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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"American exceptionalism"”.
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Scale Validation Of American Exceptionalism Index
… thesis sought to validate a new scale called the American Exceptionalism Index. The current study draws from instruction and examples from academics and professionals who have experience with scale validation – a primer was developed and available to guide future scale development. Following these …
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American Exceptionalism And The Antebellum Slavery Debate
<p> American exceptionalism is the idea that America is or was somehow unique or different compared to other nations throughout history. Many Americans also believed that America had a special mission to be an example to the rest of the world. Many politicians and intellectuals have debated …
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Ironic American Exceptionalism and the Myth of the Open Self
<p>This work rethinks current interpretations of American exceptionalism, emphasizing dynamic relations, especially those we could call "ironic." I am reading Reinhold Niebuhr's The Irony of American History alongside Eric Voegelin's and Woodrow Wilson's philosophical and political treatment of …
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President Joseph R. Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Rhetoric: Scapegoating, American Exceptionalism, and Moral Injury
… the United States constructs an identity for the American “people” through rhetorical processes that can influence unity and division. In this project, I answer, “How and why did President Joseph R. Biden attempt to unify the American “people” through scapegoating the Afghan people during the …
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Deconstruction of American Exceptionalism in the Collaborative Works of John Adams and Peter Sellars
… that stigmatization, I have chosen two seminal American operas by composer John Adams—1987's <i>Nixon in China</i> and 2005's <i>Doctor Atomic</i>—and examined their presentation and deconstruction of the popular ideology of American Exceptionalism. These two operas have much in common: both …
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Riders on the Storm: American Exceptionalism, Masculinity, and Frontierism in the 28th Division “Over There,” 1917-18
… Hancock’s insufficiencies were by-products of American military doctrine of the time being dominated by General John Pershing’s ideas of open warfare, aspects of American exceptionalism, and tactics of rifleman adaptability that were seen on past frontiers. Upon arrival in France, the …
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Of Minutemen and Boomers: Fallout and Doing History in Imagined Space
… 23, 2077, the world as known to the average American ends abruptly with the onset of the Great War, transforming the United States into a nuclear wasteland and setting the stage for the Fallout series of role-playing video games by Interplay Entertainment and Bethesda Softworks. Set in a …
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A More Virtuous Empire: The Ideology of Manifest Destiny in American Literature and Film
… Destiny and the effects of its transmission into American literature and film. I argue that though eruptions of Manifest Destiny repeat the idea of American exceptionalism, the semi-autonomous nature of the work of art works against the grain of these eruptions to show they are also symptomatic of …
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The Fulbright Program in Algeria (2008-2016): Higher Education, Soft Power, and Transnational Intellectual Subjects
… multiple hegemonies, namely French and American soft powers in Higher Education (HE). I triangulate my argument by decentering American exceptionalism and situating the transnational subjectivity of Algerian intellectuals—rooted in the post-colonial and the subaltern in relation France. …
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"The fullest possible account": Knowledge and Exceptionalism in Post-9/11 Literature
… the intertwined histories of science and American exceptionalism, contending that the September 11th attacks undermine the nation's sense of its scientific superiority and result in the creation of a body of 21st-century literature that explores the country's position as a technological …
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Orchestrating the Self: Identity Construction in Howard Hanson's Seven Symphonies and "Symphony of Freedom"
American composer Howard Hanson (1896-1981) is often remembered as one of the most influential advocates for American classical music in the twentieth century. Yet despite his prominent institutional role and prolific compositional output, his music was ultimately sidelined in the development of …
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Saving the "Slaves of Kings and Priests": The United States, Manifest Destiny, and the Rhetoric of Anti-Catholicism
… anti-Catholic rhetoric resonated with Americans because they reaffirmed already held beliefs of American exceptionalism and Latin American inferiority.
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The Mythic Underpinnings of Originalism: A Rhetorical and Legal Analysis
… functions as a mythic narrative rooted in American exceptionalism and reverence for the founding era. While contemporary legal and political conditions differ radically from those of the 18th century, originalist jurists insist on interpreting the Constitution according to the presumed …
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The Rhetoric of Jimmy Carter: Renewing America’s Confidence in Civic Leadership through Speech and Political Education
… acquiesced to Ronald Reagan’s rhetoric of American exceptionalism. Carter’s rhetoric, his ethos, and his leadership during the crisis provide exemplars for how we might navigate our current crisis of higher education within communication and the humanities. In Carter, we can find a glimmer …
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"White Slaves of California": Race, Religion, and the Railroad in Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton's <i>The Squatter and the Don</i>
… the Californios in a broad, enfranchising Anglo-American national paradigm. The novel negotiates the messy, competing histories of Spanish, Mexican, and American colonialism, ultimately making the case for the enduring presence of Spanish missionization in the region, as well as the cultural …
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Critical discourse analysis of the United States foreign and security-political changes from President Bush to President Obama
… however, is determined as the discourse of American exceptionalism, and that serves both presidents. The presidential rhetoric shows a wide array of changes in the foreign and security- policy paradigms of the presidents, but the concrete decision-making indicates more continuity than …
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Putting It Gently: The Other Side of a Peace Corps Volunteer Experience
… is a transformative experience for many young Americans. The majority of volunteers have worthwhile services they remember fondly; however, these experiences are not always positive. The Peace Corps is a Cold War initiative that uses soft power techniques to further American exceptionalism, …
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Crumbs To Keep Them Full: Neoliberal Spectacle at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
… highlight multiculturalism as the cornerstone of exceptionalism can also be read as examples of departure from these same values. The thesis argues that the spectacle nonetheless encourages consent for themes that support an economic system in which wealth flows upward. The relationship between …
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