Nationalism

An Imperialistic Agenda: The U.S. in the early-1900s Historian Emily S. Rosenberg’s Spreading the American Dream, traces America’s global expansionism during the first half of the twentieth century. Written in a somewhat dry, textbook style, without footnotes or references, this book looks at the country’s economic and cultural expansion from 1890 to 1945 as it changed from a primarily private endeavor led by American business to one dominated by government. An interesting book in many ways,…

This paper will analyze Debra Black’s article Canada’s Immigration System Lacks Heart, Critics Say in regards to the messages that popular media convey about the values and beliefs of Canadian national identity. National identity can be defined as a sense of belonging to a particular community where culture and values are shared between members (Murray: Formation of Nation-State, Nov 14). This paper will provide a brief summary of Debra Black’s article as well as interpret significant terms that…

I believe that Claudia Rankine named this book Citizen: An American Lyric because she wanted to emphasize that we are all citizens but certain citizens are treated differently. Everyone has things in common, yet society only focuses on everyone's differences. Instead of realizing that we are all citizens of this world, people focus on other's historical self. Society puts an emphasis on where we come from, what our background is. However, people fail to realize that other people's background is…

The idea of, “American Greatness,” can be understood in a multitude of ways. One way to appreciate this greatness is observing the maturation of the nation in its short existence. The United States of America has endured an extremely unique and challenging history in its relatively young existence. Despite this, the United States has undoubtedly become one of the most prominent forces in the world. Through its history and evolution, the United States has proven its greatness on a universal stage…

United States of America, which has been a nation of immigrants, freedom and opportunity from the earliest days, has grown to the most powerful country of all. The barren field where megafauna had lived changed to home for Native Americans from Asia, who were living in that great continent before Christopher Columbus discover it thousands of years ago. Then the massive amount of Europeans had come over with their dreams and hopes and started to form now this great country. However, the voyage to…

America is the country of the free, brave, and considerate. I believe that America gives people opportunities to pursue happiness, evolve lives, and shape the future into a better less catastrophic society. Ralph Waldo Emerson said that “America is another name for opportunity.” America could change the fate of people who inhabit this country and those who don’t. Everytime I walk into school, I feel strongly grateful for my freedom to learn and to participate in extracurricular activities…

The American flag has various definitions it just depends on seeing it from someone else’s point of view. While to some it means justice, to others this flag means pride, but to me our flag defines freedom, hope, and much more. So many years ago Americans fought for what they believed was right. They fought for their freedom, for their rights, for everything that we’ve come to know of today. Our flag represents the independence that was established on July 4, 1776, this was when the…

The America I Believe In is a topic that is very widespread. It can mean many different things depending on your age. I am only thirteen, I have not gone through America’s landmarks like others have. With saying all of this The America I Believe In is the country of freedom. The United States of America gives people more opportunities than other countries. For example our education. I am writing this essay right now knowing how to spell all of these words. Most Middle East countries and most of…

The alt-right movement Richard Spencer coined the alternative right in 2008. Many people proposed alternative facts such as new right and dissident right. The 8chan online forum created a new message board known as /pol/ which is short for and also became a gathering point. The making of trump hats saying “make america great again” and pro-trump signs caused many incidents bringing greater scrutiny or the alt-right movement. Deporting the illegal undocumented immigrants. It opposes feminism,…

What is an American? Most people obtain different qualities from others, some bad and some good. Many people think that having a good attitude and a hysterical personality makes you a good samaritan or a worthy person in general. Yes, that may be true, but what makes a person a worthy American is the qualities they carry that changes things for the better. Whether it’s for themselves or others. There are many qualities that can be said to make a person but the most important are wisdom and…