Not only is America beautiful in its geography, giving us tropical ocean-fronts, snowcapped mountains, plains, sand-dunes, and canyons, and also in it's social landscape, but the beautiful lives it allows us to live. Life is beautiful, even in difficult and trying times. Anyone seen the movie Life is Beautiful? Then you'll know what I mean. However, we are so blessed to live in the country and time that we do. We really take for granted the fact that our lives are so beautiful because of our Country.
The boast of some countries are palaces, resorts, or major cities with iconic landmarks. Here in america, we have all of these: We have the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, and now Chicago's Bean. Still, I think what best represents all-around America for me is Smalltown, U.S.A with downtown cross-streets and uncultivated countryside somewhere on the fringe or woven throughout, that connects us to the land. This is just a personal opinion, most likely, but I think it encompasses the American spirit.
