In terms of what it shows about America, being American, and America's core values, with which work did you identify the most? Why? Cite specific examples from the texts and your personal feelings or experiences to illustrate the points in your response. (That is, which work contained characters, events, or themes that you recognized and understood because of your own experiences as an American? Why do you think this work spoke to you as it did?)

(I am not sure where to get all this info but I will answer from all I know)

America is the closest thing we have at the moment to freedom. America is a country of immigrants and was in fact founded by British folk which left from England because of their Religious beliefs. Being American means embracing the country, its culture, and core values. It means respecting other peoples freedom and rights no matter who you are the President or a Police Officer. I personally identify myself the most with a Diplomat or a Politician because of how much I negotiate with people to find compromises and avoid arguments my friends have with each other. I also help people when I have the chance ( as an example) and study the law.

atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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