Connecticut western news., 1919-05-01
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 Why l am Proud to be an American
 America means opportunity. What better meaning than this can be given to the country which offers to all of it's boys and girls the wonder full opportunities in education and means of earning a living2 Whn we speak of America we mean the United States. The United Statss has the widest gates of any country in the world. The eastern gate sx- tends from Maine to Florida and tAe western gate from Seattle to Califos- mia. To these gates come peopA from all the countries of the world 1t is these gates which have brouglA to America her prosperity.
 | The United States contains thir& of all the wealth in the world. She has minerals and soil that will pro duce wheat, fruit, vegetables ana cotton. These are essential to a successful commercial country.
 Nature too has smiled on this country and given us @ favorabh climate. There is hardly spot tp the whole United States that doeA not see sunshine everyNweeh in thA lyear. .,@ @
 Although an endless procession o& immigrants have been coming = this country for years, there is stiI room for more. In some countries the land is owned by few and ne matter how hard man works he can never buy home for himself ans family. In this country 1t is diffes- ent everyone has an equal chance ts make the most of the endless oppos- tunities> which are offered. Many of the people who come to thiz country are hungry and homeferG Our people will freely give them q chance to better their conditions
 There are over hundred miIhoa people in the United States. They are warm hearted and generous hard working andxfull o9 fa3th im themselves and others These chnr- acteristics with the natural coDdk- tions make this country prosperous and progressive.
 The people of America are happx The reason for this is that they dHS not fear tyranny and poverty Once we know there was tyranny in the United States. The result of the Revolutionary War however proved, 7, that this was not right and since 6tss time our country has been free frouk it. There is poverty in the UniteA States but not much when coHipare1 with other countries. The reasou fe6w some of the people being poor is tbsm they are weak and ignorant or haus met with some great misfortune. h@va time this will be conquered lt 5 going to be hard struggle but in thc end we will ucceed as we do in an our undertakings.
 The American people have workes hard to make their country whaf it is today They have made use of every natural resource of the coun- try. Many of the important inven- tions have been made by the Amerf-- cans such as the steamboat, cotton gin, telephone, telegraph, electric lights, elevator, reaper and phomo- graph. It makes every American proud to know that it was one of his countrymen who did this. The most important thing, however, which the American people have done is to build a Nation. The importance ox this is that it is a nation differently from any other nation in the world. [ It is a nation which is young bus still experienced, nation made noas by some of the people but by al
 The one word which represents America is-liberty. 1t is warA which is seen on our coins and whien is an inspiration to every AmericnH% soldier and sailor. What an impesr tant part this word has taken in ouH~ history. From the time of the Reve- lutionary War that word has 'reeM foremost in the minds of all trueN American citizens. From all coune tries and races come people seekiw liberty in America.
 At the head of New York harbos = stands the most wonderful statue is the world. Not for it's architecture and size alone, but for what it syHa- balizes it is great. It is the statue of woman who holds aloft in her right hand the Torch of Liberty,- At night this wonderful statute throws its light many miles over the water. 1t is the first thing seen by entering the ha~bor Is is this statute which gives to the foreigners their first idea of Amcrica and her justice. This statute stands for just what our country stands fori and Equality"
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