Spanish-American War Essay Thesis

Thesis: The U.S. made bad decisions in the era of imperialism, which ended in inevitable results despite their good intentions.

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The U.S. officially declared war against Spain on April 23, 1898 with good intentions from the beginning. When first upon entering the war, America thought of their involvement as a way to preserve the rights of the Cuban people and to secure and maintain trading routes. The United States founded its country upon the idea of freedom, equality, speech, and democracy for all. We were not going to disregard the values and morals than made America what it is today. America has grown into the world power it is today, regardless of the bad decisions we had made, because of the tremendous amount of time we put into making sure our citizens' rights are fully secured and carried out. Despite the inevitable results based on bad decisions, the U.S. has done everything it can to ensure the best for its citizens.

Roosevelt vs. Obama's Views on Egalitarianism

Back in the 19th century, President Roosevelt stated his views on egalitarianism by saying, "Women should have equal rights with men." [Selection 8] Roosevelt personally believed that women should also be homemakers rather than having a job.

President Obama also recently expressed his views on egalitarianism when he was faced with the conflict of whether to build an Islamic Mosque near Ground Zero. His stated his views by saying, “Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country… This is America and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated differently by their government, is essential to who we are. The writ of our Founders must endure.” On the contrary, President Obama believed that it wouldn't be wise of build a Muslim Mosque near Ground Zero because it will stir conflict and upset many Americans who are still recovering from the tragedy of 9/11.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=38613 

What the U.S. think of "others"

 What we think of "others"
In this article, its saying that the U.S. is trying to compromise with Iraq by saying that we'll put the prime minister of the country's choice in charge but then we'll tell them what to do. This is basically saying that we don't trust Iraq's decisions and ideas. It's also saying that we're afraid you'll mess up again so we're trying to fix your problems. And also, we are expected of them to just join over and follow use like we're some all mighty king and they're just local citizens who have to do as we say.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/world/middleeast/10policy.html?_r=1&ref=world

What "others" think of us :

The Pakistani militant leader, Mr. Bahadur, said that there was a group dedicated in attacking the Pakistani government and he assumes America first because they think we know better for everyone.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/world/asia/12dronestrike.html?ref=world