvian.
Approximate Word count = 701
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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