Commonwealth of Nations

Doolittle’s American Dream She has been described as a “frenetic” traveler, an “innovative” author, but most of all, an American whose bond with her nation “was fundamental in her literary imagination” (Kelly 394). Hilda Doolittle, otherwise known as H.D., was all of these and more. From her poems, “Sea Rose” is a fine example of modernist writing in an age where new literary sights had become conceivable and American authors were set on its experimentation. Before this movement, traditional…

attachment one feels to their own country or nation, either from a feeling of collective identity or individual feelings. Nationalism was an important topic of discussion during the early twentieth century because it was one of the main catalysts of the First and Second World Wars. Prior to WWI, a Serbian nationalist terrorist group attacked the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand when he came to visit Serbia to promote positive relations between their nations, killing him and his wife. The…

nationality as a “net,” meaning that it would halt the progression of his personal identity. While nationality, language, and religion are stated as three separate categories, an extreme form of nationality can overwhelmingly influence all three. Nations tend to have a national language, and may even at times have a national religion. If one feels that their given language and religion are superior to all others, this is when nationalism creates a dangerous prejudice. Portrait represents…

Flexibility of your beliefs, alignments, and interest are the only ways to be truly authentic. No one should be ascribed a definition. The human spirt is simply too intertwined with others and with the world to limit its itself. However, at a specific moment people can take up an identity. The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguist states that “identities are how we represent who we are to ourselves and others and how we interpret who others are” (Joseph 2006). More importantly, a flexible…

Ethnic geography Ethnicity is often used as an alternative for race, however it is more of, belonging to a social group that have common or shared cultures, homeland and biological ancestry. When people travel or migrate to other parts of the world they bring along with them, tradition. Whether it be food, clothing, principles, or religion; onward, each of these items play a huge role within a diverse society such as the United States. Upon researching the Gwinnett area, I’ve found it bit…

“Thank you, Ms. Price. And now to you, Representative Mitchell,” Peter said. “Thank you. It is a pleasure to be here tonight. America is on the right track. Just look at the progress our nation has made over the past decade: Our economy is booming, taxes have never been lower, and Americans are rejoicing in a wave of liberty that I embrace with every fiber of my being. As your president, I will apply the principle that ‘government that governs least, governs best’ to every decision I make,…

For far too many Americans, their national identity is torn in two, loosely held together by a paper thin hyphen. This hyphenation minimizes their identity as an American and creates a divisive multicultural nation of outsiders-insiders. Superfluous and unnecessary, the hyphenation of Americans, creates suspicion of national allegiance, preserves prejudices rather than overcoming them, and threatens to defile the unique American culture created through assimilation and acculturation.…

civic engagement is also amplified. The same theory can be applied reversely to assume that low levels of nationalism correlate with scant civic engagement. Using the most similar system design one can explore the reasons behind why two analogous nations have very different levels of nationalism and civic engagement. Libya and Algeria are both North African countries that share the same national religion, language, human capital and ethnic group. These two countries have similar customs…

If someone came up to me and asked me about my Cultural Identity, my mind would probably just goes blank. I would think “Well, who the heck knows?” There are different kinds of people in this world when it comes to being asked this question. There are kids who don’t know, they are somewhat completely clueless, there are kids who know it right off the bat after giving a minute of thinking about it. And then there are the kids who don’t even know what they were asked because they didn’t listen.…

every nation (if you distinguish it from the state), if not in the cultivation of its unique (or perceived as unique) cultural value? Ethnic differences remain the terms ‘sine qua non’ and that means shared myths about ancestor’s common historical memories, unique cultural traits and sense of difference - if not chosen by God - all elements typical of the ethnic communities of the pre-modern era. They must be maintained in the modern nation, so it won’t be invisible.” His statement that "nations…