Chinese nationalism

Freedom of Speech It was in 1791 that the United States transcribed the ten amendments within the Constitution. The first amendment, Freedom of Speech, is one of the most controversial laws in today’s society. It states that Congress shall make no law that reduces ones freedom of speech or freedom of press. Although there is a law in place stating such freedoms, it is not as clear and simplistic as it states. As Anthony Lewis states in his book, Freedom for the Thought that We Hate, it isn’t as…

The official academic field of international relations is a recent field of study, beginning after the end of World War II, in the political sciences. While the academic field is fairly new establishment in the political sciences, the issues at the core of the discipline have been discussed for hundreds of years. One of the issues that is central to the division of international relations is the idea of security. The topic of security contains many different aspects all of which can be addressed…

Many people who immigrate to the United States do so because they wish to actualize their visions of fulfilling the American Dream. The commonly referred to "American Dream" is mentioned quite often in popular literature, art and speech defining the mindset that everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve ultimate success through hard work and dedication (Library of Congress). Although there is a perception that America is always fair regardless of gender, class, education or traditional…

the primordialist approach reflects an image of nationalism different from the conventional view as mentioned. Given the arguments presented by Horowitz (2004) , it is clear that the opinion of the primordialists is often misconstrued. Granted, the position of this school of thought is that ethnic identities are an inherent, unchangeable feature that sets the ground for inevitable conflict (Horowitz, 2004, p. 72). For example, European nationalism can be traced back to firm ancestry roots and…

2.2.2 Nationalism To define nationalism is not easy, many scholars have tried and comes with different definition. Hans Kohn, one of the prominent figure in international relations describe nationalism as an idea, which fills man’s brain and heart with new thoughts and sentiments and the natural tendency of human, which is to love his birthplace, its surroundings, climate, the hills, valleys, rivers, and trees. Therefore, nationalism is a state of mind, permeating the large majority of people…

Nationalism is omnipresent in the United States. Every American has experienced varying levels of nationalism even if they did not consciously process the stimuli. Common nationalistic American symbols range from the Flag to the paper bills we exchange as currency. Constant exposure to these items slowly desensitizes the mind to them, causing us to not look as closely at them. The United States currency, for example, is covered in symbols; however, Americans ignore most of the symbols because…

Hannibal’s journey and Mao Zedong’s journey are having similar and different keys of their story in several ways. First, leader of both journeys whose is Hannibal and Mao Zedong. Both of them had a vastly ambitious and strong determination to achieve their goal. For example, Hannibal made a decision to take a long journey from Spain to Italy in order to make a surprise attack. In the same way, Mao Zedong started his fight against the Nationalist Government and set the long journey from the south…

Standing for the National Anthem shows respect to our country and the soldiers who have fought and died for our freedom. The Nation should be united in appreciation to those who have protected our country. We sing the National Anthem as a tribute to symbolize our passion to the country. When people chose not to stand for the National Anthem, it shows that their not thankful. Also if they choose not to stand, they are just a disappointment to our nation as a country. To start with, standing for…

The most popular definition for nationalism is a love or loyalty to one’s country, but it is made up of much more. Nationalism is felt by large groups of people who have a common culture. They all experience the same religion, language and history and share a territory. These people often feel that their nation is better, and better off as an autonomous state that rules itself, and they might be willing to go to many extremes to achieve this. This nationalism has affected Italy and Germany as…

Applying Michael Billig’s theory of banal nationalism to Schein’s study, can be interpreted as a constant symbol of the homeland. Though not the original homeland, the landscape from Laos becomes a constant reminder of a homeland for many first generation Hmong Americans who came here as refugees. The prevalence of these serene images of nature in turn become a reminder of what it means to be Hmong; being able to live the way a person wishes without fear of prosecution or obstruction. In a way,…