“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” Abraham Lincoln was a true American. To me, being American means honoring entirety our role in a society that is completely unrestricting of whatever our pursuit of happiness is. It is the believe in the fact that America is still the greatest economical, religious, social, freedom from persecution model the world has ever known. As well as to be a beacon around the world for those that need support who truly are willing to fight for and die for the same beliefs. True Americans hold a responsibility to ensure that younger generations understand what was sacrificed and accomplished in the beginning. There is a very …show more content…
They are the toughest generation to ever live. Today, my generation of millennials are distracted by technology, more pointedly, social media and that same pride in our country is losing meaning with my generation which inevitability have a trickledown effect on future generations. As a true American I know what it takes to be a proud, humbled American with a vision of continuing American pride. With three generations of military and my brother overseas fighting this war, I understand what we are fighting for and what it takes to protect this country. We are not fighting for land, we are fighting for freedom, and the ideas the United States of America was founded upon. We are a nation forgetting our roots and not appreciating where we came from and what was sacrificed. We need to stand together and treat our military brothers and sisters like the heroes they are and stand together again whether we agree or not for the greater good of this nation and always have the ability for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. A true American understands the system around them is bigger than themselves and does not focus solely on what they have to gain. They are willing to stand up and fight to create movements instead of hiding behind a keyboard on social