One of the resons I am most grateful to be an American citizen is for being able to have the oppertunity to grow up and become whatever I dream to be. Its easy to understand the steps and processes one must take to fufill goals, dreams and asperations. Since America in known as the land of oppertunity it is a known fact that with the combination of knowledge and hard work you can become whatever it is you want to be.In addition, it is good to live in a country where different political beliefs can be openly expressed through the freedom of speech. As opposed to other countries where there is a dictatorship that forces a certain opinion on its people.It's cool to see how developed our country has come over the years. We have cell phones and laptops that are used on a daily basis that we find to be a necessity. However, the baby boomer era would have looked upon products we use now as being luxeries.