Migrations from different countries led The United States of America to become a melting pot, a pot which contains a variety of people and their cultures all around the globe. Therefore, their cultural development process in terms of art and politics affected the world and us itself. Throughout the history of The United States of American, there were many movies, singers and political events that represented their culture to the world. But in this very paper, in terms of representing the U.S. with its culture, I will point out the significances of the movie Saving Private Ryan, the singer Louis Daniel Armstrong, and political event The Emancipation Proclamation. American patriotism is Americans cultural attachment to the United States as their homeland. The freedom and the safety of the homeland is the key figure in patriotism and in order to provide a concrete security, a nation should have a strong army. This is the main reason of why Americans feel attached to their army. As a movie, “Saving Private Ryan” touches upon the patriotic culture of the United States, Steven Spielberg as the director of the movie narrates a mission about saving an American mother’s last child. Private Ryan’s other brother are all died in the war, so it is important for the government to ensure Ryan’s return safely to his mother. In the movie …show more content…
culture. Three examples which are given above are some of them, Louis Daniel Armstrong, posing as a self-made man, earned his life and contributed to Jazz music with his own unique style to become a worldwide known musician. Saving Private Ryan as a movie depicted on national feelings in such way that even people who are from another culture and nation enjoyed and excited throughout the movie. And lastly, as a political event Emancipation Proclamation represents the U.S with its importance in terms of freedom rights and
The idea, not of American greatness, but one of the suffering, loss, and the doubt that plagued many in the army that first year. McCullough’s main points in the first part of the book mainly focus on the differences between the American army and the British
Thus, the article questions various patriotic expressions, parsing the words for what they mean. Sloan begins his article by describing how patriotic expressions are plentiful in the US. He characterizes the
Detroit’s republican congressman, Robert Clancy, in his persuasive speech, “Un-America Bill”, elaborates on the racism of Quota Act of 1921 additionally, consequently, the patriotic acts of immigrants. Clancy’s purpose is stamping his disdain of the recently formed Act, onto any listener. He molds a nostalgic tone in order to emphasize his feelings to his listeners, that explains the Quota Act of 1921, moreover his opposition of this. Robert Clancy of ‘Un-American Bill’ does a checkered job of convincing the audience by strong pathos, such as when he talks to elderly citizens of Irish as well as German heritage, patchy ethos, he’s a congressman, also sturdy logos, by using his own experience.
Henry and Griggs’ article share points, such as, valuing one’s opinion, freedom, and that America is strong. The article, on cnn.com, starts off by naming the stereotypical events of patriotism. Griggs writes, “We think we know patriotism when we see it. A veteran in uniform, saluting a July
Literary Analysis: Exploring American Identity Introduction This essay compares “In response to executive order 9066” (poem) by Dwight Okita to “Mericans” (short story) by Sandra Cisneros. Specifically, the essay explores the central theme of American identity in the two literary works. The “Mericans” is about a little girl who has a story about the new world and the old world. In this case, the new world is America.
Over time, the United States of America has experienced many national transformations and hardships that have led to the cultivation of a more modern society. From the mid nineteenth century through the early twentieth, the United States of America underwent a period of modern development and expansion that was entirely unprecedented. This pattern of growth and change has drastically altered the cultural landscape of this country, and even though a hundred years is not an extremely large portion of America’s timeline, within this century the United States of America came to dominate its modern hemisphere in a way that can still be observed to this day. The period 1830 through 1920 within the United States of America was a period of tremendous
From the Revolution to our contemporary world, freedom has been America's mightiest force for cultural development and motivated numerous powerful events. Eric Foner views freedom not as a record of facts but as a possession which has been debated greatly for its elasticity throughout American history. Foner’s text “Give Me Liberty” depicts freedom to have been constructed not only in politics and authorized environments but also by depicting struggle to achieve the rights of African Americans, women, the working class and immigrants. Injustice and freedom can only be comprehended retroactively, when looking back at the past, and is difficult to understand it while you’re in that era. It all comes down to the fundamental history of America
The idea of freedom has always been a fluent concept in America. It’s grasp has always reached to engulf certain people in it’s arms. In the speech “What to the slave is the fourth of July”, Frederick Douglas addresses that fluency in stating the hypocrisy America practices in. He manages to accomplish his goal in stating the hypocrisy in America while painting the institution of slavery as immoral and barbaric. In this paper I intended to provide a summary of the text, examine some of the major themes, and evaluate if the Douglas’s attempt to illuminate the hypocrisy in American tradition translates clearly.
The expression of themes and topic in "In Response to Executive Order 9066" and "Mericans" shows that there is no one way or right way to be American or appreciate American culture. "In Response to Executive Order 9066" is a
This autobiography further illustrates the trials and tribulations of dealing with his Native Indian identity within white society. On page 96, Eastman describes his encounter with the United States Government, “There is only one thing for us to do and be just on both sides” he continues “If the worst happens, however, it is our solemn duty to serve the United States Government. Let no man ever say that we were disloyal!” (Eastman). This personal statement by the author gives evidence to the struggle between traditionalism and modernism.
The Irony of “Born in the U.S.A.” As the fireworks explode in the night sky to celebrate Independence Day, “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen plays loudly for the audience to hear. As the men, women, and children bellow out the chorus proudly, they never seem to grasp its intended meaning. By studying the appeals and irony used in Springsteen’s lyrics, it is easy to see how Springsteen’s message of the poor treatment of Vietnam War veterans is misconstrued by millions of listeners into American pride. Springsteen’s intended audience is a group made up of mainly white, blue collar Americans-
“We, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears and true to our founding documents” (Obama par. 3). He used this in order to explain how we will always pride our ideals of the forebears. This view of patriotism from soon-to-be President Barack Obama made his audience appeal to his
In 1782, French aristocrat J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, wrote an essay titled Letters of an American Farmer as a way of defining Americans. To persuade readers from countries unfamiliar with the American society is his purpose for writing this. Throughout he shows a feeling of admiration and respect towards the American way of life. In the first paragraph Crevecoeur starts with his claim that America is a “great asylum” put together by the “poor of Europe.”
This quote brings about an interesting topic, American Literature and the significant changes throughout history encouraged many people to create change in literature. The literary arts became a powerful tool in communicating different worldviews and the integrating of historical moments in time. This movement created a unique blending of different races to integrate through literary arts causing many cultures to unite internationally. Literature encouraged intellectual American’s to be a part of the change in their communities. For many people, this movement triggered an internal need for social and cultural change.
The United States of America has been within me since the day I dreamed of it, since the day I met Og Mandino’s University of Success. The American cultural mindset has been a piece of the puzzle that was missing in me. It has been a masterpiece that I wanted. I lived in it from afar, as the sky and the earth, and now the American cultural mindset has reached down inside me and taken root, as a seed buried into the ground rich in humus. I have resolved to think only its thoughts that elevate itself, and so that I can continue to elevate myself as much as I can.