With everything that has happened in our country in the last few years many people are becoming more patriotic. Since 9/11‚ our nations flag has flown high‚ more students are saying the Pledge of Allegiance‚ and many cars now carry symbols of support for our troops. However‚ even with this new outlook on patriotism‚ some people are beginning to wonder if our actions are even patriotic at all‚ including our servicemen and women. Is it patriotic to fight in a war that many deem unjust? Or is more patriotic
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY SUMMER 2013 READING ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 1: "Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress" (pp. 1-11) 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? To tell history from the viewpoint of the victims and not overlooking what the country has done to become what they are today. It includes the cruelty and hardships the people had to go through. 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? He will be as blunt as he
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equality. There is much debate about whether in our current state of economic inequality and disparity‚ political equality can be achieved. The nature of this debate stems from the different ways in which democracy is defined. Many scholars‚ including Howard Zinn have defined democracy operationally rather than conclusively thus creating a focus that goes beyond political institutions and addresses the quality of life of the citizens. This focus on equality and fairness of outcomes
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spreading it to newly founded territories to the west. Although he was against slavery‚ Lincoln was not in favor of equality between the races. His solution was one that made the slaves free‚ but not free Americans: he wanted to send them back to Africa (Zinn 140). Lincoln simply did not see it fit for blacks to live in the same society as whites. He found them to be two totally different races. While campaigning in Charleston‚ Illinois in 1858 for a seat in the state senate‚ Lincoln said that he was opposed
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Alexis de Tocqueville and James Madison had two distinctly different philosophical views when it came to the problem of “majority tyranny.” In Tocqueville and the Tyranny of the Majority‚ Morton J. Horwitz discusses in length the writings of the Frenchman when he came to and became fascinated by America. Horowitz argues each man believes the public’s best interests and freedoms were being terrorized. The former (de Tocqueville) believed that society itself is a monster‚ but the latter (Madison) believed
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American state‚ but‚ perhaps more importantly‚ this system has served as a dramatic symbol for those people throughout the world who have struggled against tyranny and oppression ever since. This document has also served as a model for the creation of new governments over the past two hundred years. Nevertheless‚ some scholars‚ including Howard Zinn and Charles Beard‚ who wrote An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution‚ contend that this document is not the democratic mantra that its supporters
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2000 issue of The Progressive‚ Howard Zinn argues that people must recognize unsung heroes and replace many national idols such as Andrew Jackson‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and Theodore Roosevelt with more honorable people such as John Ross‚ Mark Twain‚ Emma Goldman‚ and Helen Keller. According to Mr. Zinn‚ historical figures‚ which are seen as national idols in America today‚ are presented to the public opinion in over-simplified form without inconvenient details. Mr. Zinn declassifies the essence of our
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Critique of The Birth of the Republic. In his book‚ The Birth of the Republic‚ Edmund S. Morgan puts forth an account of the quarter century span‚ from 1763-1789‚ in which the American Republic was born. This work provides a detailed description of what historians call “The Revolutionary Era” in American history. Morgan seems to be making the argument that while the revolution may have begun for economic reasons‚ and that the founding fathers may have stood to gain financially from it‚ it eventually
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This plan that has been created to increase the level of history education in the United States sounds good. Both books that have been picked out for discussion are excellent choices that describe the history of the United States. In a reading group type of environment‚ there can many factors that interest the readers. It can all come down to the font of the text or something as simple as the front cover. Based on what the books have to offer though‚ my recommendation takes into account both parties
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mistakes twice. It teaches todays Americans not only what happened but also how our nation was founded and what kind of foundation America was built on. Slavery a very trying and tough time in America had a large affect on both whites and blacks. Howard Zinn says “The memory of oppressed people is one thing that cannot
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