Mrs. Draper
English III, 6th Hour
9/14/17
Definition Essay
December 7, 1941, WWII, Japanese pilots bomb Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii spurring the American people into action and into joining World War II. What does it mean to be an American? It’s a question that seems easy to answer until you are asked to explain it directly. The definition of an American is shown in Veterans Day: Never Forget Their Duty, I Hear America Singing, and What is Freedom?
In Veterans Day: Never Forget Their Duty written by John Mccain there are several examples of what it means to be an American mostly from Mike Christian. Mccain makes this clear by stating, "He Had a keen and deep appreciation for the opportunities this country- and our