Richard Frethorne, Letter to His Parents

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6475 = site to read the letter

This is the source that I chose to read for my reinventing the nation class, it is something that I would of not chosen to read in my own spare time is important to remind us how we got to where we are today.
Reading this letter is a reminder that change does and always will involve risks. It shows you how much suffering people ended up going through to create a new country that stood for more of what they wanted. I think that is how it expresses what it is to be an American, people who were brave enough to leave what they had in order to try and build a place that represents what they stand for. I am a first generation American, my family is from Poland and my parents came here with my sister for the opportunities that were offered. They came because America was the land of the free, the promise land, for the unlimited space and for the challenge to learn a new language and culture. These are all things to be proud to be an American but I do not think that means that now we are done improving our country. We should keep reinventing our mindsets, keep pushing to be the best and keep thinking about our country as a whole, as one country.