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PROV 110/107-AC1 The Grammar of Academic Writing Yichao Wang (Kevin) Due: 2/12/14

Nationalism Nationalism in my mind is that can be improves or harms individuals, societies, and the world, but personal I will more likely go with the harms. Because I think the nationalism is more bad than good in China and Chinese nationalism as more an excuse to reject freedom, equality and other mainstream values and led to the unjust prejudices against other groups to persuade them to unreasonable suspicions advantage of their own country. All the people and courtiers want to be a big group, so the rich countries may try to fit with the poverty and the poor people. This has provoked numerous conflicts around the world over the past two centuries, including conflict Crimean War, during World War II, between Israel and the Palestinians. The reason will be they want to a big world and a same language and I think it will never happen right now. For example of Chinese history, China has about 5000+ years history so far, and so many kingdoms want to make a big world. Because the nationalism it become harder and harder. On the other hand, the nationalism does some improves which is it is a function of the establishment of social order with loyalty, dedication, and a joyous sense of a country, the country and its interests above all others.

What is Nationalism? "Nationalism", it refers to the state of their own interests as the basis of thought or action. American scholar Hans Mr Cohen says, "nationalism is the first and most important, should be seen as a state of mind." British scholar Edward carr said: "the nationalist is often used to represent the individual, community and a member of the national consciousness, or to enhance the power of the state, the desire of freedom or wealth. Based on the article of the nationalism, it says under socialism, nationalism and economic base and class foundation has been destroyed, but traces of the nationalist ideology still exists, and than the rest of the existence of other bourgeois ideology is longer. For socialist countries, any form of nationalism and its residual revolution, and ethnic harmony and national unity are harmful, to prevent and overcome. But when use it in combat, the difference between nationalism and small nationalism, take different guidelines and policies. Big nationalism, whether in the performance of international relations the power, or in the performance of the domestic ethnic relations the huge one, revolution is damage and undermining national unity and national unity of the main risk, must focus on the object. Small nationalism, namely narrow nationalism or local nationalism, is not conducive to revolution, ethnic harmony and national unity, must also be opposed. In many cases, as long as in the first time to overcome the large nation, it is easier to overcome local ethnic groups. However, no matter big nationalism and local nationalism, has its own class roots, overcome big nationalism, cannot be considered

local nationalism will disappear on its own. Big nationalism and local nationalism, under the condition of socialism, is the thinking of the people's internal problems, belong to the contradictions among the people, can only use persuade education method, the method of criticism and self-criticism. As legal scholar Lenin has noted, the most profound economic reason, promote people to make it. So, as a reflection of the historical economy nation principle or principles of nationalism, along with the development of the capitalist society has come into being, and become the bourgeoisie under the guidance of national relations. However, I think Nationalism (the idea of parotic devotion to ones country) harms individuals, societies and the world. There are a really biggest prejudice problem which is that a violent affective state where the individual or the group, become ego-centric, leading them to ignore reality and be harsh and inflexible in their judgments. Said Walter Lacquer: Communism and Nationalism in The Middle East London, 1950, p. 8. Also, I think it can to be Chinese nationalism as an excuse to reject freedom, equality and other mainstream values. I have some reasons to talk about it. First of all, I will say that people as a virtual community, of course the legitimacy of his side. What circumstances it will be dangerous? Because some people can use it to reject freedom, equality and other mainstream values. Second, I think it has to depend countries history. For example, China and the U.S, firs ones history is way more and more than the second. Third, I will say that it will be different between the cultures.

The history about misinterpretation is a biggest harm of nationalism in this world. Walter Lecquer, well-known sociologist says: One of the main peculiarities of nationalism is an over-estimation of one's own nation, and a depreciation of others, a lack of self-criticism, sense of responsibility and observance of fairness. Nationalism abandons realism and allows an idealistic and mythical vision to dominate society. So People do not want to have wars any more just because the nationalism to characterize by bloodies warfare, economic dislocation loses family and others. Its not abuse of freedom and civil rights for competing political prove endless. However, nationalism is not that bad you think, but when you looked through the history of the world you will find out that it is can harms, individuals, societies, and the world so far.

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