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Definition Essay: The Role Of Nationalism In The United States

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"The United States of America is known for its intense nationalism and greasy foods. And while greasy foods could allow for quite the enticing essay, the intense nationalism is what this essay‚Äôs argument is stemming from. Nationalism is ‚Äúloyalty and devotion to a nation‚Äù (Merriam-Webster) and we see this in the numerous American flags that decorate a one mile neighborhood, the playing of our anthem before every sporting event, and daily saying of the pledge of allegiance in schools. Another strong factor of nationalism is the boasting of our ‚Äúcivil rights‚Äù - commonly confused for what they should actually be bragging about: civil liberties. Civil liberties are our freedoms that are protected by law. ‚ÄúIntelligence agencies are required by law to protect these …show more content…

And I say this in a literal sense. We believe that the accused is innocent until proven guilty. In most every other country, the accused is guilty until substantial evidence proves that they are innocent. This is significant in the cases of how a jury can form a bias before a person is even given a chance to defend themselves or see the smallest piece of evidence as enough to convict them following the American court system. In other countries, there needs to be solid evidence to prove innocence and it provides for more of a challenge and an in depth analysis of the case for the jury present. In the context of this prompt, the government should not be able to intrude on people’s privacy before anything has even been done. Content searched on Google could be just as admissible as a five year old researching “how to blow up an ant” because they do not know any better or that they are doing it to simply mess around. If a person physically does something that enables them to be convicted of a crime, then the government should be able to look at a person’s private

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