Taking place in European town controlled by the Nazi’s, the film centers around a schoolteacher who is forced to decide between ensuring his innocence and standing against his town’s oppressors when the Nazis threaten to convict him of murder. Naturally in an American propaganda film, he courageously decides to stand on the side of free speech and to speak out against the authoritarian Nazis. Consequently, this motivated others in the town to rise up against their evil occupiers. Overall, This Land is Mine rallied the American public’s to support the war by showing the free-speechless Nazi society and conveying the ideas of patriotism for one’s country and American exceptionalism. American exceptionalism is the subjective idea that America’s values and actions are inherently better and more justified than other nations.…
Francis Scott-Key and Francis Bellamy The United States (U.S.A) is the greatest country in the world. There is no doubt that the U.S.A. is. Both Francis Scott-Key (Star Spangled Banner) and Francis Bellamy (pledge of Allegiance) both wrote patriotic pieces of history. While some differences between Francis Scott-Key and Francis Bellamy are evident, their similarities are prominent.…
“Everybody might be just one big soul, Well it looks that a-way to me.” Woody Guthrie wrote lots of songs that people loved. He also wrote This Land Is Your Land in 1940. He went all over the USA, to sing songs for people.…
The U.S. national anthem was written 75 years ago. It was written by a lawyer and poet named Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812. The war of 1812 was when Britain and France were fighting with each other in Europe. This was because, " Britain's navy repeatedly boarded U.S. ships and forced American sailors to fight on Britain's side," which americans didn't like. The fight made it hard for the U.S to remain neutral.…
The “Star-Spangled Banner” is a remarkable piece written by Francis Scott Key, and well deserves to be the U.S. national anthem. It show great imagery throughout the song and completes the purpose of America. Without it, America would not be the same and not earn its great…
Many people don't know what the national anthem is really about. The national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner" was written in the year of 1812. The writer was a lawyer named Francis Scott. During the War of 1812 Francis Scott boarded a ship close to Baltimore, Maryland. Francis was asked by the president James Madison to persuade two officers that were on the ship to let out an American prisoner.…
America's identity has always revolved around the many arts. During the Era of Romanticism, we used, and still use, music, literature, and paintings to express our pride of our country. The music showed our happiness and joy to be an independent, free country. “Home, Sweet Home” was a song written by Payne and Bishop that regards to the fact that all Americans knew there was no place like home. ” 'Mid pleasures and palaces though I may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the sky seems to hallow us there, Which, seek ghro' the world, is ne'er me with elsewhere.”…
In a society where the memory of slavery is still strong, land can be portrayed as a symbol of independence for the black community. In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, land is one of the most important themes. The importance of family is intrinsically linked to working on the land. For families like the Avery’s and Turners, they are at the mercy of their land ownership of economic failure. However, the Logan’s have land.…
American identity has long been theorized, and even, institutionalized through a complex system of othering, which pits the United States, its citizens, and their proposed unified beliefs, values, and practices against that which is assumed to be different. This has resulted in an American identity, which, while touting its diversity, excludes the “foreign” or “other” identities which are proposed to contrast traditional American characteristics. This incongruity is pervasive in American society, but a compelling contemporary example, which is largely rendered invisible due to its progressive and egalitarian intentions, is that of the Shephard Fairey’s “We the People” poster series, specifically the poster that depicts a Muslim woman in an…
Many musicians have written patriotic pop songs to express their political feelings and general pride for the United States. From tales of the working class and the search for the “American Dream” to celebrating the country and its values, many of these songs have taken on nationalistic meanings beyond their original intentions. Here is a list detailing eight of the top patriotic pop songs ever released. Number Eight: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ by Bruce Springsteen Generally seen as a patriotic song, simply because of its chorus, “Born in the U.S.A. goes deeper.…
What America is to me, it is my home, it is my home country, and it is the home of the brave. What America means to me, it means that I am part of the people and must remember and respect that. What America is to me, it is a country which stands up for what it believes in. What America is to me, it is a country which knows what it's fighting for. What America means to me, it means freedom, equality of people, and bravery from our soldiers.…
In this essay i will be writing about three major topics that will be discussing their pride, their independence and confidence and Equality. And much more facts concluding my reasons on what i believe is to be american. Also i would be comparing different topics and describing how they are both alike. I will also be showing prove by taking direct quotes and putting them in my paragraphs.…
Cody Dulac Professor Powell ENG200 April 28, 2017 Critical Analysis of This Land is Your Land This Land is Your Land is an American Folk song that was written in 1940 by songwriter Woody Guthrie. This Land is Your Land was written in response to the song God Bless America which songwriter Woody Guthrie disagreed. He wanted is own representation of a patriotic song that he felt would more accurately relate to American citizens at the time. In an article by Mark Allen Jackson, Jackson sates that “it is a musical response to God Bless America” (Jackson 251). In order to best understand the song it must be interpreted through historical criticism.…
Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen was a dramatic poem with lots of depth involved in it. This poem is based on a man and women who fell in love with each other and then it took a drastic turn. This poem represents love in a whole new way. It shows that two people in love can go through anything and still love one another even through death. This poem also shows that love can make you do crazy things.…
People wrote a lot of songs, poetry, and novels to either praise or denounce this country. The poems “I, Too, Sing America” and “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes share the similar theme of patriotism and have a melancholy but hopeful tone. Racial problems are the main topic shown in both poems. Patriotic people may have…