The Dream Of Manifest Destiny

“Manifest Destiny” was the belief that the United States was meant to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The story of how it was achieved is full of excitement, which readers discover as they explore this pivotal period in American history. Important social studies curriculum topics, including immigration and westward expansion, are presented in an engaging way. Historical images allow readers to place themselves on a wagon train or a railroad. Primary sources are included throughout the text to help readers gain experience relating those sources of information to what they know about history.

Manifest Destiny is the idea that the United States was destined to stretch "from sea to shining sea." To fulfill that destiny, the United States embarked on a period of rapid expansion in the 19th century. Readers discover the ways the dream of Manifest Destiny was achieved through informative text that supports common social studies curriculum topics. Historical images and primary sources help readers visualize how much the nation changed in such a short period time. Readers also discover how the idea of Manifest Destiny influenced U.S. foreign policy long after Americans reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

This book of poetry is about how we create our lives. The goal of this book is to evoke thought and to uplift and inspire.

As the population of the 13 colonies grew and the economy developed, the desire to expand into new land increased. Nineteenth-century Americans believed it was their divine right to expand their territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. "Manifest destiny," a phrase first used in 1839 by journalist John O'Sullivan, embodied the belief that God had given the people of the United States a mission to spread a republican democracy across the continent. Advocates of manifest destiny were determined to carry out their mission and instigated several wars, including the war with Mexico to win much of what is now the southwestern United States. In Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion, learn how this philosophy to spread out across the land shaped our nation.

Julia Magruder's poem "A Manifest Destiny" is an exploration of the tension between individuals and society, as well as the power of one's own destiny. Through her vivid imagery and lyrical language, Magruder conveys a sense of struggle and longing to find one's place in the world. She begins by describing the individual as a "lonely ship", navigating through the turbulent waters of life, facing the constant push and pull of society. This metaphor reflects the idea that each person is on their own journey, encountering obstacles and challenges along the way. The poem then moves on to explore how our destiny is shaped by our choices. Magruder suggests that while society can influence us, it is ultimately up to us to choose our own path. She writes that we are all "masters of our fate" and must "chart our own course". This idea of free will is further emphasized when she writes that we have the ability to "weave dreams from pain". Here, Magruder conveys the idea that even in difficult times, we are capable of creating something beautiful from our struggles. Ultimately, Magruder leaves us with a sense of hope and possibility. She encourages us to embrace our manifest destiny and take control of our lives. By doing so, she suggests that we can create a better future for ourselves and those around us. With its inspiring message, "A Manifest Destiny" serves as a reminder that we all have the power to shape our own destinies.

Returning to British Romantic poetry allows the novels to extend the Romantic poetics of landscape that traditionally considered the British subject's relation to place. By recasting Romantic poetics in the Americas, these novels show how negotiations of identity and power are defined by the legacies of British imperialism, illustrating that these nations, their peoples, and their works of art are truly postcolonial. While many postcolonial scholars and critics have dismissed the idea that Romantic poetry can be used to critique colonialism, Maxwell suggests that, on the contrary, it has provided contemporary writers across the Americas with a means of charting the literary and cultural legacies of British imperialism in the New World. The poems of the British Romantics offer postcolonial writers particularly rich material, Maxwell argues, because they characterize British influence at the height of the British empire.

Behind their fortified walls, the Corps of Discovery turns against each other...as the American Dream goes mad.

"Bringing together more than sixty images of the bridge that, over the years, have graced postcards, magazine covers, and book jackets and appeared in advertisements, cartoons, films, and photographs, Haw traces the diverse and sometimes jarring ways in which this majestic structure has been received, adopted, and interpreted as an American idea. Haw's account is not a history of how the bridge was made, but rather of what people have made of the Brooklyn Bridge - in film, music, literature, art, and politics - from its opening ceremonies to the blackout of 2003."--BOOK JACKET.