Manifest Destiny Research Paper

TODAY‘S MENU
1.

Origins of American Exceptionalism and Manifest
Destiny
1.1 Rhetorical Origins
1.2 Manifest Destiny

2.

American Exceptionalism and American
Imperialism
2.1 American Imperialism
2.2 “America’s Destiny”
2.3 Strategic and Imperialistic Reasons
2.4 Translatio Imperii

3.

Manifest Destiny and American Exceptionalism in the 21st Century
3.1 G.W. Bush’s Address to the Nation (2001)

3.2 Barack Obama and the American
Exceptionalism
3.2.1 1st Inaugural Address (2009)
3.2.2 Obama’s View on American Exceptionalism
3.2.3 State of the Union Address (Jan 25, 2011)
3.2.4 A New American Exceptionalism?

ORIGINS OF AMERICAN
EXCEPTIONALISM AND
MANIFEST DESTINY

RHETORICAL ORIGINS:
- especially John Winthrop´s ' 'A Model of
Christian Charity
These things are true.
They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. “

And we are ready to lead once more

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Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met. (
“we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world; duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.” “Let it be said by our children 's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and
God 's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.” OBAMA’S VIEW ON
AMERICAN
EXCEPTIONALISM a journalist asked Obama in April 2009 the following question:

"[C]ould I ask you whether you subscribe, as many of your predecessors have, to the school of 'American exceptionalism ' that sees America as