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Essay / American exceptionalism: a good concept - but a false one...
The bald eagle soars through the land of the free, the strong, the beauty and the longevity. He watches and croaks, calling to the little pigeons with broken wings if they need help. It can fly high, but there is a limit to how high one can fly, even for one of the largest birds in existence. Once he reaches his breaking point, he can't go any further. Either it stays there or it flies lower. If it rises higher than expected, it will crash and burn. The fact is that the bald eagle represents the United States of America, while the little pigeons with broken wings represent the people of countries that need help, such as Afghanistan and Israel. The United States can certainly make a major contribution to aiding other countries around the world, but there is a very fine line it cannot exceed. Even though the United States is very powerful, democratic and influential, that does not make America exceptional. There is a difference between nationalism and American exceptionalism, with American exceptionalism being a rather narcissistic view. America alone does not have a moral responsibility to help the world with its leadership and guidance, otherwise it would be dragged down. Basically, the whole world has this moral responsibility, thus making all countries either "exceptional" or all "non-exceptional", which makes American exceptionalism an invalid concept. First of all, it is well known that America is one of the greatest countries in the world politically and militarily, but sometimes some people go too far. It makes sense to be proud of your country and to nationalize your country, but to believe in American exceptionalism is to have too much pride. It sounds like this idea of American exceptionalism...... middle of paper ...... their country. However, there should be a balance. It's not about adding more weight or releasing too much weight, but rather getting the US to average weight. Therefore, the United States should step back a little and allow other countries to act, while showing how Good America is not to step back too much. America is truly a great country, but not so great as to be superior to everyone else. Even if American exceptionalism has good intentions toward others, we must realize that the concept does not do either party much good. One eye of the hawk should be turned towards itself and the other towards others. This way, the hawk will be able to rest on a branch, but it will be on the highest branch. From there, the falcon will be able to spread its wings to show off its beautiful feathers, but without flying everywhere to display itself...