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American exceptionalism, the United States has succeeded in becoming the most politically influential nation through its history of liberty and democracy. Because of this idea the United States has a mission to spread its values of freedom. The United States demonstrates many qualities while on the track to becoming the greatest nation, since the Civil War up until the end of the First World War and even after that. Patriotism, neutrality, religion, respecting our country’s documents, freedom, sympathy, self-preservation, expansion, industrialization, etc. these qualities/values helped America become the great nation it is. During the Reconstruction and era of the Freedman America demonstrated the value of religion. The constitution states …show more content…

they come here seeking freedom. The Statue of Liberty’s quote: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” invites immigrants into our land allowing them to settle here giving them freedom from their countries. We value our freedom and offered those who didn’t have freedom a place to call their home. By allowing others to settle here we became a mix of races therefore when WWI came about we stayed neutral, for as long as we could, a quality which was actually very valuable as being a new country with all our new immigrants it made sense, we did not simply have an American culture. Even till this day American culture is a mix of all …show more content…

We helped free countries fighting rebellions to become independent, we can relate to this as we had our own rebellion against England therefore we were sympathetic. We helped free Cuba from Spain, after fighting the Spanish-American War we also gained Puerto Rico, Guam and eventually Philippines from Spain. This victory helped our expansion process each area we helped free now has an allegiance to us, which in a way is hypocrisy as we helped them gain independence but now they are now either under our control as territories or in Cuba’s case they became bound to our business interests which also allowed us to intervene if there are any “threats” made to Cuba and control who they could/couldn’t trade

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Alfred Bester says that there are two threads to his view of American Exceptionalism: one based on Seymour Martin Lipset and another on Frederick Jackson Turner.1 He says that Martin Lipset said that the United States is exceptional because it came out of a "revolutionary event" that set up America as "the first new nation" and built a vision for the future on the ideology that caused them to break with England in the first place.2 He says that Turner thought that because the U.S. had a lot of unclaimed land that regular people could own land and not have to depend on anyone else. This means that there wouldn’t be an aristocracy and that small land-owners stuck to the values of the Revolution.3 The combination of what Lipset and Turner said

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American Exceptionalism was coined by Alexis de Tocqueville in his book Democracy in America. To illustrate how the American way of thought is superior to the other ways of the world, Tocqueville expresses that the American way of thought is distinctively unique and special. This distinction is exemplified through liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and Laissez-Faire Economics. These qualities prove America’s exceptionality and difference from other countries. Although American Exceptionalism originated in the early 1800s, the idyllic values Tocqueville paints in his book can be seen throughout American history.

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Famous French historian Alexis de Tocqueville once said, “America is great because she is good. If America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.” (qtd. in Carson 651.) In “Recovering America’s Exceptionalism,” Ben Carson explains how we are losing touch with the values that once made America a great country.

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“Liberty which is essential to its existence, the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interests.” One of the many issues is the ability that religion

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Throughout the 20th century the United States would soon develop into a superpower, for example events like the Berlin Airlift which consisted of supplies being brought from America to berlin promoted democracy. Although this is just one event that shows that the the United States is a promoter of freedom throughout the world during the 20th century, they are also different events that occured to provide evidence that the united states is as well a defender and promoter in and out of the state. The United States developed into the promoter and defender of democracy throughout the 20th century by American Imperialism, promote world peace, and enforcing equality among citizens. America imperialism is just one piece that illustrates the promotion

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The U.S used American exceptionalism to justify Native American removal by trying to trick Natives into believing they can be “helpful” to each other and by using power that they knew the natives didn’t have. In source C it states, “listened to our professions of friendship; we called him brother, and he believed us.” This shows the trickery used by Americans towards the Natives, causing them to be forced out of land. Similarly it states, “He thought the U.S government would trick, bribe, and bully Indian tribes as it carried out the law. The trickery, He feared, would lure Indians into selling their lands.

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Founding the country of the United States of America was no easy task. It took great fortitude and ambition from the pioneers. The qualities of the American settlers who were intrical to the development of the most powerful nation in the world include devotion, bravery, and perseverance as evident through the expansion Westward, the American Revolution, and the reunification as a nation after the Civil War. Americans proved their bravery as they risked their lives for the sake of Westward expansion. A successful nation is not only dependent on its people but its land.

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The United States of America has gained its independence about 2 centuries ago. The American’s achieved victory over Britain since they had a patriot spirit, allies, fighting skills and had a great experience with geography. The patriot spirit towards Americans that fought since they inspired many different types of groups and soldiers were fighting for things they cared about. Different types of groups such as racial, social classes and minority groups.

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The balance between individual’s rights (more specifically freedom of religion and belief), local and national government are essential to America today. The colonies were heavily religious in the elementary stages of this country. Faith has influenced the migration to this country, the relationships between the European settlers and the Native Americans, and the establishment of America. Colonial culture laid the groundwork for America. Faith continues to be a huge part of American culture today.

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There are many unique things about the United States, for example, we are one of the first republics of the modern era, we never had a coup, or a revolution and we are considered the most stable democracy in the world. And the list is long, however, in my opinion, it is the people that make the United States unique. We bring our cultures, talents, energy, ideas, accomplishments to the existing the ‘landscape’ and to the tapestry and fabric of what makes this country

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Americans have often believed that they were exceptional. American exceptionalism is the claim that Americans have “a moral purpose of acting altruistically in defense of freedom and democracy... with the aim of maintaining peace, of spreading justice or of defending human rights.” (New World Encyclopedia). They also believe that the United States must be a positive role model for the world.

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American Exceptionalism leads other countries to think that Americans are narrow-minded. American Exceptionalism is the belief that the U.S. follows a different from the laws or norms that govern other countries. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines narrow-minded as lacking in tolerance or breadth of vision. After surveying a conglomeration of people from different countries, Daily Mail concluded that America/ns are viewed a couple of different ways. Addis Ababa from Ethiopia said Ethiopians think that America is filled with gold.

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Dream come true for any family from third world country, to be a Permanent Resident of United States of America, to achieve better living standards, having an access to quality education, first class infrastructure, hospitals, homes, good neighborhood and most importantly to live an American Dream. “The American Dream is attainable, and everyone can succeed with hard work and determination. John Winthrop also wrote about this term called, American Exceptionalism. This ideology refers to the idea that Americans are the chosen ones, and that they are the light.”

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The United States has always had an important role to play on the international stage. For the past one hundred years that role has been indispensible, American has been the determining player which has saved the world from Fascism, Communism, and now today’s battle with Islamic terrorism. American power and American leadership was, and is the only guarantor of peace, prosperity, and freedom throughout the world. In 1964 Ronald Reagan said that America is "…the last, best hope of man on earth." The concept of American exceptionalism isn't that America has a perfect government, perfect citizens, or perfect laws; the essence of American exceptionalism is that America is the only nation in the history of the world founded on, by, and for ideas and principles, as opposed to mere

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America is the greatest country in the world! Yet, within the borders of the US, Americans pettily argues over such a declaration. However, when it comes to the ‘international response’, are these preconceived pronouncements hailed, or are taken as offensive threat? It is important for any country to prosper, that they know how to ‘negotiate’ and ‘resolve conflict’ with other countries. America is no exception.

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