America the Beautiful

Europe. Knowing that the massive continent of Africa was in the was if your head east, they decided to head west. This seemed like a good plan until they ended up coming across the Indies in the Carribean. Columbus did not expect to reach these many beautiful islands and he thought he was in Asia at first. He is different as compared to other explorers such as William Bradford because he was exploring for global recognition. Bradford was not trying to search for hidden gems in another country,…

not to intervene in any foreign affairs of Latin America, with the improved importation of goods as well. As this was happening, it would lead to a greater economic opportunity in the U.S., with their influence on Latin America growing as well. Saludos Amigos is filmed during this period, and the movie indicates how well the policy was succeeding. Through this film, the viewer can grasp that perception of Latin America as a modern setting with beautiful scenery, a region influenced by American…

Mexico, a country in the South America continent. In this modern world, it is considered a third world country but preferably it should be called a developing nation. This country is rich in tradition, culture, and also in its history. From all the countries in Latin America, it is the third largest country out there. Mexico is located in the border by the United States of America to the north and Belize Guatemala to the southeast. Mexico has a pretty large area of 1,964,375 sq kmsq km. it has…

From: Julien Ghisellini To: Bincy Abdul Samad Date: 9/29/2015 19th Century: The expedience and enslaving tendencies in America. In his book A Different Mirror, Ronald Takaki compares the Americas to the wilderness in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Written in 1611, this play was based on an English ship that was going to Virginia but accidentally ran into the Bermudas. By using this type of metaphor, Takaki wants to represent English expansion into the New World. Caliban – a native of the…

Political actions are arguably motivated by moral beliefs of both the citizens of a state and their elected leaders. Since religion inherently contains a moral and ethical standard for participants to abide by, the use of religious statements by presidents can effectively provide insight into their moral realm. A president that frequently utilizes subtle religious rhetoric is also providing his listeners with an understanding of his moral beliefs. As Jonathan Haidt illustrates in his book The…

The have a similar misunderstanding about us, they believe that all Chinese students are very rich and they do not study hard. I have asked this doubt to some of my America friends. They said that most of their impression of Chinese international students is given by “YouTube”. There were many “Rich second Generation” Chinese students who flaunted there super cars and luxurious apartments. It seems that they always play…

Leif Erikson Leif Erikson was born in Iceland late in the 10th century, grew up in Greenland and he’s a famous explorer. He is the first European to land on the Americas. He led a crew of 35 men on a journey to America at around the year 1000. Historically important due to the fact that it was he who got to the Americas first, he discovered it. Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias, a portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488 opening the way for a sea route from…

Every child learns the phrase, “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” in third grade. While catchy they do not learn to much more than that. Europe had only speculated what was to the West of their borders before any voyage was attempted. Spain, France, and Britain each offered something to the new world they wanted to give. Among their reasons trade and religion were the focal points. Being a predominantly Christian area, all European countries wanted to get away from Muslims. Their…

peace won’t start or solve the planet’s problems, meaning Kennedy would not like to go to war with Russia, or anyone at all. He only plans to look for peace and solutions and he is the true definition of trying to make the world better, but making America Greater while doing so. In my opinion, Kennedy puts on an amazing show for his inaugural speech, and it will light a spark of greatness to his although short, but his great presidency and will be a role-model for the following presidents to…

American culture is totally different from Arabic culture in terms of freedom and thought. America is the country of freedom, people in America do what they want if it doesn’t touch the law. For example, in my university, there is a lot of people who talk about the right, the Islam, the injustice freely. Also, what I read about American culture prove to me the big different from the two culture. For example, in America, there are a multiple religions, beliefs, languages, habits etc. People in…