The word “patriot” is often used with a positive connotation. It implies loyalty and a willingness to fight for one’s country and people. The image of the Fourth of July‚ flying flags‚ and military homecomings come to mind. But is patriotism virtuous? It may sound virtuous in theory but in reality‚ patriotism breeds immoral actions by creating a sense of superiority in minds of a nation’s citizenry. This superiority perpetuates a culture where people believe they are morally above the others. It
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20th century. It had more negative effects than positive effects due to its domination to other nations. Documents 1 and 5 show how imperialism should work over politics and their benefits over the colonies while documents 2 and 7 show some beneficial effects of imperialism for the colonies. Documents 3‚ 8‚ 10‚ and 12 are different from the other documents in that they show the unfair way that the Englishmen treated their colonies‚ which can be described as one of the negative effects of imperialism
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warning to all further generations the “Lie: Dulce et decorum est‚ Pro patria mori” which translates as “It is sweet and right to die for your country.” Wilfred Owen‚ in his poem “Dulce et decorum est‚” shows the dangers of blind patriotism and nationalism‚ and challenges the propaganda that the younger generations are fed so that they will enlist in future wars. We immediately notice while reading the poem the vividness and realism of the imagery. The horrors described almost become alive before
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of Filipino nationalism The opening of the Philippines to world trade rapidly developed the Philippine economy. Many Filipinos prospered overnight. Everyday Filipinos also benefited from the new economy with the rapid increase in demand for labor and availability of business opportunities. Some Europeans immigrated to the Philippines to join the wealth wagon‚ among them Jacobo Zobel‚ patriarch of today’s Zobel de Ayala family and prominent figure in the rise of Filipino nationalism. Their scions
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Stepping well in to the twenty first century‚ as humans and citizens of our respective countries‚ we can see that many things have changed‚ and customs‚ cultures and traditions have all been evolved. Some countries have embraced the concept of Multiculturalism‚ while other countries have chosen to remain independent‚ and have maintained their stance on the traditional and patriotic principle of the Nation State. Opinions on which concept proves to be more beneficial for a country are often contradicted
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45). His views which were posed in his Addresses to the German Nation in 1808‚ indicate that were was a growing sense of nationalism which was significantly affected by post French revolution‚ and such tensions also illustrate the growing fears of occupation and being stripped of any form of autonomy which could result in some form of republican nation state. Thus‚ this is a
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By the 1930s Vietnamese nationalists‚ led by Ho Chi Minh‚ had burnt out most options for achieving self-determination peacefully. The revolutionary activism that followed was the only choice Vietnam had to attain their freedom from the occupying colonial France. A few years before World War I all the way through the 1960s‚ Ho Chi Minh tried persistently to gain basic rights and freedoms for his people to no avail. The French had oppressed the Vietnamese during the duration of their occupation and
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Chapter 2: Expressions of Nationalism A – How do nations express their nationalism? Nationalism can be expressed in how people live their daily lives and ways of life as a nation. It can also be expressed through: identity celebrations‚ political actions‚ history telling and writing‚ artwork‚ literature‚ and media. B – Why express your nationalism? Reinforcing the feelings of nationalism can unify the nation‚ confirm the nation’s identity‚ and reflect one’s own personal identity. How do expressions
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A NATION OF INTERESTS India‚ the land of thousands years of history‚ hundreds of millions of people‚ a myriad of cultures‚ numerous religions and languages is also home to an puzzle of great importance‚ the Indian national identity. The quest for Indian national identity has set its mark in the Indian history for the last one hundred and fifty years. Think-thanks of both Indian and Western origin sought an answer to the question whether India had a unique nation. Often the differences between
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Eritrea; A Dream Deferred Introduction Eritrean nationalism is a very young emotion. It was conceived in the 1940’s following the Italian colonial era‚ founded on the peoplespeople’s shared anti-colonial sentiment. This unifying emotion manifested itself in 1941 to an Eritrean nationalist movement through an anti-colonial coalition. It began with the dream of “a country of one’s own”; one which looked to reverse its people’s history of entrapment‚ isolation
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