Thursday, October 13, 2011

A Nation of Immigrants



Being a nation of immigrants is a true honor. To me, being a nation of immigrants means that America is a very special place to live, otherwise people from all around the world would not go through so much to be here. I think that the people that decided to leave their homeland to successfully make a life in this country are both brave and selfless. I believe that they are brave because it can be very scary traveling to a place where you know nobody there, you do not have a job and so you just have to hope for the best, and many times people had to leave loved ones behind. I think that these people are selfless because many of them did not leave so that they would make their lives better, but they left so that they could provide a better future for the generations to come in their families.

These traits have shaped America and its culture because without both of them we might not have been the same great country that we are today. They have shaped America as a country because without the motivation that immigrants had to be successful, it would have not only taken much more time to be as technologically advanced as we are today but it also could have changed who we are today as people. Unfortunately I do not feel a connection to my ancestors. Since I never knew them and they never knew me it can sometimes be hard to feel any real emotions for them, but when I look more into my family tree I hope that I do feel a connection between me and my ancestors.

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