Essay On What's Great About America

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What’s great about America? This question seems to be on the mind of every American nowadays. Being a safe haven and a dream to most people around the world is a great and honorable thing that all of us carry on our shoulders. Our freedom to express ourselves and our opinions make this country great. The opportunities that everyday, every American wakes up to is something that can only be dreamed about to others. That is what makes America great.

To most, the dream of living in America is exactly that, a dream. Founded by immigrants, this country was built on the hopes and ideas of those before us and perfected by the immigrants that came after them. Being such a diverse country means that we have a wide range of backgrounds and traditions that is a blessing and a teaching. Also, America and it’s people are quite welcoming to all those willing enough to come and try to perfect this country even more. The …show more content…

Freedom of speech, and freedom of press, are just some of the way we can express ourselves and our opinions for everyone in the world to see. Even if it took quite awhile, we also provide race equality as well as gender equality in schools, jobs, and military. The United States has protected our freedoms and rights in every way known, even if it meant the loss of those brave people willing to give the ultimate sacrifice.

Opportunity is something that people from other countries would give anything to have. The opportunity to attend a public school and go to college, the opportunity to rise from the lowest of households and make a name for yourself, to the right person, is worth everything they own, and in the US, we give those opportunities to everyone, every single day. Even the poor here is much better off than the poor from some other place, for the poor here can still rise from the dirt and help make this country even more