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Inventing America

Nov 11, 2014

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Simona Petrescu

Towards an understanding of America and what it stands for; where its values can be seen nowadays and how they need rethinking.
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  • 1. Inventing America
  • 2. What made America? The chosen Individualism The American Dream
  • 3. Who am I? Egalitarianism, Pragmatism, Democracy Selfcreation The frontier Becoming Wilderness
  • 4. More words, more Ideas SURVIVAL SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST CHALLENGE Trust thyself. Insist on yourself; never imitate. SELFRELIANCE EXPERIENCE
  • 5. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/emerson/ complete collection of Emersons writings (Nature, Self-reliance) http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v5n1/ On American Individualism http://www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory/units/ American history (videos per historical period) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/style/longterm/books/chap1/americanexceptionalism.htm http://www.jcpa.org/dje/articles/cov-amer.htm about the covenant and the chosen nation http://quizlet.com/13238468/ap-gov-chapter-2-quiz-questions-flash-cards/ quiz on American government history and principles