The Best and Worst of Americas Presidents Throughout U.S history there have been many good presidents and also many bad presidents. I believe that presidents should be graded on how they handle the economy, foreign policy, and equal rights. From our first president to our current president those I believe are the three most important grading points. A good economy is very important because it gives people a better living by giving them job opportunities and a way for people to make money. Foreign policy is important because it has a lot to do with the trade, technology, and communications of the United States.
They had different religious views, governments, and economies. Intro is too short. More background information on the time period is needed. While the Chesapeake was mainly based on land and slave ownership, the New England colonies were based on religion. They were primarily Puritan, or Non Separatists, and were radical, or intolerant to other religions.
English 121 September 29 2011 Analysis paper Kenya vs. United States of America Traveling around the world will open new experiences, increase your consciousness of the world situation and the lives and difficulties of other peoples. I was born and raised in Mombasa which is the second largest city of Kenya, a country located in a tropical region of Africa. I moved to the United States of American and immediately observed a lot of changes as I relocated. I knew moving from your country of origin to a foreign country is not an easy transition due to the differences of cultures, languages, and other life styles. There are always great challenges to face for immigrants.
While I do not completely agree with his whole book, Shane Claiborne speaks some truths on many ugly topics of our society. I agree with him that there needs to be a higher concern in our society for the less fortunate, poor, and those who do not have a voice in local government. He speaks for an alternative thinking, conveying an idea that the traditional church isolates itself from the poor and disenfranchises many LGBT people. He communicates to his audience; it is okay to question a church that may be wrong in their views or traditions. I believe our generation subjects themselves to staying neutral on controversial topics.
One difference between the Democrat and the Republican Party is their views on family values. Family values within nations such as America normally have a religious basis, meaning personal choices are made based on ethical lessons taught within religious scripture, typically in western countries, the religion is Christianity. Family values is the concept of basing family rules or unofficial laws within families based on the cultural norm, - the family will normally impose house rules as to what is socially acceptable, based on the same teachings of their upbringing or religious belief. However, in a more liberal society, the term 'family value' has become more of a vague term, often seen as dated for a number of reasons,- such as Christianity no longer being taught within schools, or women's rights being taught more within schools. Because of this, the modern definition of 'family planning' has lead to some controversy amongst politicians within America.
INTRODUCTION I come from the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya and though I have substantially been brought up in the cosmopolitan Nairobi city my parents and grandparents were close to their Kikuyu culture and through them and the many writings about our culture I find that my way of thinking and relating affected by my background and cultural beliefs. I do know that culture relates to a peoples way of life and particularly their beliefs and traditional practices but I believe as well that these evolve through time especially with intermarriages between different tribes that come from different cultures; in fact I have married from the Kenyan Luo tribe and being a cosmopolitan person based in the Nairobi City where all cultures have been thrown into the same melting pot my children are challenged unlike myself in observing two different cultures that are very different but ofcourse still African. Despite these challenges there are certain attitudes and values my children have definitely picked up from my tribe mainly by virtue of the patriarchal nature of the majority of African cultures where children belong to the fathers tribe but their exposure to other tribes and particularly my wife’s culture will influence their lives and even their own children. The development of the Psychosocial stages is credited to Erik Erikson who was “ influenced by Freud , but searching for a different perspective….” According to him the “human life progresses through a series of 8 stages. Each of these stages is marked by a crisis that needs to be resolved so that the individual can move on.
This is an exception in under-developed countries such as India where a caste system is still present. Priestland’s belief is that through studying the past and how society functioned, we can understand and solve current day economic and social issues. The middle class has become the dominant factor in how most countries operate and succeed especially in the United States. After reading Merchant Soldier Sage: A New History of Power, I too am a strong believer in studying the past and how it has created the world as we know it and the world to come. Works Cited: Priestland, David.
For example, by working hard they would gain success and respect in the society . They worked hard to please God to give them reward in the world and in the afterlife .However, predestination also made the Puritans work hard for afterlife reward. Even today, Americans work hard to gain wealth and success. Benjamin Franklin gives an example of hard working as a President to his people. His value for hard work implanted on people’s mind of way to wealth (Miller 172).
The Wonders of Community In the world today, we have become more independent than ever. Ideas and dreams of living the American dream and being number one flood our minds. Independence is mostly seen as a great accomplishment, but just how much is our independence affecting the world around us? Bill McKibben writes about this in Deep Economy, a text where he takes a hard look on America’s economy. One of his arguments is about the importance of community.
The nature and traditional spirits were worshiped by the West Africans. The West Africans also had beliefs in a superior God and an admired God. “Some West Africans practiced the Islam religion and voodoo in secret, but unlike the world in which we live now, the Native Americans and the West Africans were at times forced to convert to Christianity or suffer punishment as severe as death” (Eyewitness to History, 1999). The relationship between the Native Americans and the white settlers did start of good, but the English became selfish and only wanted additional tobacco farms. The white settlers were the worst at farming, so the natives became the first resort of survival.