Factsheet: The most important facts - hab ich aus dem Gedächtnis aufgeschrieben- also könnt mich ruhig korrigieren!
the AD: is a freedom, the perception that you can achive success ( strike it rich in the US)through hard and diligent work.
The immigrants want to become wealthy. In general, the AD is based on an materialistic and idealistic world view. Very important in connection with AD is the Declaration of Independence. It contains the liberal ideas of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In detail, the Declaration is published in 1776. To come to the historial dimension of the AD: it is based on the idea of self-resposibility and the free trade. The Founding fathers established a democratic society and on the Mayflower in 1620 a compact was signed: This compact had the content that a goverment was formed and the citizens were bond by its rules. It should not go unchallenged that the Puritans base their religion on the following ideas: self-reliance, hard work is the key for success. The AD attracts immigrants to the US. But to immigrate to their "land of milk and honey", they have to through obstacles: As illegal immigrants there exists the Mexican-American border and in the past, "Ellis Island" or the "Isle of tears" was an obstacle for a lot of immmigrants. And those immigrants who get the chance to rise from rags to riches in the US have to assimiliate. According to the meltig pot theory they have to assimiliate to one homogenous mass and cannot maintain their cultural heritage. Here, we can refer to the "Letters from an American farmer" written by J. St. John Hector de Crèveour. In this letters he studies the American society and mentions the melting pot theory: Those who immigrate cannot maintain their own culture. In politics, the AD can be find the perception of the Republicans: They are for private healthcare and stress the self-responsiblity.
the AD: is a freedom, the perception that you can achive success ( strike it rich in the US)through hard and diligent work.
The immigrants want to become wealthy. In general, the AD is based on an materialistic and idealistic world view. Very important in connection with AD is the Declaration of Independence. It contains the liberal ideas of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In detail, the Declaration is published in 1776. To come to the historial dimension of the AD: it is based on the idea of self-resposibility and the free trade. The Founding fathers established a democratic society and on the Mayflower in 1620 a compact was signed: This compact had the content that a goverment was formed and the citizens were bond by its rules. It should not go unchallenged that the Puritans base their religion on the following ideas: self-reliance, hard work is the key for success. The AD attracts immigrants to the US. But to immigrate to their "land of milk and honey", they have to through obstacles: As illegal immigrants there exists the Mexican-American border and in the past, "Ellis Island" or the "Isle of tears" was an obstacle for a lot of immmigrants. And those immigrants who get the chance to rise from rags to riches in the US have to assimiliate. According to the meltig pot theory they have to assimiliate to one homogenous mass and cannot maintain their cultural heritage. Here, we can refer to the "Letters from an American farmer" written by J. St. John Hector de Crèveour. In this letters he studies the American society and mentions the melting pot theory: Those who immigrate cannot maintain their own culture. In politics, the AD can be find the perception of the Republicans: They are for private healthcare and stress the self-responsiblity.
Ich glaube hier: 'The Founding fathers established a democratic society and on the Mayflower in 1620 a compact was signed: This compact had the content that a goverment was formed and the citizens were bond by its rules', meinst du mit FOUNDING FATHERS eigentlich die Puritains bzw The Pilgrim Fathers..da soweit ich weiß, die Founding Fathers nur was mit der DoI (1776) zu tun hatten
