I asked those around me what patriotism means to them. The most common answer I received was the love of one’s country. But what does that really mean? I received all types of examples. Displaying our country’s flag at your home or in your business was patriotic. Observing national holidays such as Memorial Day‚ Flag Day‚ Independence Day and Veterans Day. Standing and removing your hat during the National Anthem and taking the time to thank Veterans and service personal for their self-sacrifice
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Patriotism According to Merriam Webster‚ Patriotism is defined as ”devotion or love for one’s country.” I believe that the more people that love their country‚ the more people hate every one who is not of their country. In other words‚ they tend to become close-minded toward other cultures. A good example of this is the tragic incident on September 11; it triggered patriotism worldwide. There was not only Americans coming out of the shadows to lend a helping hand‚ but other nations showing support
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Does Patriotism Still Matter? 1 Patriotism does still matter. The definition of patriot is a person who loves‚ supports‚ and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. The definition of patriotism is devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. Among the ancient Greeks‚ patriotism was comprised of ideals concerning language‚ religious traditions‚ ethics‚ law and devotion to the common good rather than identification only with a nation-state
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Patriotism‚ such a short word but actually it is more than ten letters. I think patriotism is doing everything for your homeland. These are working for it‚ going elections‚ attending national holiday ceremonies and being respectful your founder and all soldiers who died for your homeland during wars in the past. This is not very easy thing for everybody to do. Everybody can say I love my homeland but patriotism is not only saying “I love”. If you feel proud while singing your national anthem‚ if
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Without a Nation of Patriotic Civilians Donald Kagan‚ a scholar who is a teacher and an author‚ has a very strong opinion of what he believes is patriotism and how to be patriotic. In Kagan’s essay‚ On Patriotism‚ he defends his stand and tries to get his point across of what it really means to be patriotic in America‚ democratic nations‚ dictatorship economys‚ Iraq‚ and so on. Donald wants to inform as many americans‚ or citizens home to all countries‚ that they should take pride in their nation
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Ealani Flores 12 December 2011 POLS 390 Prof Aikau Guam Liberation‚ Chamorro Patriotism I want to study the topic of patriotism on Guam to the United States because I want to know the psychological effects of American liberation so I can help others understand why the U.S. has a very high enlistment rate of Chamorros. The Chamorrs were liberated from the United States during World War II from the Japanese occupation. During that time the time of the occupation many Chamorros suffered from
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The Star Spangled Banner Patriotism reflects the affection and reverence one has for the nation they were born in and lived their whole life. Devotion to country can be shown through many different ways of which one is the recitation of the nation’s national anthem. The people of the United States of America display their loyalty to their nation by reciting “The Star Spangled Banner.” Over the last seventy-nine years many singers have sung the U.S national anthem‚ but there are four renditions that
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If you ever look up the word patriotism it will most likely say that it’s a noun and it means devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. But it’s obviously more than that. It’s more than being loyal or defending your country. Patriotism is more than love. Patriotism‚ to me is not‚ I can assure you‚ what the dictionary defines it to be. It’s more than a word. It’s an emotion that only happens every once in a while‚ and when it does engulf it. Let it linger in your head
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Like Wag the Dog‚ Once Again engineers a crisis in order to gain public support during elections. The dangers of patriotism are portrayed in all three texts. Once Again showcases people of the same religion uniting together in the same way that American pride and Oceanic fear of foreigners is shown in Wag the Dog and 1984‚ respectively. Similarly‚ Once Again shows the
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government has had to use the evolving public opinion to their advantage. The fear induced by the Government during the turbulent period of the Revolutionary war‚ can be contrasted by one of the other great battles this country has entered in the form of Patriotism during the efforts of World War Two Ever since the conception of the United States‚ Government
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