Problem
In Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb," she states that "if we're to live up to our own time, then victory won't lie in the blade, but in all of the bridges we've made." She continues, saying that "being American is more than the pride we inherit, it's the past we step into and how we repair it."
• What do you think Amanda Gorman is saying about the struggle of being American? Write a paragraph about the quote above and how it relates to American society.