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Americanism Americanism. According to the dictionary it means “a characteristic feature of English as used in the United States.” To me it means a lot more than that. It means three main things to me- freedom, all of our needs are met, and responsibility. When I hear the word freedom, I think about freedom of speech and the freedom of choice. In America, we have the freedom of speech. We can say what we want …

…pay their taxes like they should. Those who do pay their taxes probably do not like it very well. This is possibly the biggest responsibility that Americans have. More people need to take that responsibility upon themselves, too. So in conclusion to the question, “What does Americanism mean to me,” I would have to say that Americanism means being free, well cared for, and most of all responsible. That is what Americanism means to me.