Compassionate Americans
John F. Kennedy said, “Ask what you can do for your country?” In order to answer President J.F. K., I would like to use Keri Wyatt Kent’s words. She said in her book “Simple Compassion,” that to make a difference in our country we need to cut back on our spending. Thus, the Americans’ way of living are frugal. It is justified for the following reasons. First, the presidents’ examples of frugality are to clear our hearts. Secondly, most Americans were the immigrants for the sake of adapting their lives to a new land, they make a difference in the country. Lastly, the Americans are compassionate, and their sense of generosity reflects the frugal trait. Therefore, I become to believe that frugality is a part of the philosophy of the Americans. First, the presidents made the differences in their country because they not only saved the Americans, but also the United States of America became prosperous. Benjamin Franklin, the Greatest
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Besides to these presidents, most American ancestors were the immigrants. Beginning in 1892, New York was the primary port of entry for those seeking the promise of freedom. A melting pot for the citizens of 75 nations, the habitat offered foods and shelters for thousands of immigrant Americans. They lived in New York with the hot dogs -the first popular taste of America. They were exactly the frugal pioneers who built the America.
Lastly, the Americans are compassionate, and their sense of generosity reflects the frugal trait. In her book “Simple Compassion,” Keri Wyatt Kent said, “So perhaps the first step to generosity is frugality.” She told a story about Kenilworth residents decided to help Paul Adam III to launch a new charter school in Englewood in Chicago. Each family pledged $25,000. Also, she argued that people should cut back on their spending, not for the sake of being frugal, but to give them the freedom to be