and military homecomings come to mind. But is patriotism virtuous? It may sound virtuous in theory but in reality‚ patriotism breeds immoral actions by creating a sense of superiority in minds of a nation’s citizenry. This superiority perpetuates a culture where people believe they are morally above the others. It encourages people to put their country in front of every other‚ even if it means causing harm to another. Patriotism violates universal morality by encouraging partiality. In order to
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Notions of Brotherhood throughout the Late Ottoman Period: In Ottoman Brothers‚ Michelle Campos attempts to dispel the misconceived notion of the role of ‘ethnic nationalisms’ in the last Islamic Empires disintegration. By utilizing a wide range of sources‚ Campos illustrates how the Ottoman Empire was far from a ‘prison of nations’‚ where ‘natural nationalisms’ slowly deteriorated the national composition. That it was‚ in contrast‚ a melting pot of ethnicities sharing in the faith of newly acquired
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ARYAN BROTHERHOOD Growing up most people has been part of a group‚ one way or another. Girls grew up being Girl scouts or Campfire girls‚ and boys had Boy scouts and baseball. Well‚ on that note‚ I remember having a pledge in Girls Scouts. Well the Aryan Brotherhood also has a pledge: "I will stand by my brother My brother will come before all others My life is forfeited should I fail my brother I will honor my brother in peace and war" They also live by the motto‚ "in for life and out
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inmates‚ their progress in their sentences‚ rehabilitation and recidivism. Aryan Brotherhood (AB) Gender Makeup: Male Racial Makeup: White Example of Aryan Brotherhood graffiti. Origin: Originated in 1967 in the San Quentin State Prison‚ California Department of Corrections. Characteristics: Unaffiliated splinter groups sometimes use the name of their state along with the name "Aryan Brotherhood" (e.g.‚ Aryan Brotherhood of Texas). Members display many white supremacist‚ neo-Nazi characteristics and
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alone there have been several gangs that the Arizona Department of Corrections have validated as a threat in and outside of the prison they include‚ Dine’ Pride‚ Warrior Society‚ New Mexican Mafia‚ Old Mexican Mafia‚ Boarder Brothers and The Aryan Brotherhood just to name a few. Each gang has their own set of “guidelines” as to the type of member they will accept. They also have their own rules on how each member must behave. If an inmate meets the guidelines of their chosen gang he/she must then prove
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Humankind would be a better place if we were all just citizens of the world. In Martha Nussbaum’s “Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism” she argues whether children should be taught in education to be patriotic or cosmopolitan. Nussbaum’s definition of cosmopolitanism is a person whose primary allegiance is to the community of human beings in the entire world. Nussbaum begins her argument by raising questions about education and how students ought to be taught that hunger in third world countries are
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I laid my head on my table as I heaved a deep‚ exhausted sigh. That was the only way I could release the exasperation I had locked within myself. It is that tight feeling where you are unable to think or act; even breathe. To be precise‚ it feels like owl claws clutching your heart. Sitting there restlessly‚ I recalled the incident yesterday. It was an ordinary Thursday. The birds chirped merrily‚ the trees swayed in the slight breeze and the usual morning gossip was going on in the school. One
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Patriotism is a cultural attachment to one’s homeland‚ excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term’s meaning upon context‚ geography and philosophy. In a generalized sense applicable to all countries and peoples‚ patriotism is a devotion to one’s country.It is a related sentiment to nationalism. In classical 18th century patriotism‚ loyalty to the State was chiefly considered in contrast to loyalty to the Church‚ and it was argued that clerics should not be allowed to teach in public
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"…Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.”– John F. Kennedy‚ Presidential Inaugural Speech‚ 20 January 1961 In the spirit of President Kennedy’s famous exhortation‚ please tell the HKS Admissions Committee what you have accomplished‚ and what you plan to do in the future‚ to improve the world through your leadership and commitment to public service. (Total length not to exceed 1‚000 words) Please type your name and program in the upper right-hand corner
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Nationalism and Patriotism Nationalism is a funny subject. The sense of patriotism and pride invoked within oneself from the love of a nation is a truly human phenomenon. In all reality‚ a country is not an actual object‚ but a state of mind. A country has no actual feelings and the boundaries that are drawn were drawn by men like you and I. In the books‚ “Patriotism‚” by Yukio Mishima and “Sofia Petrovna‚” by Lydia Chukovskaya‚ we see stories of people that are products of their countries. The
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