Basque nationalism

America -- a country named after Amerigo Vespucci. A land built on pioneers like Vespucci. A place of new thinkers. The origin of the world’s new ideas. We, together, form a nation of bold creativity, of fearlessness, and of openness. A nation perhaps too open, too accepting, that welcome an entirely new species with open arms. A species that would later slaughter our friends, families, and loved ones. A species that would use us for science before acknowledging our humanity. I address you, my…

Patriot Pen American writer Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” The writer’s words taught me what it means to be a patriot. I have a handful of relatives who currently serve in the military, and even some that have passed due to war related incidents. It’s nearly impossible to find someone without a tear in their eye when a flag is given to the widow of a fallen soldier. That’s when you stop and realize that, that…

Being patriotic is having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country.(Google) This meaning has been put through the test lately and some people feel as if others are not being as patriotic as themselves. People of the United States of America need to see things in others people's viewpoints In this day and age the US is not living up to its ideal mottos and there is no justice whatsoever for minorities. As a country we are supposed to be united it's in the name of our…

Globally, separatists groups tend to feel ostracized in the state which they live, so they seek autonomy and, oftentimes, sovereignty. System-level international changes have made secessionism more prevalent since 1945. The increase of benefits that are brought to groups by independence has changed since the mid-twentieth century. Because of the potential prosperity postulated by the idea of autonomy, political minorities are some of the most susceptible groups to creating disunity. Oftentimes,…

Growing up in America, patriotism is expressed through celebrations such as Independence Day, Memorial Day and Veteran's Day. However , for men and women of our country, perhaps the greatest display of this love is serving in some form of national service. If patriotism is so important, should one be required to volunteer for these sevices, or should we be able to exercise freedom of choice? In the United States, it is the law for men 18-25 years of age to register with the Selective…

The term “American” is often associated with things such as independence day, baseball, hotdogs, bald eagles, Uncle Sam, big cities, etc. Found in the New World are liberty, opportunity, equality, and freedom in abundance. All of these things scream Americana. This is our culture; it makes this country what it is. However, “American” has become less of an adjective used to describe a citizen of the US and more of a word synonymous with white. When describing others, white Americans rarely align…

1. Referring to the film, The Latino Americans: How did participation in World War II change the political consciousness of Mexican Americans? What did they do to begin claiming recognition and rights within U.S. society after the war? Many Mexican Americans were perceived as heroes such as navy sailor Hector Acedo who survived the torpedoing of his ship. Pedro de Valle who was the first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General when he took command of the first marine division in 1944.…

In World War 2 many people had to go in to hiding. If you had to stay in a house or attic or small living area what would you do without drawing attention to yourself? How would you stay quiet for 2 or more year with your whole family? More people you don’t like or know could be living with you for year at a time in a small living area. Some ways I could keep myself occupied is by reading a book if there were any left if you keep any. Another way to keep myself occupied is to stare outside the…

If George Washington would come back for one day and see how us Americans are acting and our patriotism towards America he wouldn’t be happy at all. In fact when George Washington said one of his quotes it stated “The name of American, which belongs to you in your natural capacity must always exalt the just pride of patriotism…..”, and what that is if you are an American you should always speak highly or never speak bad on Americas. The role of patriotism today isn’t very large on a lot of…

As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the U.S. became a true world power for the first time in history. There were four major reasons for the U.S. to develop an empire in the late 1800's, which were the closing of the American frontier, economics, religious and moral reasons, and geopolitics (Schultz, 2013). The idea behind manifest destiny was that the U.S. was destined by God to control all of the lands between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. After the all of that land was conquered, many…