American Citizen

While I was reading the introduction and thinking about what it means to be an American citizen, the book brought up a very interesting thought that had never crossed my mind before. It said that an American citizen could be from North America, Central America, and even South America. That means that when we say that we are proud to be American citizens we are talking about the continent as a whole and not just a United States citizen. Another very interesting point that this book brings up is that a lot of times we take things for granted as American citizens (I think this was directed to the United States citizens). The most important thing that is taken for granted is our education. Here I am on scholarship, going to school for free, and I am still complaining that I have to do homework, read, and take tests. In other countries the women aren’t even allowed to go to school, let alone college. I am so privileged to be an American citizen; unfortunately, I take advantage of many opportunities that I have.
This book is definitely going to challenge my opinions that I have about life. Already I have thought about things that I never had before, and I am only in the introduction to this book. The book also alluded to the fact that it is good for our opinions to be challenged. I agree because if things are never challenged in life, then they are never thought about.