that‚ in theory‚ we will become a smarter and a well-educated nation. According to Michael Moore‚ this is not the case. Moore is an American filmmaker‚ author‚ social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11‚ which is the highest grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d’or. In his essay “Idiot nation” excerpted from his book stupid white men and other sorry excuses for the state of our nation‚ Moore focuses on the collapsing educational system of the
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of the evidence that Moore offers to support his contention that America is a nation of idiots‚ by stating that only 11 percent of the American public bothers to read a daily newspaper‚ beyond the funny pages or the used car ads. This is great reflection of Moore’s attitude and style of grabbing the reader’s attention. With a little sarcasm‚ Moore can relate to the readers in simple terms. By calling America a “nation of idiots” is an effective way of getting us to listen. The way Moore sees it‚
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The nation that my group was assigned was the Seminole nation. My part of the presentation was to talk about the brief history of the nation and the interactions it had with other native nations. While I did not find this part necessarily difficult‚ I did learn a lot of new information. For example‚ while researching the Seminole nation‚ I learned how it all started due to pressure from the Upper Creek nation‚ which forced multiple other nations to move to Florida to start a new life (Weisman). Also
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The League of Nations Recommended Resources: Course Companion pp. 52-59‚ Waugh pp. 128-132‚ Walsh pp. 184-209‚ Williamson pp. 78 -85 Terms to Know Collective Security- a system of maintaining world peace and security by concerted action on the part of the nations of the world Enforcement- To impose Rapallo Treaty - The Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement signed in the Italian town of Rapallo on April 16‚ 1922 between Germany (the Weimar Republic) and Soviet Russia under which each renounced
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“The Wealth of Nations” Adam’s Smith published The Wealth of Nations in 1776‚ which has been named one of the greatest works in the Political Economy. After nine years of extensive observations and personal experience‚ Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations that simply attacked government intervention in the economy. The word “Wealth” comes from “well- being”. In his book‚ Smith emphasizes material of well- being. The book also describes that government should not attempt to control or direct economic
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World War to current day‚ the Arabs have struggled to create a prospering nation of their own. The Arab states are underdeveloped because of the lack of support from the stronger nations around the world. The most important questions to be asked are why is the Middle East such a mess? How can the United States help? And How are they helping themselves? The Middle East has gone through years of hardship even though they were one a dominant culture. The Middle East is a “mess” for numerous reasons
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Kennedy’s A Nation of Immigrants at a time when the issue of immigration and immigrants has taken center stage in this country‚ the message of President John F. Kennedy’s classic essay A Nation of Immigrants is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. That is why the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and publisher Harper Perennial have reissued this landmark essay on the contribution of immigrants to American society. With a new introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy‚ A Nation of Immigrants
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The Role of the Youth in Nation Building I once heard a song by Cock Sparrer‚ and in that song are the lines‚ “Because you’re young‚ you’re torn between a world of hate‚ and a world of dreams; so much to lose‚ so much to gain; so much to fight for‚ so much to change.”. I then realized that the youth has so much potential to make a difference‚ we have the power to make a change. We have the capability of raising the status of our country. It all depends on how we want our future to be. Decide
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rights to sovereign rule of a nation. The factors that result from the three elements of nationalism that contributes to the survival of the state are equality within people in the state in terms of the state being meritocratic and the administrative rights of the state. Nationalism results in two main factors that are essential for the state to survive‚ mainly‚ the administrative rights of the state and meritocracy. Hence‚ the state needs nationalism to survive. A nation‚ defined by Anthony Smith‚
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History – League of Nations Q1) In what ways did the League of Nations aim to deal with disputes between countries? (4Marks) The League of Nations would try to encourage countries to disarm so there would be less threat to one another and also for them to trade together to build stronger bonds. The League of Nations would give the nation aggressor a mere verbal warning and if the nation aggressor did not listen to the warning they would have to pay much great consequences such as economic sanctions
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