...has a different view of what an American is but to me it's about being able to be yourself and have pride while doing so. It’s difficult to understand what makes an American as shown in the piece “America and I” written by Anzia Yezierska telling about an Immigrant's experience of becoming an American. People from all over the world come to America to get hope and peace. Being an American isn't always easy, depends on how much you work for what you want. “What is an American?” written by J. Hector St. John Dr Crevecoeur shows the pride people have for our country, the rights we have to offer, and the freedom to be whom we want to be. In America we get a lot of freedom. We have the right to stand up for ourselves and speak up for what we believe in. If you don't agree with how something is going on in our country you have the right to stand up and speak for yourself. We have many rights that other countries do not. Many people come to America to get this choice because...
Words: 597 - Pages: 3
...Being Black In America Being black in America differs from each person experience in mainstream America. Booker T. Washington was brought up with a different upbringing then most slaves during the 1800s; as he would describe as “up from slavery”. Even though he was born a slave, he had a better chance of “equal access” and equality in main stream America. He had a chance to gain an education part time during his younger years as well as working. Booker T, believed the best way to ensure progress and peace was,”for the whites to respect the blacks desire for improved economic opportunities and for blacks to respect the whites desire for social separation of the races.” I agree with this ideology because everyone was getting a piece of the cake. Negros was getting the equal opportunities, they were fighting for since day one, and whites were getting the opportunity to be isolated from the black race. But we didn’t get what we where aiming for, because main stream America was afraid, afraid of the challenge, and what we were capability of. After Booker T. graduated with honors from Hampton Institute, he changed his views of progress, to industrial education, accommodation of white supremacy, and self-help. He urged blacks to accept dimcrimination for the time and being concrete on evalating our- selves through hard work. He also believed in working with our hands, and not our brain. He felt this would win the respect of whites and lead blacks to be fully accepted as an equal...
Words: 1202 - Pages: 5
...Bank of America Corporation Cohesion Case Harris-Stowe State University Bank of America Corporation has been one of the leading banking companies in the United states with over 5,800 banking locations and another 300 abroad. One of the reasons that they are leading the front is because of the IT system that they have implemented. BoA has so many opportunities for online banking, whether it be from your laptop, mobile device or tablet. Also, with their new ATM systems you can deposit cash or a check without ever talking to an employee. One of the largest reasons for Bank of America’s success as a leading banking organization is their ability to attract customer relationships. There are many ways to attract the eye of a customer but the aspect that Bank of America uses to perfection is their Internet and online technologies. With over 18,000 ATM’s across the U.S. you can withdraw money at anytime with ease. Also with their ATM check deposit you can deposit check’s or cash at anytime with the 24 hour ATM service. Along with that they have mobil banking that I use daily. With the simple download of the Bank of America app you can check your statements, pay bills, or transfer funds right on your phone. If that hasn’t caught the customer’s eye then this will. You can take a snap shot picture of your check with your mobil device and Bank of America app you can deposit it on the instantly without ever having to go to an ATM. Bank of America has a...
Words: 1004 - Pages: 5
...poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langton Hughes has different meanings. This poem begins to talk about how the pioneers first came to America in the search of what many people call “The American Dream”. It talks about how they came to America seeking for equality and liberty, but is it America really a place of liberty and equality? This is what Hughes makes us question our self about. The poem speaks of the American dream that never existed for the lower class American. It also talks about the freedom and equality that every immigrant hoped for but never achieved. In his poem, Hughes represents not only African Americans, but other minority groups as well. Besides criticizing the unfair life in America, the poem conveys a sense of hope that the American Dream is soon to come. Which I think is something that even now many people can relate to. This poem is written in 1935. Langston Hughes is writing a poem of someone who feels that America does not live up to what it should be. The tone is angry and resentful. In this poem it’s not representing the point of view of one particular group. It’s saying that there are many people who’ve come here with hopes and dreams and they’re being let down. He’s also saying that there is an economic difference between people. In essence the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer, because there is not equal opportunity. That idea is something that is not real for many people because of their race, economic situation, and come up. Hughes...
Words: 585 - Pages: 3
...What It Means To Be an American……. Lets just think about it there are over 1 million people in the world and if you were to ask every person what does it mean to be an american you're going to get over 100 different answers. There is no true answer to what being american really means but if you ask me what's my perspective on what it means to be an american it would have to be,being able to have dreams and turn those dreams into reality. Being an American can also mean much more like, freedom of speech, freedom of color and freedom of judgment. In the essay What is Freedom? It say in paragraph 7,” Freedom means I want to do, not what the government wants me to do.”Too me that means not giving up your dreams....
Words: 801 - Pages: 4
...16-inch heels. (Laughter.) She was eight feet tall. (Laughter.) It was a little intimidating. Now, I don’t want to give a long speech. Cyndi Lauper is in the house. I can’t compete with that. (Applause.) But I wanted to come here tonight, first of all, to personally thank Joe for his outstanding years of leadership at HRC. (Applause.) What he has accomplished at the helm of this organization has been remarkable, and I want to thank all of you for the support that you’ve shown this organization and for your commitment to a simple idea: Every single American -- gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender -- every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It’s a pretty simple proposition. (Applause.) Now, I don’t have to tell you that we have a ways to go in that struggle. I don’t have to tell you how many are still denied their basic rights -- Americans who are still made to feel like second-class citizens, who have to live a lie to keep their jobs, or who are afraid to walk the street, or down the hall at school. Many of you have devoted your lives to the cause of equality. So you know what we have to do; we’ve got more work ahead of us. But we can also be proud of the progress we’ve made these past two and a half years. Think about it. (Applause.) Two years ago, I stood at this podium, in this room, before many of you, and I made a pledge. I...
Words: 2334 - Pages: 10
...to don on their heads, because they were visibly Muslim.” This quote is from a woman named Suzanne Barakat whose brother, Deah, sister-in-law, Yusor, and sister in law's sister, Razan, was murdered in their own home by their neighbor. Sadly hate crimes like this one have been increasing over time in America since 9/11. The rise of hate crimes towards Muslims is mainly caused by Islamophobia. Islamophobia is the irrational fear, discrimination, or hatred of Islam and its followers and can be rooted so deep into people's minds, many may not know they have it. Islamophobia does not just appear from nowhere, It is caused by people unwilling to...
Words: 1737 - Pages: 7
...Everyone thinks that America is successful, fearless,and the land of opportunity. Particularly, Walt Whitman's poem” I Hear America Singing and Langston Hughes poem “Let America Be America Again” are expressing their views of their two different world. Even though the poem” I Hear America Singing” and “Let America Be America Again” have many similarities they have many differences too;one of those differences is how their races affect their points of view. America's legacy of freedom has been questioned though slavery and segregation. These two subjects have been a problem for generation separating races and giving two different views of america. Though between these differences there are similarities that we see eye to eye with. For example Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes are both famous poets, but Walt Whitman's america is different from Langston Hughes because he grew up as A white and Langston Hughes grew up as a black-sadly affecting their views. Even though they're both talking about the american dream “I Hear America Singing” Expresses america as the dream it was supposed to be, then “Let America Be America Again” shows that the american...
Words: 447 - Pages: 2
...civilization makes up the American frontier for great hopes to bring back or regenerate the humanity and society of the American environment. As a lieutenant and a great surveyor during the French and Indian War Crèvecur moved to America and started observing the emergence of American society through cultivating farms. The main reason Europeans came to America was because the rich and the poor are not so far removed from each other as they are in Europe. Also in America there was no one there to rule them or in other hands tell them what to do. In Europe they were oppressed and kept poor by the rich, while america proved to...
Words: 823 - Pages: 4
...and world spotlight as a corporate bad guy because it made the decision to release what is considered vital information on several large businesses that could adversely affect those said businesses. Reportedly, the information on Wikileaks is not just assumed authentic but is actually authentic and has been vetted so that the innocent are protected. With this being said, Wikileaks reportedly has in its possession a hard drive possibly belonging to an executive with Bank of America and plans to release the information contained on the hard drive to “take down” the bank and expose an “ecosystem of corruption” (Schwartz, 2011). In today’s world, freedom of press and freedom of speech is something that is held in the highest regard and is supported fully. The question is when does this freedom go too far and cross the line of moral acceptance. In addition, does the information in question violate the privacy of those involved and is it something that is just being used to draw attention to a particular person or organization. It is possible that by releasing confidential information about a large corporation, or how an organization operates for that matter, could damage that business beyond repair, and force it to close its doors forever. Is it morally right for other corporations to target a “whistleblower” company such as Wikileaks just because they pose a possible threat? Background What exactly is Wikileaks and why does its developer consider it his business to help society...
Words: 1940 - Pages: 8
...Miguel A. Rodriguez Instructor Advanced Composition ENG 300 June 19, 2013 Music and Lyrics: Ruben Blades (Looking For America) I’m searching for you, America and fear that I will not find you your footprint has been lost in the dark. (Line 4) I’m calling you America but you are not answering me. You have been made to vanish by those who deny truth.(Line 8) Surrounded by shadows we deny all that’s true until there is justice we will never have peace.(Line 12) Living under Dictatorships I search for you and I cannot find you. Your body tortured is nowhere to be found. (Line 16) If one’s dream is everybody’s dream to break the chains and begin our journey Let’s be confident Let’s go ahead, my race, Let’s preserve time for those to come.(Line 24) You’ve been abducted, America Your mouth has been gagged and today it’s our turn to bring you freedom. I’m calling you America our future awaits us and before it dies on us we will find you.(Line 33) I’m searching for you America. I’m calling you America Oh, Oh Fighting for our race and our freedom And we will find you among the darkness, You’ve been vanished by those who’re afraid of your truth. While we search for the truth Searching for our America Mama and papa’s dream And it’s our turn today to set you free. (Line 43)“Looking for America” 2013. Ruben Blades website. June 19, 2013, 05:05 http://www.rubenblades.com/lyrics/?currentPage=5. When listening to the lyrics of...
Words: 1629 - Pages: 7
...As the two of these poetic candidates have chosen to run for the presidential spot for the greatest country in the world, America. Jesse and Mario both make some well-presented points towards the people of the minority race. Who imposed a better change? Who would enter the minds of Americans so they could set their future? The first candidate, a Baptist minister by the name of Jesse Jackson provided the audience with the thought provoking statement of “We want somebody who will challenge corporate America to higher until it contracts”(Jackson). Jackson proposes that America wants someone in office who is not only going to take the side of those of the wealthy. But a president who will step up for the lower and middle class and stop those whose pockets are overflowing with the...
Words: 1274 - Pages: 6
...Not everyone likes that America is a diverse country. By making this commercial it upset a lot of people. It started with the coke commercial and the individual videos from each singer, then they made a video about how each person felt being able to live her in America and how they have felt about all of this being done, and then finally there was the deadspin quotes where people were mad that the commercial came out and the Stephen Colbert report on the whole situation. The commercial was made to show the diversity in America and how we can all be one but after seeing all of this is shows me how many people are really against America being diverse and having people here with different nationalities. I however, think that this commercial was very inspirational and intriguing. This commercial has opened up my eyes and showed me how diverse our country really is. What I also didn’t realize before watching this commercial was how horrible and disrespectful Americans can be to foreigners. While watching this commercial I saw how upset these people were about how they have been treated and how different and out of place that they felt sometimes being in certain groups. No one should ever have to feel the way that they have had to feel in their life. Most of the people that were in this commercial were born and raised here in America. Just because they have different nationalities and have learned things about their cultures and know different languages does not make them foreigners...
Words: 1712 - Pages: 7
...themes in literature. This essay compares three quotes, taken from three very different pieces of literature about American values, in which confidence and self-reliance are illustrated. “I refuse to give up my obsession. America, stop pushing. I know what I’m doing.” – Allen Ginsberg, “America.” Allen Ginsberg’s “America” presents a sharp criticism of American culture by someone who has almost completely rejected its values. The poem’s speaker addresses America directly, as if he were giving a lecture or a sermon to the nation itself instead of to the American people. The nation’s aggressive anticommunist foreign policy and its culture of materialism and conformity are the targets of the speaker’s criticism. This poem was written in 1956 and was one of the first widely read literary statements of political unrest in the post-World War II America. Themes from the recent wars are prominent such as the nuclear bomb or Asian foreign policy, but the poem also depicts national racial unrest and the fight with communism that would characterize the Cold War foreign policy positions of America in the second half of the 20th century. I find this particular quote from the poem to demonstrate confidence and self-reliance on the part of the speaker. It’s difficult to give up something that you have strong feelings about, especially when sticking with it goes against popular opinion - it...
Words: 1053 - Pages: 5
...Essay One: What is an American? Gregory Coryell American Literature I Dr. Joseph Walker January 19, 2011 What is an American? America has always been based on the precept that it was formed as a melting pot. This term means that different religions, cultures, traditions and countries were blended together to create the “New America.” Europeans from various areas have fled their countries for many reasons and settled on American soil, “the land of the free.” Religious persecution, war, famine, and the hope for economic prosperity have enticed individuals to pull up their tent poles in their native lands and move to a bold new world, known as America. This new world, America would be a starting point and a birth of a new civilization and a new breed of people who all share one common goal. What does it actually mean to be an American? There are many definitions that have existed and that have helped us understand and shape our interpretation of this term. This paper will compare and contrast two separate views of what the new American is and what it means to be called an American citizen. In William Bradford’s, “Of Plymouth Plantation,” he accounts for his journey to the new world by describing the intent of his voyage, his first impression of his surroundings, and the things and people he encounters. Our text verifies Bradford’s hopeful spirit and passion for his beliefs when Bradford uses the term, “Pilgrims” to describe the “community of believers who...
Words: 1257 - Pages: 6
