"E Pluribus Unum" is foundational to American society. "E pluribus Unum" translates from Latin to “from many one”.
This idea of "e pluribus unum" has resonated with me. Throughout my lifetime I have met so many wonderful people in the United States who have come from very different backgrounds. There are many whose ancestors were here before the Revolutionary War and those who are currently in the process of making America their new home. I have met Americans who have come from Eastern Europe in the past decade, Americans whose grandparents immigrated here from China before WWII. There are Americans whose ancestors travelled here hundreds of years ago to escape religious persecution in Europe, Americans whose ancestors lived the nightmare of slavery, and Americans whose ancestors have lived on this land longer than records date back to. We are each a unique thread woven into the tapestry of this great country. Yet, we are all AMERICANS. Our American heritage is the search for and preservation of freedom. It is bringing our unique traits, cultures, and ideas to the table and working together in creating the American dream: a country where we each have the opportunity to be the best we can be. It is our American heritage that unites us. I smile when I hear different languages spoken at the grocery store or at school. I smile when I see a grandparent telling the tales of how their ancestors came long ago to what was known as the ‘New World’. I smile because I know that the special idea of freedom is reaching so many people from so many different backgrounds because we all deserve to be free. To know that so many have sacrificed, are sacrificing, and will sacrifice in order to enjoy freedom, brings a reverence to the idea of liberty. I am so grateful for my ancestors who made the sacrifice to come to this beautiful country and I’m grateful for those who protect that freedom. Let us strive to be the society of “e pluribus unum'' and to revere those who sacrificed to make it so.   
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