To be an American means to be dedicated, to love, and be proud of one’s country and the history it possesses. Some people believe that an American is someone who is conceited and believes their country is the greatest. An American’s relationship should be more than “wanting to be free” but it should be about being a part of the variety of cultures and diversity this great country has to offer. Some immigrants that came did not have the same experience as others. As Yezierska says in her short story,”America and I” she talks about how she felt when she first came to America. “I was in America, among the Americans but not of them.” (Yezierska 17) she felt that she did not belong. She felt like an outsider compared to the other immigrants that came before her. It is unfortunate that she felt this way but others had a better experience.…show more content… “Looking down this great harbor I like to think of the countless numbers inbound vessels that have made this port.” (Roosevelt 10). Here he is saying that the harbor that the immigrant ships came to brought nothing but people hoping for a better future. “He suggested that liberty enlightening the world extend her rays from these shores to every other nation.” (Roosevelt 11). When he says this you cannot help but think of the Statue of Liberty and the message she sends out across the world by holding her torch. Immigrants could see her as someone leading the way to the “promise
