The Greatest Nation on Earth

The best place to start research would be to gather a general idea on how the U.S. truly ranks as a country. I found an interesting article which surveys people on what country they believe is the 'best'. In summary, the survey found that more people believed the U.S. was the greatest nation on Earth than it actually stands when compared to other nations.

However, it seems the younger generation believes this less and less. The image to the right shows how varying age groups think about America. It is important to note how the older generations have high rates of patriotism because traditional views may be different than modern liberal views.

Very few people disagree that the U.S. is among the greatest which proves that the general patriotism of Americans is pretty consistent. This information should be a good start and I will compare it with surveys of my own. I plan on asking high school students in America and internationally. Then, I will ask members of the older generation from different nationalities. Finally, I will ask some war veterans.

Here we go again

Sounds like the topic for my 20 percent project is going to be "Is America Superior?" I'm going to have to look at this with as little bias as possible, which isn't exactly an easy task. However, I want it to be known that I'm not a believer of racial supremacy to any extent, it is simply that America as a nation has proved in only 238 years that it is capable of achieving things that other countries can't even dream. There is little debate on whether the U.S. is a superpower, considering we have been a formidable contender since the start of the 20th century. However, being "superior" means more than having the highest GDP in the world and assembling an army with unimaginable power. Every innovation and prideful aspect of our nation is why we believe this. Honestly I considered taking the stage for my project, asking everyone in the room, "Which country is superior? Well, which country has been to the moon?", and then sitting back down, case and point. I really want to be reasonable though and every country has had its moments, just like us. Perhaps I will change that word, "superior", to something less provocative. We will see.