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be proud of our country, and I am proud to be an American. It bothers me that people from other countries are offended by this and portray the feeling that being proud to be American is something for which I should be ashamed. Think Communication states that, “Ethnocentric communicators offend others when they imply that they come from a superior culture with superior values” (Engleberg & Wynn, 2015, p. 44). I have never felt that America is a superior culture with superior values. There are…

political or social change. Famous activist Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States to bring justice for African Americans. 2. To annex means to add to a document or to something. When the United States annexed Alaska would be an annex. 3. The central government is the government that only has power over an individual state. The executive position of a central government is the governor. 4. Checks and balances is a principle of…

During the early 1800’s the United States was transforming into Alexander Hamilton’s vision of an industrialized America. In the book Sam Patch, The Famous Jumper it shows a good illustration of how America operated during the Early Republic Period from 1800-1837. This shift in America brought uproar among the people and it made America dependent on the working of manufactories. The conditions in factories were intolerable and not safe at all for any workers. The effects of industrialization in…

Serbia for the attack. Russia supported Serbia, so eventually it led to the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. World War I was mainly fought in Europe. After countless attacks, the war ended on November 11, 1918. When World War I began, the United States was still on the neutral side. After a few years, the country finally had to enter the war. President Woodrow Wilson was the one who suggested that America should be neutral in the war. However, after many conflicts occurring with…

the United States to enter World War II and declare war on Japan the next day. Not many people know why Japan attacked our country; all they can remember are the atrocities, which Japanese caused on that day. The political agenda of Japanese leaders during this time was against all that our country stood for: peace and democracy around the world. America’s main concern was Japan’s invasion of China. The United States feared the Japanese would become a world superpower. So, the United States…

exceptionalism '” by Anthony Zurcher, he stated "No nation has liberated more people or done more to raise living standards around the world through trade and charity than the United States." This shows the ideology of America that motivated them to contribute not only to their own people, but also the ones outside the United States. If a nation is willing to raise the living standards of the people from the outside world, they will certainly do what’s necessary for its own people to have better…

chapter 16, Howard Zinn discussed many topics and various examples of the United States engaged in foreign affairs. Of these, the most impactful being World War II, the Korean War, and the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in forty year era known as the Cold War. However, Zinn early in the chapter explicitly declares that World War II was the largest and most effecting global conflict on the United States with 18 million men in the armed forces, 10 million soldiers…

Rhetorical Devices in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Introduction Racial discrimination was one of the major societal issues in the United States in the mid of the 20th century. The black community was viewed by the members of the white race as inferior. This explains why most of the racial bigotry was directed towards the African Americans. The corrupt legal system in this nation facilitated this societal vice. Accordingly, the black Americans began the struggle towards the transformation of the legal…

Marcia Clemmit said, “For the first time in history, the law establishes access to affordable health care as a national responsibility, with the great bulk of the dollars coming from taxpayers to fund the coverage expansion.” Since the 2012 elections, Obama has pushed for universal health care nationwide. President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called “Obamacare,” in March of 2010, and was designed to take effect January 1st, 2014. (Barr, 27) The way…

or how things live. Mountain Men like Kit were the best at it. They were so good at it that they would get to guide other explorers like John Freedmont. Kit guided John through the great basin, Oregon, and California. If it wasn’t for Kit the United States wouldn’t be the size it is today. John even described Kit as having supernatural powers. Most would think of a mountain man as being nasty and illiterate, but kit was intelligent. He could speak many different languages such as French and…