ought to be modified so that each nation has the manifest destiny to do the best it can - and that without cant‚ without the assumption of self-righteousness and with a desire to learn to the uttermost from other nations. ~Francis John McConnell I believe in America because we have great dreams - and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. ~Wendell L. Wilkie To me‚ being an American means feeling safe. ~Currielene Armstrong We on this continent should never
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nation that its policy of segregation was wrong. To me‚ that is true patriotism: not only being willing to fight for our country but willing to try to change it so that our ideals are preserved. My favorite thing about the United States? Lots of Americans‚ one America. ~Val Saintsbury Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag‚ but in striving that our country shall be righteous as
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economically‚ socially and politically‚ and was evident through the emergence of a uniquely American culture. The first major political and economic policy change was the emergence of Henry Clay’s American System. The system created an expansive‚ accessible credit institution‚ protectionist tariff act‚ and an invigorated investment in infrastructure (Kennedy 256). The motive for the new policy was the desire to lessen American dependence on cheap British imports. In establishing related acts such as the Tariff
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change. This course is divided into two parts. The first half will provide students with a survey of the key theories‚ concepts and issues which have shaped the way scholars think about class and power in modern societies. Our study of social class will address the ongoing controversy over deepening inequality and ask whether Canada can still be‚ or should ever have been‚ considered a middle-class society. Our exploration of power will concentrate on the large corporations and state bureaucracies that
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16 October 2013 The Government: Can it be trustworthy? How important is your privacy? Most people would agree having privacy is a huge concern‚ especially when it involves personal business. In recent breaking news‚ Edward Snowden‚ a 30-year-old high school dropout‚ who worked for the NSA‚ released private information to America. He announced the NSA is tracking citizen’s phone calls and monitoring emails. Most people in the U.S. were very frustrated once the information went viral. Many people
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Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible
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The Rhetoric of “Yes We Can” Darío Villanueva outlines the history and significance of the rhetorical tradition and highlights the striking persistence of the power of the word in American politics. Even in our high-tech age‚ a three-word tagline -"Yes We Can"- carries devastating clout. The Greek sophists -the original masters of rhetoric‚ notorious for their appetite for influence rather than truth- would be both impressed by the abiding power of their art‚ and dismayed that‚ in the Gutenberg
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historians and theorists—the lack of objectivity in history books and school textbooks is not hugely problematic. The reason for the previous claim is that‚ simply‚ when it comes to historical occurrences‚ bias and inclinations of perspectives—though can hypothetically be eliminated—are totally inevitable. Historians are human beings‚ with brains to know‚ comprehend‚ and evaluate historical events and consciousnesses to feel and sense the underlying meanings of those events. Similarly‚ history
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УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ Реферат на тему: «American English: major dialects and variations» Выполнила: студентка 2 курса Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography
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Introduction The concept of mind is so difficult to define that over the centuries scholars have sought its representation using an array of objects‚ usually the latest technological tools.[1][2][3] This mode of scientific discovery is known as the tools-to-theories heuristic; when the current tools used by science are incorporated into a theory and accepted due to widespread use of said tool.[2] Currently‚ the most universally applicable tool in all the sciences is undoubtedly the computer‚
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