Peculiarities In America

In its own way, America is in fact exceptional. While it may be lacking or struggling in some certain areas, it excels in others. America is exceptional in that it has become a sort of refuge, or safe-haven, harboring those in need and providing them with new, prosperous opportunities. Allowing for new opportunities and extending basic rights to all, America assists in the success of individuals, indirectly advancing the nation as a whole. However, just because America is indeed exceptional in some regards, that does not make it superior over all other nations or imply that our nation is without fault. Hillary Clinton for example once stated, “When we say America is exceptional it means that we recognize America’s unique and unparalleled ability to be a force for

Between city and country there is already a balance that divides votes that makes a decision on which party will be elected into Presidency. Citizens of the country tend to be more conservative, while citizens in the city are more open-minded. In the article, “City vs. Country: How Where We Live Deepens the Nation’s Political Divide,” Laura Meckler writes, “In many ways, the split between red Republican regions and blue Democratic ones- and their opposing views about the role of government- is an extension of the cultural divide between rural Americans and those living in the cities and suburbs.” Since city and country people live in different areas they will have different mindsets. No matter what city people will stick with a Democratic view and country people will continue to stand by their Republican

1. How can an understanding of the complexities of culture help us make sense of the day-to-day world which we live? Give an example from your life to illustrate your answer.

Many critics classify the 1960’s as the decade of urban uprising and political shifts in the United States. Controversy surrounded these changes whether they were good or bad for the nation and leaving many Americans questioning the power of urban and political movements. In the excerpt “Triumph of the Left: Sixties Revolution and The Revolution in Manners” Kenneth Cmiel from the University of Iowa shows how the era of the sixties altered and affected the morals of many Americans when they encountered discrimination, hatred, and inequality. Along with that, Dan T. Carter carefully analyzes the political outcomes of the Presidential campaign of the 1960’s and it’s victory in the excerpt “Triumph of the Right: George Wallace, Richard Nixon, and the Critique of Federal Activism.” While many still argue that both of the tumultuous decade’s social movements harmed the way the United Sates functions today, it also evidently shows to be victorious due to its liberal changes that alters the ways Americans live and perform then and now. Both Cmiel and Carter support their positions with evidence that demonstrates that both urban uprising and political shifts successfully depart the nation from falling into conservative circumstances. Not only do both triumphs succeed, but they also open up doors for economic and political opportunities in the United States.

Geography matters politically. Varying states have significant, cultural, and political differences. For example, high-income liberal Democrats in San Francisco have varying concerns than middle-income liberal democrats in Cleveland, and low-income liberal democrats in Texas. This also includes the continuous divide between rural and urban communities in America; this in particular aided Trump’s election. Individuals in urban areas are more likely to vote for Democratic candidates, while those in small towns and low populated areas are more likely to vote Republican. Gelman mentions the history of rich states in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast generally having higher rates of unionization with large cities or areas near large cities. Such locations associated with the tradition of immigration has perhaps led them to be more politically liberal on social issues.

Domestic Manners of Americans is one of the most hard-hitting, successful novels written by Frances Trollope, displaying themes scattered throughout the book about the United States as seen from a different perspective, from the eyes of a tourist. Frances Trollope resides from England, and in 1827 she made the decision to embark on a journey to America, to see if it really was the land of opportunity. She left with her three children and set off leaving her normal life, and her husband, behind her. What she hoped to find in America was a new life, a new experience, and what she found was a country that was struggling to see the incredible number of problems it held. Slavery, social injustice toward women, and the misuse of religion are all addressed in the novel by Frances Trollope, and she refrains from censoring herself to make sure that it is evident that the United States is not the ‘Land of the Free’ that Americans think it is.

Thoreau and Douglass have both identified urgent problems within American culture during the mid 19th century. Thoreau feels the empathy of farmers as they are chained or enslaved to their own farms just as much as prisoners are chained in jails. He believes that the 4 necessities needed in American society is food, shelter, clothing, and fuel because nature provides all of these. That any luxury would be a hindrance to an individual’s lifestyle as it correlates to the American culture that lacks the Self-reliance in living as a American. Meanwhile Frederick Douglass sees the brutality of slavery and the heavy discrimination of African Americans in American society. He sees that America lacks key responsibilities as a nation for it doesn’t have support of mutual aid, reciprocity, and commitment to an ideal within America.

This essay will examine the rise of “modern America”, there were economic, religious, and aspect of life changes took place and it was greatly changed the Americans society’s perceptions, specifically, the north and the south. The rise of “modern America” was greatly motivated immigrants to come to the United States for economic opportunity, industrialization in the North after the civil war created new businesses and job regulations, and the demand for social changes; all of these factors shaped America socially, politically, and economically.

Conor Grennan was an ordinary American, with a common dream: to travel and see a glimpse of the world. When Conor reaches 30, he resolves to abandon his routine, mundane life and journey around the globe for a year. Conor decides to begin his exploration with a two month assignment in a orphanage in Nepal, a nation devastated by civil war, to appear selfless in front of his friends and family, saying “sure, there’s a civil war going on. And yes, it might be dangerous...I have to think about the children” (5). After arriving at Nepal, he stands at the gate of the orphanage, Little Princes, and meets 18 children.

You make an interesting point when you state “ some culture think of illness as being normal”. The very concept of normality for the United States is seen through the navigation of the obesity epidemic, heart disease epidemic, and other non-communicable diseases. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012) 69% of adults over the age of 20 are overweight and obese. While 20.5% of adolescents age 12-19 are obese, 17.7% of children ages 6-11 are obese (CDC, 2012).

American ‘Exceptionalism’: Superiority or A Novelty? In order to properly examine the weight of the term “American exceptionalism”, one must first evaluate the meaning of the words separately. The word ‘exceptional’ is often defined in two manners: superior or unusually atypical. When coupled with the word ‘American’, it is easy to assume that this term translates to American superiority.

Another modern assumption that comes from the Early Republic is the idea that culture is “man-made and capable of manipulation”. This idea was very radical in the days of the Early Republic because many Europeans and some Americans believed that you are born into a job/life and you can’t change that. It allowed people to have more of a say in their own lives than they used to have before and allowed them some freedom in what they wanted to do with their lives instead of having it predetermined for them. An example could be a now successful merchant who was born into a farming

In the video, i agree that there was some funny moments. Did you know that there are places here in America that use EMR? A girl in the class use it for her company and she said it keeps everything organized. I think that if the hospitals were more organized, misinformation would not occur. However, we are humans so we can't expect the best. I think that since doctors can look down at his tablet or laptop and click on the patient name, instead of scrambling through papers, that the doctor have more time focusing and thinking about the patient. This can also save us money since we are not stuck in the clinic for

When I was born my family lived in Romania and after some years moved to Ohio, Japan, Texas, and finally I have stayed in S. Korea for ten years now. Where my society or what culture I follow is hard to determine, but my nationality is U.S., so I will concentrate on the American society. Pro-social and altruism are important all over the world. People tend to fight, but being pro-social and being altruistic form connections with people and allow us to view each other in a better light. In America, I believe pro-social behavior and altruism is important because everyone in the society are so different, and it creates a point of similarity as well as charitability.

Our nation’s history plays an important role in American society, it sets forth the foundation on which our morals and values are based on as Americans. If we truly are one united nation under God, and our morals and values are based on what history tells us, why is it then that there is so much disparity among the American people. One reason is that our history textbooks and what we are taught by educational leaders only emphasize American Exceptionalism. The history of our nation is not fully disclosed, it omits the nasty and ugly parts. It is time that the U.S. let their skeletons out of the closet, the truth needs to be told no matter how ugly or nasty it is. The period in history known as the Nadir of Race relations, 1890 through the1960’s between whites and blacks is a prime example of American Exceptionalism.