What it means to be an American

This week, we learned  about the idea of Populism in the West. Populists were a group of people in the 18th and 19th century that fought for their ideas to be served by the government, and to have money and living benefits like the business men and laborers received. Therefore, they wanted to have the same rights and opportunities as all other American Citizens. Barack Obama proved in his State of the Union Speech that he would do anything in his power to make changes in the nation that would be beneficial to every individual living in American. Populists would appreciate Barack Obama's statements because their goal in life was to obtain equality, and he explained the what he was going to do to enforce that action. This made me realize that an American is someone who can stand up for what they deserve, and reciece equal rights and opportunities as all other American Citizens.