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1、TheAmericanCharacterInyourmind,whatisanAmericanlike?outgoingcheerfulself-conceitedindependentfriendlypracticalsportsmanshiphumorousCanyousummarizethecharacterofAmericans?Ingroups,discussthequestionbelow.thespiritofpioneeringTheRootsofAmericanCharacterthespiritoflibertythespi
2、ritofequalityThepioneeringspiritresultedingoldrushwestwardmovementinsearchoflandandgoldbetweentheearly17thandlate19thcenturies.thespiritofpioneeringThepioneeringspiritisstillanimportantpartofAmericancharacterinsearchofgreaterprosperityandfreedomthespiritofpioneeringthespirit
3、ofpioneeringTheRootsofAmericanCharacterthespiritoflibertythespiritofequalityOnSep.16,1620,theMayflower, afamousshiptransportedthefirstgenerationimmigrants,knownasthePilgrimsfromEnglandtoPlymouth,Massachusettstopursuereligiousfreedom.thespiritoflibertytheStatueofLibertyForman
4、yimmigrants,theStatueofLiberty,or,LibertyEnlighteningtheWorldwastheirfirstviewoftheUnitedStates,signifyingfreedomandpersonalliberty.thespiritoflibertyWeholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,…Thesentencehasbeencalled"oneofthebest-knownsentencesintheEnglish
5、language“and"themostpotentandconsequentialwordsinAmericanhistory".—WikipediathespiritofequalityWhatistheAmericanDream?What’sitsimpactonAmericancharacter?It’sthebeliefthatanyindividual,nomatterhowpoor,canachievewealthandfamethroughdiligenceandvirtue.(Para.10)thespiritofequali
6、tyThishopeincludestheopportunityforone'schildrentogrowupandreceiveaneducationanditsconsequentcareeropportunities.Itistheopportunitytomakeindividualchoiceswithouttherestrictionsofclass,caste,religion,race,orethnicgroup.—Wikipediacaste:socialsystembasedonrigiddistinctionsofbir
7、th,rank,wealth,etc.thespiritofequalityWhichspiritshapesthefollowingcharacter?outgoingcheerfulself-conceitedindependentfriendlysportsmanshiphumorousadventurousoptimisticcasualpracticaldiligentLoud;warm-hearted;friendly;pleasantoutgoing;helpful;scorpions;pushy;Fullofself-confi
8、dence;generous;Obsessedwithhealth;domineering;self-centered;Asenseofduty,re
