America is such an immense and diverse nation that it is difficult to describe the unique qualities in a few words. The best way to depict America is by using a metaphor. In many ways America is much like a lawyer, they both can be characterized by three traits: hardworking, greedy, and hypocritical. Lawyers and Americans despite their hard work and devotion to their tasks are often thought of negatively and are disliked for their greed and hypocrisy. Lawyers work to uphold the law and serve justice while twisting the facts and working to win their case despite innocence or guilt. Americans claim to uphold justice while performing injustices. Lawyers often have bad reputations across the country, as does America around the world.
             The most prominent American trait is hardworking. Many Americans work over 10 hours a day to provide for their families and live a comfortable life. This hardworking lifestyle has been evident throughout American history since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Andrew Carnegie is considered one of the hardest working Americans that ever lived. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Switzerland, to a poor family. His father was a weaver and he was expected to become a weaver when he grew up. The invention of the steam-powered loom that came with the Industrial Revolution put Carnegie's father out of work and he learned the true meaning of poverty when his dad was on the street begging for work. Andrew Carnegie wrote, "I began to learn what poverty meant... It was burnt into my heart then that my father had to beg for work. And then and there came the resolve that I would cure that when I got to be a man" ("Andrew Carnegie"). From that Carnegie's long life of hard work and devotion was conceived.
             Andrew Carnegie's ambition for riches eventually made him one of the richest entrepreneurs of his age. Carnegie and his family left the poverty-stricken Switzerland for the immense possibilities of Americ...