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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Report on the American ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Dream ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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American History Examination Essay
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It is the intent of this paper to prove that the "American Dream" can
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best be explained as a "ciity upon a hill." "Ciity upon a hill" meaning
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being above and superior over those below. The Civil War, the imperialistic
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race of the 19th century, the Korean War, the KKK, and the Gulf War are all
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examples of the "American Dream" of superiority playing a part in American
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History. Each American has a different idea of this superiority, but
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nonetheless strive to achieve it, whatever it may be in.
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The Civil War which split the United States, was a clash of two
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aspects of approaching the "American Dream" in a young America. Both sides
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felt their idea's and philosophies were superior to those of the opposing
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side and therefore would benefit the country more and make it superior.
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Both North and South wanted to better the country to have it achieve the
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"American Dream". Unfortunately, each side had a different perspective on
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how to approach it. Slavery was a major issue, the North against, the
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South pro. The disagreement on slavery lead to difficulty in the issue of
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Westward expansion. Both agreed to it, but whether to admit them as free
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or slave states was where the split occurred. The compromise of 1850
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stated that California enters free, and New Mexico and Utah decided on
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their own which is giving them more state rights in which the South heavily
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supported. This compromise did not satisfy each side fully. The issue of
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State rights intensified by the issue of slavery because the Southern
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states felt they had the right to decide on their own about Slavery without
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Federal intervention. It seems the Southern states felt that the "American
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dream" was out of their reach because they felt powerless and inferior with
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the Central government. When the American revolution was fought to break
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from Britain, the Southern States thought they would be treated as
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sovereign and free. With the State's limited power, they felt as if the
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Federal government would become a monarchy. The Northern States wanted the
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"American dream" achieved for the whole country to be industrial,
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anti-slavery, and very federalist. Upon these institutions they planned to
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make the U.S a superior nation in the world. The South wanted to achieve
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the same ultimate goal for the U.S but with agricultural, pro- slavery, and
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states sovereignty institutions. These are the differences between both
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sides in achieving "the American Dream." In order to resolve the conflict
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of interests, North and South had to go to war to prove superiority thus
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proving which side is "the ciity upon the hill" in which the losing side
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would follow.
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During the time of Imperialism in the 19th century, the U.S wanted to
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expand worldwide and strive for the lead in the "imperialistic race." In
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1871, the U.S and Canada signed the Washington treaty meaning that the U.S
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recognized Canada as an independent dominion. Any schemes to forcefully
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annex Canada and to unite the North American continent under the U.S flag
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had been rejected. The U.S could not expand any further in North America
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and had to look at other parts of the world for expansion. At the time,
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there were many other nations looking to expand its empire such as Britain
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and Germany. Some Southern expansionists saw Cuba as an interest because
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it could have possibly been used as a slave territory. Because Northerners
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were highly against slavery, the plan was dropped. After the Civil War,
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Secretary of State Seward had negotiated a treaty to purchase the virgin
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Islands from Denmark, but the senate rejected this treaty. They were not
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purchased until 1917. In 1859, the U.S annexed the Midway Islands in the
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South Pacific, and half the Samoan Islands; the other half belonging to
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Germany. Hawaii, another Pacific island, had always been important to the
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U.S. It served as an important base for trade with Japan and China. When
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the U.S annexed Hawaii in 1893 after a coup, to justify it, the U.S claimed
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it was an important strategic military foothold. They also claimed that the
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inferior Hawaiian natives were incapable of self government, and that it
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was in their best interests. After the annexation of Hawaii, and later the
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Philippines in 1899, it seemed clear the U.S was relentless in becoming the
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most powerful imperialistic nation. It is this idea of expansion thus
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gaining power and superiority over other nations that proves the "American
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Dream"/"Ciity upon a hill" being about superiority.
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The invasion of South Korea by North Korea was the opportunity the U.S
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needed to invade and de-communize North Korea thus causing China to
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intervene therefore justifying the possible invasion of China. When World
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War II ended, the U.S and U.S.S.R agreed to occupy Korea. The U.S occupied
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south of the 38th parallel, and the U.S.S.R North. Both sides wanted Korea
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to be united, the U.S.S.R wanted it under communism, and the U.S
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capitalism. They were split. North became communist, South became
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capitalist. South Korea was recognized by the U.S and the United Nations
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while North Korea was recognized by the Soviet Union and its allies. There
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were many tensions between the Koreas. On June 1950, the North Korean army
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with Soviet weapons invaded South Korea, in an attempt to take it over.
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The United States, taking great interest, appealed to the U.N to condemn
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the invasion and to send forces to liberate South Korea. The Soviet
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representative to the U.N was not present to veto due to the fact that the
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Soviet Union was protesting against the refusal to allow China to enter the
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U.N. When the U.N forces under U.S command liberated South Korea, U.S
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president Truman ordered that the forces go beyond the initial mission of
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liberation, and invade North Korea. As the U.N forces advanced deeper into
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North Korea, China warned them to withdraw. The forces refused and on
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November 1950 were attacked by 200,000 Chinese soldiers. The U.N forces
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faced with a fresh enemy, retreated south of the 38th parallel. In order
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to defeat the Chinese forces, Gen. MacArthur, commander of the forces,
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requested that China itself be attacked. Truman rejected the idea with the
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fear of getting the U.S.S.R directly involved thus setting the stage for
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World War III. The Korean War was fought to get into North Korea for these
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main reasons: To decrease the Soviet influence in the time of Cold war
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thus increasing U.S influence, and to get into China which has the largest
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market in the world. MacArthur and Truman both had these objectives in
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mind but wanted to approach them differently. MacArthur, after invading
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North Korea and setting off the Chinese, wanted to directly attack China.
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Truman who wanted no risk of direct intervention by the Soviets, wanted
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strictly just to take North Korea and perhaps delay the invasion of China,
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since providing North Korea was taken, China is just a doorstep away. The
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Korean war clearly showed that the United States was pursuing the "American
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Dream" in two ways, one was to gain influence which in the time of the Cold
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War meant power. The other was for economic superiority over the rest of
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the world with the colossal Chinese market directly bordering coincide what
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the U.S wanted, North Korea.
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The Ku Klux Klan, originally formed on December 24 1865 in Pulaski,
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Tennessee, did then and does now stand for white supremacy and superiority
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in politics, economics and society. Although the klan everywhere fiercely
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preaches white supremacy, it focuses its attack on what they consider to be
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alien outsiders, particularly the Roman Catholic Church, which it believes
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is threatening traditional American ways and values. Despite their beliefs,
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they are Americans trying to achieve the "American dream", being the idea
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of a "Ciity upon a hill." The goal of the KKK has always been to purify
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America of all non- whites which they refer to as un-Americans. The KKK
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sees themselves as the only real Americans. The idea of a "Ciity upon a
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hill" originated with the Puritans and their idea of creating a perfect
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society in America which would serve as model for the rest of the World to
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follow. The KKK uses this original "American Dream" by interpreting it to
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fit their white supremacy mandate. The society they want to create is a
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pure white society that the rest of the world could follow. Their mandate
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of White supremacy clearly states that the KKK too has an "American Dream",
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they too in their words and actions try to achieve the "Ciity upon a hill"
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status. Whether their goals are wrong or right, their efforts to
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ultimately make the white race and their traditional American beliefs
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superior over what they consider below them, is a clear example of the
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American Dream/"Ciity upon a hill" being all about superiority, no matter
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how it may be.
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The Gulf war showed that no nation should violate the interests of the
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United States. After the re-unification of Germany in October 1990, ending
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the cold war, a large number of U.S forces were no longer needed.
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Conveniently, at the same time, after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the
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U.S had the perfect place to move its forces where they were needed for a
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deterrent to Iraq of invading other neighbouring countries. When war broke
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out in January 16, 1991, and ended a few months afterwards in April with
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Iraq defeated, plans for a Middle East peace conference started
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immediately. The defeat of Iraq affirmed the U.S's total control of the
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Middle East. With Iraqi aggression ceased, the U.S wanted to resolve the
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Israeli-Arab hostilities to therefore build a new post-cold war Middle East
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to meet American interests. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait violated American
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interests, with consequences following. The defeat of Iraq deterred other
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Middle East nations from violating American interests thus bringing them
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together to work out some form of peace that will accommodate the U.S in
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the perhaps coming American dominated "New World Order." The U.S in bring
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to parties that hate each other -- Arabs and Israelis -- to a peace table
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for U.S interests shows that the U.S is a superior dominant force in the
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World. Its driving force, the idea of the "American Dream" of being a
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"Ciity upon a hill." This means to be the best, to be superior, which the
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U.S has clearly shown in the Middle East.
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From the birth of America, to America today, the driving force and the
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heart of America has always been the "American Dream." By looking at
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America today, the most powerful nation in the world, the dream has
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literally become a reality. The United States has always strived to be
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superior and it is today the most powerful nation in the world. The United
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States right now can not go much farther than it has already reached. If
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it tries to go beyond the dream, it could become a nightmare.
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