nationalism literary poem and essay

nationalism literary poem and essay


Nationalism involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. Often, it is the belief that an ethnic group has a right to statehood,[1] or that citizenship in a state should be limited to one ethnic group, or that multinationality in a single state should necessarily comprise the right to express and exercise national identity even by minorities

Example purity,loyalty

Essay on Nationalism

Nationalism is the devotion to the interests or culture of one's nation. Nigeria is a country that has been through a lot of turmoil in the years that it has existed. The root of the nationalism that has built up over the years goes back many generations. There have been lots of different areas that help contribute to the nationalism that we see in Scotland today. The people that live in Nigeria are very proud of who they are and their ancestors that have come before them. I am going to look at a few of the things that I believe have helped contribute to the nationalism that we see in Nigeria today. There are many different areas that I really want to look at including the unifying and diverse force. The first thing that I believe is very important to Nigerian nationalism is the culture that has been evolved over the years. This includes everything from literature to the sports that the Scottish plays. I also want to look at the way that the Nigerians have developed a legislative body even though it does not have all of the powers that they would like it to have.

Nationalism Personified

It is my desire to believe in the words,
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,
That all men are created equal… that they are endowed
By their creator with certain unalienable rights.

That among these; are life, liberty
And the pursuit of happiness.

My desire to achieve an atmosphere and
An environment of nationalism
Must begin with my understanding of accepting
The fact that there are things wrong
With the scope of where we are
And then address the reality of how
To change the landscape.

Nationalism personified is the
Perfect barometer for accepting
Indifference and making a change at
The same time

We cannot provoke, talk about, use rhetoric in describing
Or even moderately discuss the problem
Without addressing any and all possible solutions

The personification of nationalism is in knowing
That we can’t complain about racism if we treat
One another with indifference

The personification of nationalism is in knowing’
That we can’t complain about the political infrastructure
If we don’t exercise our right to be informed and
THEN vote

We’ve taken for granted the fact that we have it
As well as we do and
If we’re not careful, we’ll awake one day to a
Totalitarian society, stripped of our ideologies and independence

So in closing, my question is this;

What makes a nation?

My answer;

The people within it and the people within it must change
If the perspective of nationalism is to change



[ i see my country ]

i see my country
as it ought to be
everyone loving
and everyone free
freedom they say
to let it ring
but yet we ignore
countries without these things
we say that we are the land of the free
yet we are really only imperialistic
we forces our view on others
it seems we don't understand
that maybe that country
likes how it is
we are people
who should be ashamed to say
i am Pilipino
all the way