Essays about: "The American Creed"

Found 2 essays containing the words The American Creed.

  1. 1. 'The Fear of Amexica' A Discourse Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security's Construction of an American National Identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Sanna Klemetti; [2009]
    Keywords : The U.S.; Mexico; border fence; nation-state; American national identity; The American Creed; illegal immigration; ; other?; The Department of Homeland Security Discourse analysis; Humanities; Humaniora; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Human rights; Mänskliga rättigheter; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The United States is having an identity crisis concerning it's borders. The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, raised concerns about the nations borders. Year 2002, The Department of Homeland Security was created with the purpose to secure the nation from potential threats related to the borders. READ MORE

  3. 2. What Would Gunnar Myrdal Say? Sweden, the Right to Health and Ethnic and Racial Minority Migrants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Shannon Alexander; [2009]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the 1940s, Swedish Nobel laureate Gunnar Myrdal noted a disconnect between the American creed (liberty and justice for all, equality) and the status of African-Americans (marginalization, disenfranchisement, segregation). Decades later, a similar disconnect is currently reflected in Myrdal's Sweden. READ MORE