Eight-Nation Alliance

SUNFUN – THE UTOPIA SUNFUN is the name of our community, it is a first kind of country, self-sustainable, ecofriendly where life is amazing! The best place to life in this planet! We believe that education and values are the most important part of our pyramided of priorities. The education starts before the baby is born and never ends. Our community has no religion… we are more spiritual than religious. It is a place with perfect weather and happy people resolve their conflicts with…

Each country, state, region and town are able to produce people with a certain identity. Those from California are laid back, those from New York are in a hurry and are unfriendly, and those from the Caribbean can be considered violent. From these examples, it is clear to see that every different area in the world consists of people with a certain identity. But if these people were to migrate to a different area, say Japan, would their identities be affected? In the novel, The Brief and Wondrous…

a particular region of the nation. While both of these ideologies were influential, but one of these ideologies would arise to become more popular and influence more political actions than the other. It can be argued that nationalism is the older of the two ideals. It influence the colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain, leading to the American Revolution and the creation of the United States of America. People began to feel proud of their new nation leading to people…

Michael Ignatieff's analysis and opinion on ethnic nationalism falls in line with the research compiled from Dr. Seppala and Prof. Tomasello on the subject of human compassion. He gives further depth to his position by citing the work of renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud. He states that ethnic nationalism “denies the multiple belong is possible” and that each and every human being only sees a national belonging as opposed to any other allegiance (Ignatieff, 1994). Ignatieff makes it clear…

American nationality is unlike the nationality of any other country because it encompasses such a diverse group. This is because American nationality is awarded to someone based on whether or not they possesses citizenship papers -- which anyone can apply for. Despite the diversity in this country, there is a clear white privileged majority who have never known the other side of the immigration story. For this reason, Gene Luen Yang strives to elicit a greater understanding of immigrant…

one's country or nation. Nationalism is Associate in Nursing extreme variety of nationalism and loyalty to one’s country. Nationalists place the interests of their own country on top of the interests of alternative countries. Nationalism was current in early twentieth century Europe and was a major reason behind war I. Most pre-war Europeans believed within the cultural, economic and military mastery of their nation. Nationalism gave voters excessive confidence in their nation, their…

identities, like mate-ship, fair go and larrikinism, be it a stereotype or a true reflection, resonates among the Australians. Of which, egalitarianism is one identity that is distinct yet debatable in today’s context. Today’s Australia is not a nation where everyone is equal as there are indeed, clear differences in wealth, clearly defined hierarchies in its competitive sporting culture and various ranks in the military. On and off, critics may step in and be obsessive in trying to point out…

religious, or cultural group of people. Aside from division, nationalism also served to cause consensus and dignity among people which lead to unification of a nation due to reverse reasons; pride, kinsmanship and courage. There are many cases in which nationalism has played its intrinsic role. Which role took place depended on the nation, and the pressure or injustice inflicted; from collapsing great empires such as Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman…

There has been many arguments on whether the Australian flag should be changed or not. And I believe that by changing the Australian flag can help to reinforce our national pride. A flag is a representative of a nation and its people. Our current flag demonstrates a strong sense of pride and the same emotions will still be carried through by the new flag. By changing the flag design it would display a more clear and recognisable Australian identity. Our Australian flag has been around for many…

In this globalized world finding one’s identity has become an arduous task. For those of us who left our country of origin, it is particularly difficult to merge our cultural and personal values as we seek to find our place in this world. This became a potent reminder as we recently traveled across India exploring and enjoying its varied cultures, customs, traditions, and rich history. However, often during the travels, we felt unsure of where we belonged culturally and socially. While we…