American Culture
An American is a Melting Pot
Hector St. John De Crevecoeur asked the question, "What Is an American"? To myself an American is simply a Melting Pot. America is a place where the association between American and the word freedom are inseparable. Our country is much the same in terms of melting pot today, as it was back when Crevecoeur came to this land. Coming to this country today would be very similar to coming in the late 1700 to early 1800 with some differences.
The United States foundation is based on the immigration of multiple cultures, religion, and philosophies. Since we are a country of many ethnicity's and religions, the abandonment of culture is not expected. Our government allows the freedom of religion and will even bend to accommodate social groups. This is similar to what Crevecoeur said "Industry, good living, selfishness, litigiousness, country politics, the pride of freemen, religious indifference, are their characteristics". Even with our countries current......
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