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=Introduction: Who Are We? **﻿****﻿**=



America as a nation is by no means stagnant. It is always changing, growing, and evolving. It is a diverse amalgamation of many peoples and beliefs. Yet there is something lying underneath all the change and diversity that ties the land together as a single nation. Somehow, the many ships of ethnicity, religion, race, and culture are anchored to a single dock. But what is this dock? What is common among all of these people that allows them to identify themselves as American?

Essentially, America is a nation with an Anglo-Protestant heritage but a multicultural population that now subscribes to countless religions. At present, it is not religion that unifies America as a nation but the ideals established by the Christian-based values of the Founding Fathers. Therefore, Americans greatly value such ideals as freedom, democracy, and equality. It is true that these ideals have not always been upheld. However, America is a country that tries very hard to learn from it’s mistakes, that will strive to not make the same mistakes again, and that will not give up on the ideas of it’s founding, with democracy and equality being the main desires of the population for the future.

Yet America cannot be defined purely in terms of the Creed, for it is necessary to understand that America is not the Creed itself, but the people that adhere to it. America is real people living real lives with real families. But the defining aspect of these people in the discussion of identity is their own beliefs about who they are. For the most part, Americans are patriots who stand for democracy, liberty, and justice. Americans will not give up these ideals as they strive towards a their future, and although religions, ethnicities, and languages may change, America will ensure that these values stand.

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