The Nation

This source believes that all countries should have a right to have their own policies, also that all countries should, “pursue its own goals”, and avoid interfering with another countries policies. Throughout the countries of the world they’re many different ideas and policies on religion, race, culture, etc., that all conflict with each other in different ways. Some believe that when these countries conflict with one another there should be some kind of interference between them to fix the…

Ethnicity refers to the idea that one is a member of a particular cultural, nationality, or racial group that may share some of the following foundations such as culture, religion, race, language, and even place of origin. Ethnic and racial identity are very important in today’s society especially in minority groups such as Native Americans for example. Ethnic identity plays a huge role among minority groups because they experience the contrasting and dominance of the major ethnic group.…

What defines an American? Is it what a person looks like? Is it where a person comes from? These are the questions that Dwight Okita and Sandra Cisneros try to answer in their writings. Okita's, "Response to Executive Order 9066," is about how some Japanese Americans reacted to the executive order that made it legal to put Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II. Cisneros's, "Mericans," is about how a little girl has to deal with many people judging her and a grandma who hates…

As wars were ending and other wars were starting during the 1800s , many americans started to migrate west. Although this would seem like the separation of the original thirteen states, it actually expanded them and it would ironically make America more united. With the rise of upcoming states, nationalism would finally benefit America and makes us actually “united”. However, nationalism had more success and flaws than just bringing America together. Nationalism played a huge role in the…

see him carried away from her, to make food for guns?” -Bottome, Phyllis. In the film beats of No Nation a young boy by the name of Agu tends to turn to violence in his village in order for survival, a way for a new life and hope to reunite with his mother and sibling. The tragedy of Agu losing his father, brother, grandfather, and people of his village causing his to grow up fast. Beasts of No Nation is a powerful film highlighting the extreme brutality of a young boy named Agu fighting in a…

In order for society to prosper, it must continue the system where people make use of its talent to perform a particular job. Thus, it is helpful that one makes use of their talents to create more income for society. Book 1 of Smith’s Wealth of Nations, supports the idea that the divisions of labor promotes the concept of individuality. One way the use of one’s talent in the division of labor promotes individuality is by advancement and progress of production, “ Wealth increases…

After watching the film, Solitary Nation, so many thoughts and questions were running on the back of my mind. I personally thought that being locked up in a room for twenty-three hours a day for months is physically and mentally unhealthy for any human being. Each inmate that was held in the solitary confinement showed a sign of being mental ill after been there for a couple of weeks. A particular inmate that I closely observed was Adam, the inmate who thought that he was going to successfully…

Response to Frontline’s Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier At no other point in history have we all been as immersed in technology as we are today. The wired world we live in has had an incredible impact on the human race. However, as exciting as it often is, a question lingers: is it all too much? Is it hindering us more than helping us? The Frontline produced video, Digital Nation – Life on the Virtual Frontier explores this issue and the impact technology has had on many different…

everything belonged to the king. In 1776 Adam Smith wrote the famous book "The Wealth of Nations" and that book was the beginning of classical economics. It is quite ironic that the beginning of economic study was the same year as the American independence. Mr. Smith had the idea that individuals would always do what is best for themselves, and because of this, the cumulative result would be what is best for the whole nation. This thought reminded me of the second rule from our text:…

The KKK resurged. By 1923, there were over 4 million members, wreaking havoc on the African American people. A film titled “The Birth of a Nation” came out in 1915, which portrayed the KKK as protectors of America. This was only the beginning. Throughout the 1920s, there were several strikes and race riots, falsely accused rapes, and most utterly, the syphilis spread of 1932. Though the…