What does it mean to be American? What is the "American Life" response

By being an American it means being a US citizen,having documented papers. It means that by being an american you were born in the United States and did not come has an immigrant. By being american it means speaking only English. The American life is living in the United States without fear and being able to have a good education. The American life means that you came to the United States to have a well paid job to support your family other than the place you came from because in your home country you must be dealing with chaos or destruction. To be an American is to not feel like a minority like other races do. Americans have the characteristics of bravery,hardworking,integrity,honesty, and respect.