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America Again: Satire and Stephen Colbert

What is Exceptionalism?

Voices on America

Moving forward...

Watch these videos and ask yourself these questions:

  • Was this an objective look at what makes us exceptional?
  • Who decides what makes us exceptional?
  • What other catagories should we consider to measure our exceptionalism?
  • Where is this person getting her/his information from?  
  • Who is this person and why should we trust his/her evalution of american exceptionalism?

Historic American Exceptionalism

Pres. Obama on American Exceptionalism

Bill Whittle on the Conservative Movement's Ideas of Exceptionalism

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