Patriotism

The Patriotism and Penis art in Boulder by Hannah Nordhaus, was a very interesting article to read as a resident of Colorado, The Patriotism and Penis art in Boulder covered an older news story from December 27 2001. The news story discussed how only a few months after the September 11th terrorist attacks people across the US were brandishing the American flag a lot more, so in reaction to the terrorist attacks, some local employees at a public library in Boulder wanted to hang a 10 by 15 foot…

wondering what will happen next. The man many consider a master of thrill and suspense might have created a perfect love story, while also throwing in cultural significance of what was happening in the world in 1946. Notorious has a cynical view on patriotism. In 1946 when it was filmed, the world was war-weary and eager to toss out the romanticism of the past few years. Hitchcock shows this negativity towards nationalism by portraying the American agents as cold, controlling…

is the result of religious and cultural intolerance on both sides. In her essay “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism,” Martha Nussbaum argues that to remedy such issues, they should forgo their nationalist tendencies and view themselves first and foremost as citizens of the world, or cosmopolitans. Most of her suggestions are well taken, but her belief that “national boundaries are morally irrelevant and that patriotism is altogether poisonous” (Nussbaum 1994) may be taking the idea too far, and in a…

morals and ambitions. People live based on what they thought gods would do and for the purpose of possibly earning an eternal afterlife, even though they have no definitive answer to whether or not it actually exists or what it would be like. Blind patriotism leads people to follow their country, no matter how unjust the nation’s motives may be. There is an inevitable internal conflict waiting to occur in every person who knows they need to make a personal decision that goes against the…

of greater loss especially in the wake of Vietnam. Further, the U.S public’s belief that indeed there are times that war can be just is also put to the test. There are instances where one sees that indeed Saving Private Ryan is not a triumph of patriotism but rather it is a recollection of the history of men in conflict with the enemy. In fact, it is critical to realize that the film illustrates that indeed there are Americans that are not always right. This is because there are some behaviors…

Patriotism. Honor. Bravery. Duty. These are words we have come to understand as good, the noble pursuits of those who wish to live up to the universally accepted standards of what exemplifies good character. These are also the battle cries when the time comes for young men and women to be recruited into military establishments. In Joseph Heller’s groundbreaking novel, Catch-22, the soldiers are originally motivated by these ideals, and their superiors use them to enforce their rule. However, as…

greatly during this time of war. Due to the large-scale of World War I, many men were needed to join the army and fight during the war. Consequently, teenage boys would lie about their age so that they could be able to become soldiers. However, patriotism of Americans during this time encouraged this behavior. Many…

In 1984, by George Orwell he gives many examples of present day nigelence on privacy and patriotism. In other words both government surveillance and patriotism are shown as the theme throughout 1984, to foreshadow what will actually happen in present day society. The government wants to gain power just to have power. All these different target themes allow Orwell to have an immense message with intentions of informing the outside world about what is going on. Orwell has the willpower to warn…

The Declaration of Independence provided the people of the United States a country, free from British control, the U.S. Constitution gives that nation a set of rules to follow, and Mark Twains As Regards Patriotism examines how these two documents affect the mindset of this country. Groupthink, not a word use in 1900, when Twain penned his essay, is a good analogy of what we would now call what he was speaking about. Psychology Today says, “Groupthink occurs when a group values harmony and…

that we are far from being savages that we once were, right? In the novel “The Lord of the Flies” William Golding (the author of the book) explores the core-essences of man. One of the aspects that many scholars, fail to see is how the sense of patriotism is also change. The novel shows that with out order and protection by a government then. There is no reason why to stay loyal and follow what the government rules. You can love your land and fight to protect, but it doesn’t mean you have to do…