Blog #2 Readers Response

During the revolutionary war Americans became increasingly more patriotic with every battle. Although they are from many different nations, with differing views and religions, they all come together united against a common enemy. Our fore fathers developed a nation that would thrive and prosper through the ages. They knew that this new world had much to offer and they would defend it with their life.
This is similar to going to college, everyone is from a different city or state and think that theirs is the best. For a while people stay in groups from their home city but eventually everyone becomes united under the common name. For the students at TCU, we are all horned frogs first and not connected to home town or state as directly. Everyone that attends TCU, thinks it is the best and it should be fought for, just as our fore fathers felt about our great nation.

Blog #1 American Identity

My definition of the American identity has not been changed from the readings, I am proud of my country and all that she has accomplish in her short life. Our nation has had a few mishaps that we wish we could erase and it is these events that challenge my view of the American identity but they do not change it in any way. One being slavery, which in the poem I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes it says that America will look back on his time period and be ashamed of the harm caused by slavery.  

Many Americans enjoy simple pleasures that countrymen of other nations can only dream of such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. My definition of America is a simple one. It is the land of opportunity where anyone that works diligently and with purpose, can achieve great things. It is a land that is not tied to class systems or monarchs, but rather a free nation in which anyone can prosper no matter the economic situation that they are born into.  America is still a safe haven for all immigrants of all races, the statue of liberty is an American icon of this to all of the original and current immigrants coming through New York. America has never ceased to be the home of the free and the brave, which is why my view of the American identity is unwavering.