“I came to this country when I was twelve years old because my parents wanted to give me new opportunities to succeed. President Obama wants everyone to have the chances I had.” WantGivingYearsCountryWantedOpportunityParentPresidentChanceSucceedGive MePresident ObamaNew Opportunity Author:Cristina Saralegui
“America is among the countries the advance countries with the least equality of opportunity, which means that the - while I prospects of young American, a more dependent on the income and education's parents (ph) than another - other countries. So this notion of equal opportunity is sort of American dream is, is now a myth.” MeanCountryDreamAmericaYoungOpportunityParentEqualNotionMythIncomeDependentAmerican DreamOther CountriesProspectsEqual OpportunityEquality Of Opportunity Author:Jedediah Bila
“When a lot of things are going the wrong way for a country, for a people, when you can't really think of anything worse than a war, you always try to take life on the brighter side and that's how I grew up with my parents.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingWarCountryParentSidesGrewGrew UpBrighterWrong WayBrighter Side Author:Andy Murray
“Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.” ShouldHeartCountryParentTaught Author:Jesse Ventura
“My parents came to this country after World War II, Jews from Czechoslovakia who had survived Auschwitz and Dachau. They settled with my sister in rural Ohio in the 1950s, where my dad became the town doctor and I was born.” WorldWarCountryParentBornDadDoctorsTownsMy DadJewWar Of The WorldsMy SisterWorld War IiWorld War ISurvivedOhioAuschwitzCzechoslovakiaDachau Author:Julie Salamon
“Common standards ensure that every child across the country is getting the best possible education, no matter where a child lives or what their background is. The common standards will provide an accessible roadmap for schools, teachers, parents and students, with clear and realistic goals.” ChildrenCountryMatterSchoolParentGoalCommonClearTeacherStudentsStandardsEducationalBackgroundsRealisticSchool TeachersRealistic Goals Author:Roy Romer
“No matter where you're born in life or what the circumstances are when you're born, like your parents being poor or not connected to power, you have a chance in this country to go as far as your talent and your work will take you.” CountryMatterParentBornChancePoorTalentLike YouCircumstancesConnected Author:Marco Rubio
“The life prospects of an American are more dependent on the income and education of his parents than in any of the other advanced industrial countries.” CountryParentIncomeDependentProspects Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Getting out of Russia was the best thing my parents did. I mean, that country will never amount to anything.” MeanCountryParentAmountRussiaBest Things Author:Gary Shteyngart
“Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you, and in many ways makes you who you are. Just as it's a virtue to honor your parents, it's a good and admirable thing to honor the land you call home.” WayCountryHomeMotherFatherParentNaturalVirtueLandHonorProtectWho You AreHomelandAdmirableLoving YouProtect You Book:The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America Source: The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America
“Superheroes are also about immigrants. Superman, the prototype of all superheroes, is a prototypical immigrant. His homeland was in crisis, so his parents sent him to America in search of a better life. He has two names, one American, Clark Kent, and the other foreign, Kal-El. He wears two sets of clothes and lives in between two cultures. He loves his new country, but a part of him still longs for his old one.” StillsTwoBookCountryAmericaCultureNamesParentClothesCrisisComicImmigrantsComic BookSuperheroBetter LifeHomelandPrototypeKentTwo Cultures Author:Gene Luen Yang