Essay Prompt:
“Do you believe that we are culturally conditioned– that we are under the sway of cultural “myths” as the handout cultural conditioning suggests? Why? Why not? If your answer is yes, what are some examples of cultural myths? If not, where do our shared values come from? Be sure to define terms carefully and follow through with your argument. Make use of historical and contemporary examples to support your case.”
I want to take the stance that Americans have been culturally conditioned to war. History becomes myth. America’s rich history of successful conflict and it’s resulting consequences that made it into a superpower has become modern myth and the power of that myth influences the belief of American exceptionalism. Americans fight and argue for what they value. America likes to think of themselves as a peaceful people and their country as a benevolent force in the worldso why is military conflict a constant presence in American life? Militarism is accepted as normal in American life.
“War brings Peace” 1984 by George Orwell. Please use and cite Orwellian themes of war and conflict in 1984 to support the argument.
Also please make use of America’s rich history of successful conflict. In addition please make use of the current Ukraine-Russia conflict and America’s position in it to support the argument. Lastly please make use of the attachments of cultural conditioning and slotkin.
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/themes/
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Meaning-of-War-is-Peace-Freedom-is-Slavery-and-Ignorance-is-Strength-in-Orwells-1984
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-humanity-naturally/202001/youve-been-conditioned-war
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