Our+Reality+Reflection

**Our Reality Reflection** The final characteristic of the American character is that our reality is much harsher than we would hope it would be. Even though we dream of a nation open to change and an excepting nation, we live in a nation that does not make it easy for a person to reach their goal. America also makes it very hard for our nation to move past racism, stereotypes, poverty, and discrimination. What some American fail to realize is that it takes money to obtain many of the materialistic dreams we have, such as big houses, fancy cars and even beauty. Also, some Americans do not realize that their is a distinction between dreaming and facing reality. It is easy for an American to say that they want to give their children the best education, but it is very dificult for a person raised in poverty to break out of the cycle an then give their child something better than what they had. Not only is it hard for Americans to face reality, it is hard for our government. When it comes to the case of the killing of Osama bin Laden, our President made it seem as if our nation was completely united after the attack on 9/11. From the charts we can see that not only wasn't our nation united, but innocent Americans were harmed in the hate crimes. Almost every American wants to see change occur in our country, but something more powerful most be done in order to stop all discrimination and hatred amongst the people of our nation.

 Home Page