America

is a beautiful place. America is composed of gorgeous landscapes and many diverse people. America is one of the greatest political-philosophical symbols in world history Throughout its history, America has stood for two different, almost opposite, things. First, it stands for natural man, the Indians, who are said to represent the worlds beginning. Second, it stands for the United States, the great political experiment based on natural rights, which has evoked inspiration and fear and envy. It inspires such strong feelings because the United States is often perceived as the worlds future. America thus represents both the worlds origins and its endpoint. This essay attempts to shed light on the idea of America by tracing its genealogy from Americas discovery by Western man until the twenty-first century.