Major American Writers: Eng 20503: Prompt for Journal/Blog Posting #1: For Thursday's class, please post on your blog a response that is built upon our class discussion and your small group work. Use the followi...
When I think of the American Identity and what it means to be an American, a few things come to mind. The very first thing that pops into my head is ambitious. Most Americans I've met are ambitious optimistic people who set pretty big goals in life and honestly think they are going to acheive them. The next thing I think of is someone who works hard. An American is almost always hard working and strives to be at his/her best whether at work, on the playing field, and even at school. Also, the American identity to me is family and having a strong sense of family. There is a reason why you see big reunions for Thanksgiving, Christmas, 4th of July, etc. it's because Americans feel strongly for the ones that are closest to them. Tying into that is friends. Americans like to identify themselves with other Americans, it's just how they're built and taught. After discussing this in class the other day I feel like my perception of what it means to be an American has changed just a little bit. It used to be whenever I heard the word American I would think medium to large sized house with a white picket fence, green grass, two cars in the driveway, and a nice happy family. While that may exist, the word American goes far beyond that stereotype.
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