The bald eagle soars through the land of the free, the strong, beauty, and longevity. It watches and caws as it calls to small, broken-winged pigeons if they need help. It can fly high, but there is a limit to how high you can fly even for one of the largest birds in existence. Once you reach your breaking point, you can't go any further. Either stay there or fly lower. If it goes up more than it should, it will crash and burn. The point here is that the bald eagle represents the United States of America, while the little pigeons with broken wings represent people in countries that need assistance, such as Afghanistan and Israel. The United States can certainly play an important role in helping others around the world, but there is a very thin line beyond which it can cross. Although the United States is very powerful, democratic, and influential, that does not make America exceptional. There is a difference between nationalism and American exceptionalism, as American exceptionalism is a rather narcissistic view. America alone has no moral responsibility to help the world through leadership and guidance, otherwise it would be dragged down. In essence, the entire world has this moral responsibility, thus making all countries “exceptional” or all “unexceptional,” which makes American exceptionalism an invalid concept. First, it is known that America is one of the greatest countries on Earth politically and militarily, but sometimes some people take it too far. It makes sense to be proud of your country and nationalize it, but to believe in American exceptionalism is to have too much pride. It seems like this idea of the exceptional American…is in the middle of the paper…their country. However, there should be a balance. There should be no further weight added, and there should not be excessive weight reduction, but rather the US should reach an average weight. Therefore, the United States should step back and allow other countries to act, but still show how good America is by not backing down too much. America is indeed a great country, but not so great that it is superior to everyone. While American exceptionalism has good intentions towards others, one must realize that the concept does not do much good for either side. One eye of the hawk should be on itself and the other eye on others. This way the hawk will be able to rest on a branch, but it will be on the highest branch. From here the hawk will be able to spread its wings to show its beautiful feathers, but not flutter everywhere showing off.
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