American Exceptionalism American exceptionalism is not an assertion of common Americans. Rather it is a statement of the political establishment in the U.S. Political establishment in the U.S. tries to embed and implement the conviction that the U.S. is a “city on a hill‚” the “last best hope on Earth”. Stephan Colbert is very cute in portraying American exceptionalism sufficiently mocking the idea of “Americeptionalism.” At the same time‚ he reiterates his admonition that the U.S. is indispensable
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Githens 1 Kathryn Githens Patricia Nommenson English 1302/ Period 4 3 April 2012 Critical Analysis of “Can Patriotism Be Compassionate?” by Martha Nussbaum Martha Nussbaum in her essay‚ “Can Patriotism Be Compassionate?” (2001)‚ asserts that America has become a cold and selfish nation that has no interest in the well being of others around the world. Nussbaum supports this assertion with examples of the war in Iraq and other crises’ around the world. Her purpose is to change the way
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"The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke Analysis “The Soldier”‚ is a British patriotic sonnet written by Rupert Brooke in 1914. It expresses love for the mother country which in this case is Great Britain. This poem describes the physical aspects of death and the writer’s opinion of it. Although death is the main point in this poem‚ it not depicted in a twisted and gruesome manner. Rather‚ death in this poem is a sacrifice. “The Soldier” is a patriotic poem. The purpose of patriotic poems during WWI
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An ideal American is an honest‚ law-abiding‚ patriot. To become an ideal American a person would have to do is want to be an American. With that desire‚ being honest‚ patriotic‚ and law-abiding will be easy. An honest man is always favored over a liar. Even though honesty is hard to come by‚ an American would have to set an example to the ones around him. An honest American has integrity‚ by following the law when no one is around. He would also have to give his true opinions concerning decisions
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Race-Making and the Nation-State Anthony W. Marx From: World Politics Volume 48‚ Number 2‚ January 1996 pp. 180-208 | 10.1353/wp.1996.0003 Abstract Why was official racial domination enforced in South Africa and the United States‚ while nothing comparable to apartheid or Jim Crow was constructed in Brazil? Slavery and colonialism established the pattern of early discrimination in all three cases‚ and yet the postabolition racial orders diverged. Miscegenation influenced later outcomes
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John Smith was a master at utilizing logical‚ emotional‚ and ethical appeals to convince his audience to come to America. He was able to do this by asking rhetorical questions that emphasized what his audience wanted. Smith’s audience was mainly the poor people of England but also included craftsmen like "Carpenters‚ Masons‚ and Fishers" and their apprentices. His logical appeals all lead the audience step by step to the conclusion that only hard work is needed to secure land and food in America
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Imperialism is when a mother country takes over a smaller nation or colony for political‚ social‚ and/or economic reasons. Imperialism has been a major force in shaping the modern world. The effects of Imperialism have been interpreted from a variety of viewpoints. This major Imperialism occurred during the late 19th Century and early 20th century. It had more negative effects in the modern world today then positive effects. A positive effect is seen in document one called "Modern Progressive
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Some would argue in the movie “The Patriot” that Benjamin Martin’s main motivation for participating in the Revolutionary War is his patriotism. However‚ Martins motivation for entering the war is personal revenge for the loss of his son and his plantation burning to the ground. At the beginning of the movie Martin argued against fighting the British. He wants to live peacefully on his small plantation‚ and wants no part of a war with such a powerful nation‚ Great Britain. On the other hand his
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of 1961 is a classic example of a speech that makes excellent use of a variety of Rhetorical strategies. His use of archaic diction‚ oxymoron’s‚ parallelism‚ allusions and tone helped create a sophistication and eloquence that had a more powerful and patriotic impact on his audience. It helped establish his creditability and be able to transmit assurance and hope to his audience. The use of these strategies allowed him to outline his purpose of communicating to
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Justification of Manifest Destiny America growing as a nation has been rapidly expanding due to increased rate of birth and immigration from Europe and Asia. It is to no surprise that America had to gain more land than they already had in order to sustain their growing population and to give people the option of self advancement and technological advancement. Land was not only what was being sought after‚ people went out and tried to spread their Protestant religion with others. The final
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