America can take on many different meanings depending on the persons and the situation. American to me in this situation is a land of opportunity. America to me is the land of opportunity and safeguard of education, because only in America can you be born into a poor household with the dream of becoming a doctor and when you grow up decide that you want to do is achieve your dream and then actually being able to see your dreams become a reality.
America provides every child, no matter what the circumstances, with a primary education. The child can then decide if they want to take that education and benefit themselves even further by going to college. In many countries only the rich and the elite are able to afford college but not in America. In America there are thousands of organizations who are designed to help children who want to excel in life go to college. These organizations are able to exist because of America as well.
Because America is the land of opportunity, many people are able to live comfortably in America and because of this comfort they are able to give to others. It is through this act of charity, giving to others without expecting anything in return, that America can continue to be the place where opportunity flourishes. Through giving to these scholarship programs the donors allow for tens of thousands of children who normally wouldn’t even think about going to college an opportunity to go. Even though they do not see the rewards of their charity initially they will see their rewards as the young men and women who were able to go to college because of people’s charity become productive members of society.
As these new members of society begin their respective practices they help America become bigger, better, and just a greater place to live in. These young men and women become doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs, and many other professions that wouldn’t be in existence if it weren’t for the donors but more importantly America.
America is the land of opportunity. America is the safeguard of education. America is the place where you can land off a boat from some foreign country, work your hardest, go to college and make something of yourself. No other country in the world can be defined using any of those same words because those words are America.
So even though America can take on many different meanings, whenever I think of America and that every kid who is able to go to college can because of America. They will know her as America, land of opportunity and safeguard of education.
-Kenneth McGuire