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 MWolfe Reflection 4 The American Advantage

Simple being born American can leave us a step in front of the crowd, because we are different and have gone through life with certain advantages at our disposal. We also live with the title of being "American." It's easy for us to accept this because that is just a part of our reality is. Sometimes we don’t realize we've actually been dealt a good hand that leaves us in a place that we can more easily grow from. It's like a game of baseball. In baseball, America's biggest pastime, normally everyone starts at home base and has to try to get on bases. Many Americans, instead of having to __ start __ from home base, are given the advantage of actually starting on one of the bases. For the youth of some other nations, they aren’t able to even start on the baseball field because they weren’t born close enough to the ballpark let alone inside of it. Even just having the title of "American" makes us stand out. A large number of people try to get into America every year, legally or illegally, in order to benefit from living in this great country.  Though America has an obsession with being the strongest and best nation, the power and might this country has developed also make this country that many people from other countries hate simply because of our size and power. Yet even with that, many still wish to become a part of America. America is known as the land of opportunity and rightfully so. A piece I touched on on my wall was how, in America, we are able to rally to change what we think is wrong. We have an effect on how our country is run and what is done in our country. We are not an idle population. We may not be perfect, but we are able to stand up for what we believe in.