“Out here in America” there is supposed to be freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; however, before these words of enlightenment existed, there was a vision; a vision that became a reality through the experiences of many who came to this country in search of “hope.”

The celebrated motto “land of opportunity” has been associated with this country since its discovery. America, both the continent and the society, has been a source of inspiration and/or dread for many non-Americans. In this course, we have centered our discussions and readings on various authors, why they came to America and what they hoped to achieve in the “New World.” In this final essay, I will explore the various images of America and how they have helped formulate the past and present visions of the American society. My assessment will consider both the images produced by Western explorers as well as non-European explorers. This essay will be broken into four sections: (I) the “Discovery of America; (II) Democracy in America; (III) America as a Melting Pot; and l

“Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492,” is the legendary nursery rhyme taught to grammar school children throughout America. We were taught to believe and even got a day off of school every second Monday of October—Columbus Day, a federal holiday, to celebrate Columbus’ discovery of America. However, it is important to understand that Columbus did not sail out west totally oblivious of what he will find. The unknown shore that Columbus reached was known to him before he left Europe. Indeed, Columbus’ voyage that discovered America for us was supposed to have discovered the Grand Khan-Asia, for him. At the time, it was quite unimaginable to Columbus that a “New World” existed because with an “Old World” mentality he only conceptualized that by selling west, he will make it to the east. Consequently, it was beyond belief that in between “sailing west to make it to the east,” you can actually come across new land or to be “politically correct,” land unexplored by the West.

The paradox of knowing the unknown has almost certainly engaged humanity at all times and in all places (

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Foreign Visions, Postmodern America, Nonetheless Columbus’, Grand Khan-Asia, Japheth Ham, Arabic Biblical, American�“New World”, Africa India, October�Columbus Day, West Columbus’, sons noah, mason 18, “discovery america, divided continents, discovery america, “new world”,