American Identity What is it that defines American? What makes us who we are? The answer is exceptionalism. This is the idea that the United States differs from the rest of the world. Lessons learned by other nations do not necessarily apply to the United States. The way we develop our identity is also based off of Freedom, Opportunity, and Safety. Freedom is our number one priority. This means we are free to have different values. We believe in opportunity for everyone. For this reason we have a different government. Safety is taken very seriously. We have different customs and tactics when dealing with the safety of the American people. Our identity can be inclusive and exclusive making us some timey. We invite people because we made need people to take up our work force while our soldiers are in war. Another reason is because we are a generous country and we want to help. But once …show more content…
Well there are requirements and there are steps. In order to become a U.S citizen you have to be eligible. You can be eligible in many ways. At least one of your parents must be a U.S citizen or you must be born on U.S soil. This includes military bases and territories like Puerto Rico. The other way you can become a citizen is through the naturalization process. The first step was eligibility (listed above). The second is applying for the process. The third step is waiting and studying things like American history and English. You want to study these things so that nobody is violating your rights in a different language, you want to understand them. The next step is to participate in the interview and take the test. The final step is going to the Fourth of July Ceremony and taking the oath. Once you are a citizen you have rights duties and responsibilities. Rights are things you are entitled to. Duties are things you must do like pay bills and get a job. Responsibilities are things that are encouraged for you to do, but not required such as