America

All throughout my childhood I always thought that Americans were good, honest, hardworking, and likable people. I also thought that everyone else thought the same way. as true as all these things are, there are however those outside the states who tend to disagree with this statement. I had the opportunity to live outside the United States for two years in a place called the Gillbert Islands. there were no Americans, except for me, and was mainly composed of Gilbertese, Australian, and New Zealand people. at first i felt that i was looked down upon and i couldn't figure out why. until i started being asked questions like, "What is it really like over there in the states?" or comments like, "You Yanks are hypocrits! you say you try to help other people, and you cant even keep your own country under control." I never knew how outsiders viewd our country. People think because of all the news that goes around, which is all bad, that Americans are just these terrible people.
at the first part of the essay I could relate well when it started off saying how America is looked down on. and how we pretty much stand on our own. which is true in many cases, however, I cannot say that all Americans are bad people. you'll find some of those everywhere you go. But what i liked the most is when the essay talked about us fighting and standing up for a cause. and when we are united with a cause we are untouchable. it states also that America has only lost one engagement, Vietnam. and it was because the troops didnt know exactly what they were fighting for. I feel that this is very true, and when we have a meaningfull cause we will prevail.