Are America's Best Days Behind US  Essay

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America End The last two centuries of history has painted a picture of American glory and prosperity. The circumstances that contributed to the evolution of the American ideal represent the best of human kind and understanding. History is also rich with tales of fallen empires. It appears, within recent times at least, that the United States of America has taken a back seat to other countries and organizations around the world. The purpose of this essay is to summarize the American condition as to highlight its relative complacency amongst competing nations. This collective behavior, I believe, arises from an unwavering tendency to drift from this country's core principles and values.

In a piece of cautious optimism, Von Drehle sheepishly proclaimed that America's currently diminished reputation in the world is overblown. He claimed...

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This hollow comparison does nothing however to qualify what is being produced. If America is producing 30% more useless junk, what good is it to the country's overall ability to function properly? Most of the United States is unemployed, so production values must be understood in this context.
Von Drehle seemed slightly inspirational when he bragged, "as Americans, we're in favor of creativity wherever it can be found. We're apostles of prosperity and defenders of the free exchange of ideals." This cheerleading is practical for a journalist but the American ideal of truth and justice seems to be distorted as it bombs and tortures its enemies. The author attempted to defend the tax code as well but misses when he excludes…

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Von Drehle, David. "Don't Bet Against the United States." Time, March,14, 2011, 35-36. Print.

Zakaria, Fareed. " Are America's Best Day's Behind Us?" Time, March 14, 2011, 33. Print.


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