America

America's Tragedy 

 

   Theodore Roosevelt once said "I should welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one". America  because of greed, a desire to control other country's, and a liking for war is imperialistic. However America seems imperialistic but improving equality of its citizens has made it a tragedy. America has willingly become a tragedy.

 

    America thinking that everything is theirs. "The Pacific is our ocean" (first article). Americans have this thought that everything is ours and no ones else. They fought for the Philippines because "The Philippines give us a base at the door of all the East" (first article). America had this mind set that we want what we want and we will get it no matter what. In reality the Americans just used the Philippines. Setting us up for the tragedy.

  

     America wanted to stop the revolts. America said that the Filipinos shot the first shot but Americans are the ones who did. Three years latter the revolts were ceased. A man said from the state of Washington "Our fighting blood was up, and we all wanted to kill 'niggers.' . . . This shooting human beings beats rabbit hunting all to pieces." America wanted to stop but the people were fighting for fun. America tried to help but ended up with "the idea prevailing that the Filipino as such was little better than a dog. . . . Our soldiers have pumped salt water into men to make them talk" Americans tried to help them but ended up hurting Filipinos and making them hate America more.

 

    America always solving conflicts by war. America just seined a treaty with Mexico but Europeans predicted "Mexico to easily defeat the United States in the Mexican war." (second article) Right after this war was over America went in to war with Spain over the Philippines. America asked for 200,000 volunteers because the army only consisted of 28,000 trained men. Volunteers had some trained men and mostly un-trained men. America had exhausted its people and its resource's. But to stop would show that we are weak so we kept fighting. America won but America only had the Philippines for a shot amount of time.

     America is founded on improving the equality of its citizens. The country of America has a Constitution and in that Constitution it gives its citizens rights. The right of speech; the right to have an equal vote in the government.  The Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." In America you can go to church and express your religion freely. If you were in China and you said I believe in Jesus you would get in serious trouble. America is all about improving equality of its citizens of everyone.

    In conclusion you can see that America was really a tragedy. America caused its own tragedy buy thinking everything is theirs, wanting to stop revolts, and fighting other country's too much. America is trying to help others when really they are the ones who need help the most. America is killing it self slowly just like the the tree in the book The Giving Tree. America is giving all it has and it will have nothing left but a spot on the map when they are done helping other country's.