AMERICAN PATRIOTISM By: dat E-mail: xasianboyx@aol.com AMERICAN PATRIOTISM Patriotism in America is the love for or devotion to America. Patriotism represents people who love this country and support the country’s authority and interests. American patriotism does not only mean an unquestioning loyalty to the decisions of the United States government. Patriotism is staring unblinkingly into the face of history. It is to acknowledge the injustices and cruelties that have been a part of the
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Patriotism The role of patriotism in America should be valued when it brings people together for a good cause; however‚ patriotism can be viciously corruptive when used for the wrong reasons. “The Things They Carried” exploits one aspect of bad patriotism; the idea of America’s pointless actions in Vietnam‚ as said by the author Tim O’Brien “Certain blood was being shed for uncertain reasons.” The way the government in the 1960’s proclaimed the sending of American troops to Vietnam as “patriotic”
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In 1984 the government used newspapers and posters to patronize their citizens through a selective presentation of facts. Patriotism can be defined as an unconstitutional support of one thing versus another. Otherwise‚ the government wants support so they try to get their people to be on their side of a certain situation. Winston’s government sometimes changed an actual definition
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This reawakening for Renaissance spread the seeds of patriotism for national movement and prepared people for national interest. To create this national interest or to awake patriotism in national minds poets and writers had there significant role. Slowly they sow the seeds of patriotism in the young minds of India. In this paper I would like to throw some light on some of the Henry Derozio’s poems in English where we feel the spirits of patriotism. Derozio had his burning passion for freedom and intoxicating
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“What Patriotism Means to Me” Patriotism n.: devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. When I see the American flag‚ I feel devotion. When it’s Veterans Day‚ and we’re honoring those who have served our country‚ I feel pride. To me‚ patriotism is when I stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance‚ when I used to draw the American Flag. Whenever I feel pride for my country. Now‚ I have been to many countries. I love them all. I’m proud of them. Patriotism just doesn’t
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Speech (for VE): Patriotism What is Patriotism? Some say‚ it is just a word. A word without an importance in the English language. And really? They also used it as a form of jokes and goofing around with friends. But what does it really mean? Patriotism is devoted love for ones country. That’s according to the dictionary. But to ourselves‚ what does it really mean? For me‚ it is our care and love for our country‚ it is somehow related to the meaning by the dictionary. But for me‚
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To me‚ this means that it sparked his curiosity on the meaning of life‚ questions about fate‚ and even examining his own life. I believe Richard Wright was trying to make sense of the meaning of life and the purpose of his own way of living. I began to notice Wright was trying to find the reasoning for racial segregation and the judging of one’s character based on race‚ religion‚ and even his way of life. At the age of eighteen‚ Richard Wright was soon drawn to H. L. Mencken because of a newspaper
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Nationalism and Patriotism Nationalism is a funny subject. The sense of patriotism and pride invoked within oneself from the love of a nation is a truly human phenomenon. In all reality‚ a country is not an actual object‚ but a state of mind. A country has no actual feelings and the boundaries that are drawn were drawn by men like you and I. In the books‚ “Patriotism‚” by Yukio Mishima and “Sofia Petrovna‚” by Lydia Chukovskaya‚ we see stories of people that are products of their countries. The
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How Can I Show My Patriotism In My Community? When I hear the word patriotism I automatically have an image in my head of soldiers saluting a flag or a group standing to say the pledge of allegience. To be honest I usually do not think of ALL the ways we can show our patriotism. There are many oppportunities put in front of us daily to show the honor we feel from being a citizen of the United States. Being a citizen grants us many freedoms that most other countries to not offer to their residents
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Patriotism DOES one become patriotic because he or she supports his or her country’s president or government? Or conversely‚ is one guilty of being unpatriotic because he or she does not support the current head of state and administration? This talk about patriotism is among the myriad of issues that forced themselves into the public arena during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit to New York earlier this month. On one hand‚ supporters of Mrs. Arroyo accused those who were attending
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