Why Do You Celebrate Independence Day?  American Flag  Do you
celebrate Independence Day?  I like the idea of 4th of July. It
is a way to celebrate living in a place where you can do a lot
of things. It is a way to realize you are happy in life and that
you like your life. Unfortunately, you may be mistakenly
celebrating 4th of July for the wrong reasons. You may be
celebrating July 4th because you may be thinking that is what
patriotism means. You may be celebrating 4th of July thinking
you are a better person than many other people simply because
they live in another country.  The very idea of patriotism, like
ethnicity, tells you that some specific people are better than
other groups of people because of their affiliation with a
certain idea. In the area of ethnicity, such an affiliation and
idea usually falls under skin color and physical features. For
patriotism, such an affiliation lies in how strong one feels
towards their country. While the idea of patriotism can
theoretically be pure, people have mad