Patriotism‚ to me‚ simply means love for one’s country - a supportive‚ respectful love that is big enough‚ and secure enough‚ to also question‚ challenge‚ and face the shadows of the past or present‚ without fear of rupturing that deeper connection. If your love for country‚ like your love for a person‚ is based mostly on ideals and images‚ it is unstable and therefore needs to be rigidly defended. It may be loyal‚ but it isn’t wise. For me‚ healthy patriotism is somewhat like the healthy‚ intimate
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“All Summer in a Day”‚ by Ray Bradbury is about a girl named Margot who comes to Venus from Earth. The other kids are jealous of her and lock her in a closet because she remembers and misses the sun. At the heart of jealousy is an insecure person who doesn’t have something they need or want‚ which can lead to criticism‚ scrutiny‚ and hatred. The other kids would criticize whatever Margot said‚ no matter if she was right or wrong. For example‚ she was telling the others about the sun once‚ how it
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Jammu and Kashmir jammu and Kashmir (i/dʒɑːmuː/ & /kæʃmɪər/; Urdu: جموں و کشمیر; Dogri‚ Hindi: जम्मू और कश्मीर; Kashmiri: जोम त कशीर(Devanagari)‚ جوم تِ کشیر (Nastaliq); Ladakhi: ཇ་མུ་དང་ཀ་ཤི་མིར།) is a state of India. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains and shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south. Jammu and Kashmir has an international border with thePeople’s Republic of China in the north and east while Line of Control separates it from Pakistani controlled
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The short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury is about a class of nine year old students on Venus. Most of the class does not remember what the sun looks like because it comes out shortly every seven years. One girl however‚ Margot‚ remembers the sun from when she lived on Earth five years ago. One message from the story sheds light on the tone of the story‚ further describes this key secluded girl in the class‚ and introduces a conflict between the rest of the class and her that allows for
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day he gave a speech that gave solidarity to America at a time when it needed it most. Kennedy alludes to patriotism as a cure for the problems of our nation in this speech. One type of patriotism Kennedy talks about is war patriots‚ or patriotism through defending our nation. He says‚ “Each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty‚” meaning all Americans have had wars that needed to be fought. Later‚ he talks about how although we need people to do other
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Patriotism. What does that word mean? Well‚ by definition it means the quality of being patriotic‚ or showing vigorous support for one’s country. How does one show patriotism though? Well‚ during the Revolutionary War‚ the best way to show patriotism was by joining the army or militia and fighting for our country’s freedom. Many people wanted to be free of the harsh governing grip of Great Britain rule. We were taxed without representation‚ and were forced to allow them to come into our homes. We
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life at home. This also shows that a kid is taught to follow directions but their culture expresses who they are. Mixing two worlds in one causes actions to be different. “For the educated African finds himself unhappy and insecure between two worlds; all the knowledge of the white man’s culture that he owes to Christian teachers does not protect him from the same injustices and insults that oppress his illiterate brother.”(Africans speak II) This shows that even though culture and education mix the
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The general topic of “All the Silks of China” is economic rise and fall of the Chinese Empire as a power in the Indian Ocean trade system (317). The central question is‚ “Why did China‚ when it was on the verge of a hegemonic role‚ withdraw from the Indian Ocean trade system(322)?”. Abu-Lughod systematically explains why China was capable of being a major world power during the 1300s. Her main pieces of evidence was China’s “technological sophistication” and its “Business Practices and Institutions”
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Iran has a long history of rebelling against interferences from foreign invaders. They refuse to bend to the will of others who they deem unfit. “All the Shah’s Men” by Stephen Kinzer explores how Iran’s political system formed through outside influences‚ leaders‚ and the people of Iran. First of all‚ Iran throughout history has had issues with intervention from other countries‚ especially in regards to religion. When Arabs took control over Iran‚ they infused the Islamic faith into Iranian society
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What Patriotism means to me In the aftermath of the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States we are seeing many forms of Patriotism. I was surprised to find when I researched this word that it had a lot of negative feelings. I believe that Patriotism is a showing your support for your country‚ standing up for what you believe in‚ and fighting for individual independence. First‚ I’m proud of my country I’m not ashamed to say the Pledge of Allegiance‚ or hold up the American
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