America Striving For Greatness

The bloodshed, sacrifice, destruction, and devastation that occurred in the early ages of America set the foundation of the strong, independent, unified, and diverse nation it became. The bloodshed and destruction of the War of 1812 and the devastation of the embargo act blended with fertile land of the Louisiana full of jobs,hope, and promise created the bumpiest roller coaster for early Americans. Although domestic and foreign affairs from 1789 through 1816 created sectionalism in the United States those affairs tremendously benefit the United States by allowing the country to thrive and show its sovereignty.

Our history and struggle has brought us to where we are now. We have been through a lot as a country to help make our nation the independent and free nation that it is today. We are where we are now because of the sacrifices that were made in the past. Many people fought and gave up their lives for the many rights that we are lucky to now have. We all owe them so much because without them, we would not be what we are today. Many people like Fredrick Douglas, W.E.B. Dubois, and John Brown fought for a cause that they thought was worth fighting for. No matter what it took, they kept their eye on the ball and fought for what was right. Now, I could sit here and tell you all the people who have helped shape America into the wonderful country that

Throughout American history there have been many periods of transformation. These transformations aren’t always apparent to them and many other times they have no idea it is happening until decades later. Regardless of what happened in different eras of history one thing always holds true, it made America who they are as a country. From the late 19th century into the early 20th century America went through one of these transformations with the birth of the progressive era. It left it’s imprint on American culture and will continue to for decades to come. The decades that worried America and its future were shortly after the Civil War. The political, social, and economic abuses were threatened.

America has gone through a lot since the beginning until the early 1900’s. The United States had disagreements with other countries and with each other. We also had wars with the other countries and battles with our own country. The Civil War and Reconstruction, and The American Revolution all have pros and cons since the 1800’s. They’re either good for the United States or bad and caused more problems.

American history is filled with ups and downs. Starting out with only 13 colonies, America forcibly removed themselves from the one of the strongest empires in the world. Battling against political reform, the subtraction of resources from the motherland, the debt accrued by colonists, and the bank wars, America struggles to create a self-sustaining country.

In 2005, the three reports entitled Innovative America, Tapping America’s Potential, and Rising Above the Gathering Storm, argue that if the U.S. does not improve its science technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education the standard of living in the U.S. may decrease and threaten the economy and national security. The reasoning that the proponents use is that with more innovation and technological advancements, exports will increase and benefit the economy, but if there is no innovation this will harm the economy. The three reports, according to the Congressional Research Service, argue that in order to prevent these issues, we must close the academic achievement gaps in STEM, improve the quality of teachers, increase STEM labor supply, improve on international ranking assessments, produce more STEM degrees, and increase the number of H-1B visas issued. One of the most controversial subjects of the STEM movement is that companies are using H1-B visas to employ foreigners at cheaper rates rather than U.S. citizens. However, critics of the STEM movement argue that this is a strategic idea called “Brain Drain” where the U.S. is “draining” the most talented and skilled workers from other countries in order to gain an advantage on a global stage. In order for the U.S. to remain a leader in innovation and STEM education, the issue of H1-B visas needs to be addressed.

In modern day society, a college degree leads to people making specific assumptions about an individual’s capabilities, which proceed to shape social generalizations that may assist or inhibit the success of an individual in the economic system or job market. Universal standards form throughout the job market as a result of those assumptions made about students who attend college that may not encourage a full understanding of an individual’s ability to perform his duties. The assumptions made about a college education demonstrate the general principles of reductionism, in which people follow a logical approach according to his observations. As reductionists correlate the type of college degree to an

Bullets whirl through the mid-morning sun. People run for shelter, but find that they are trapped with little distance between them and the soldiers. They had been warned that the soldiers were passionate about the communist rhetoric advertised by the government, but they had not believed them, and they had gathered to worship their god. With all of the disheartening events that take place, it is often difficult to look past those events to examine and show gratitude for the gifts I have received as an American. America has given me many gifts, and those gifts are what make me proud to be an American, especially because I know that those gifts came with a sacrifice from another person. Because I have received such amazing gifts, I must take

During this week’s lesson I realized why people are so proud to be Americans. The thing that stood out to me the most in this lesson was the support that the nation had for the military during WWII. I feel like our nation is very different now. In general I don’t think our nation supports our war with the Middle East and as a result military members don’t have the same support as they didn’t in WWII. As a military member I never expect anyone to say thank you, its actually very uncomfortable when they do, but this week’s lesson was just a realization of the differences between the times and the wars. The general public in WWII seemed very educated on the war and was very involved with the current events; this helped united everyone as a

I consider America a masterpiece in progress. We don't have a perfect society or a perfect world .But what I believe is that our past is what's making our future desirable, its building America into a strong nation. The America I believe in makes freedom a fundamental in our country, the definition of freedom is the rights to think or act however you want, every person own freedom themselves, the only reason why chaos occurs when it comes is because on how the brain reacts and how we decide to present ourselves. Lastly the America I believe in is converting into a different society. We as human innovate each second of our day and with that innovation America is conversing into more societies

Nevertheless, the authors expressed the opinion that, it all America irrespective the class one belong can move beyond psychological barrier, and pay attention to the problems and potential solutions with clarity, the problems can be indeed reversed. In addition, both authors strongly have faith that the recovery of American greatness is very possible. They went further to explain the need for Americans to go back to the drawing board and properly understand their history because it will help them in pushing the American renewal.

Hope for the future is something that not everybody has. Some people want to destroy the future for their own agendas. “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” This was a quote from Abraham Lincoln. It is true because people may attack us from the outside but we will defend ourselves unless we are fighting on the inside. We need to have unity and peace between ourselves and stop fighting about little things that don't matter like how people judge each other depending on their race or color. We are all the same on the inside.

Although there are an abundant amount of splendid countries in the world, the United States is one of the most successful and admirable countries. There are abounding reasons why the United States is a wonderful place. There is always an opportunity to further education or just to be able to get an education.

Apparently, there are two worlds that people all live in everyday and their minds are thinking about a lot constantly no matter what they are doing. So therefore resources came to realize that not only the minds process things, but also give illusions of maybe what either what is in the past and sometimes what the future may bring. According to Snider (2007), All around us are evidences of reincarnation: in the cycles of life, the fate of human beings, pivotal instances that can stop us in our tracks, or just the whispers of truth that run through us all, (The Journal of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, The Pre-existence of the Soul; An Argument for Reincarnation. Para 1)

Americans always set to be the best no matter what it is. These people love their country, they believe that they are number one on the face of planet Earth. An American is a person who loves their country with all their heart, sees greatness in their future and unfair. The care for different ethnicities is very limited because they try and focus on the average American. They just want the different people to feel apart of the American team. Americans know how to do things, they know what’s wrong and what’s right, but they just have a different definition for the word right.