To be an American could mean a lot of different ideas for example, you can be able to vote for a candidate to be the president of the united states, as well you have many other rights that anyone would want to have in their countries. Something that makes an American is saying the pledge of allegiance just by saying the words “indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” would make anyone a proud American to be a part of this country because this country will never be divided and we will always have justice for all. But an American should be a person who is determined to finish a task and someone who will never give up and who will always have hope, but most importantly is to be free and to be proud that they are living in the United States. Also an American is going to be someone who is going to be proud that they have rights that many others won't be able to have since other people live in different countries, for example, in North Korea who have many restrictions to all North Koreans …show more content…
He showed Ben Chapman that just because he has a different color skin didn't mean he didn't know how to play, He showed him he wasn't going anywhere and he would face the Phillies without being terrified. And in my eyes this really is what it means to be an American, Robinson made a difference without the violence, he did it by not giving up and having the opportunity to show that he is a free man who shouldn't be seen as a slave just because of the color of his skin. he would get up to bat and make that difference by showing that just because he was a black man he wasn't less than any other white baseball player, he just wanted to show that he wasn't scared and wanted that respect he