Reflection+ZS

What does it mean to be an American? Everyone has a different answer, yet, every answer is correct. America, while being in a literal sense a nation, is more a collection of ideas. Being American is not an adjective of place where, but rather a state of mind. This is not an entirely positive thing, but nor is it a negative thing. The history of America is full of hate, yet no country gives the same opportunity for redemption. It is a nation of balancing acts, there is so much wrong with America, yet that only inspires to make things better. Even in a “more perfect union” things will never be perfect, and that leads the drive of being American.