There are many ways to prove that the United States is a civilization. One of them is its ability to provide a surplus of food for its people. Farmers grow more than enough crops each year to provide the nation with all the food it needs. Grocery stores never have any problem stocking their shelves with the fruits and vegetables they provide. There is also a portion of food grown by people at their own houses. The U.S. has the resources needed to make your own home garden, which can be another useful producer of food.
Another aspect that makes up a civilization is having towns, cities, and a form of government. The U.S. has many large cities, like Los Angeles and New York City. There are numerous cities spread out all over the country. The U.S. also has a very sophisticated form of government. It is spread out into three branches: federal, state, and local. Each branch’s power is monitored by a system of checks and balances. The U.S. has one of the fairest governments in the world.
A written language is also an aspect that is needed to form a civilization. The U.S. has no official language, but it has many written ones. The majority of people in the U.S. speak English. It is the language we use when writing down our laws. Although English is widely spoken in the U.S., Spanish gives it competition, especially with the increase of illegal aliens entering the country in the past years. This causes many people to have to not only write things down in English, but in Spanish too, because many of the illegal aliens do not take the time to learn English.
One last aspect that makes up a culture is a division of labor. The U.S. has many types of jobs available ranging from a janitor to the head of a large corporation. There are lower class citizens, who are stuck in low paying jobs, like a McDonald’s worker. Then there are middle class citizens, who generate a moderate income from their job. The majority of citizens fall into this class, and a normal desk job is probably a good example of a moderate income job. Lastly, there are upper class citizens who rack up the cash and are better off than most other people, for example Bill Gates, the head of Microsoft.
As this essay has proven, the U.S. has all the aspects that make up a civilization. It can produce a surplus of food, has town, cities, and a form of government, a written language, and a division of labor. In fact, it is probably of the most successful civilizations in the current world. Many people try to immigrate to it due to its attractiveness. The U.S. has been a civilization for a while, and probably will be long past the end of the current generation’s lives.
