Reading Who are we? was very interesting due to how relevant the information in chapter one is to today’s current society. In chapter one the author speaks about American identity and how in today’s society it appears that there is… Read moreInternal Conflict
The movie Shane that we were assigned to watch was very interesting and I believe that it showed key aspects of American culture and its development. In the movie the characters who are farming on the land are in conflict… Read moreShane and American Values
In Tocqueville’s section “Situation of the Black population in the United States, and Dangers with which its Presence Threatens the Whites” he speaks about slavery within America and makes very insightfull predictions into the ways in which slavery both will… Read more“Situation of the Black population in the United States, and Dangers with which its Presence Threatens the Whites”
Tocqueville’s piece about the social conditions of the Anglo-Americas was very interesting. I believe that Tocqueville has very good ideas about social equality and this piece helped to explain a big reason as to why America is seen as a… Read moreSocial Condition of The Anglo-Americans
Tocqueville starts by vividly describing the landscape of the Americas. He uses metaphorical and descriptive language to paint a picture of the landscape that is contained within the two continents. Tocquville characterizes each portion of America based on its physical… Read moreThe Exterior Form of North America