"Quo Vadis, America?"

Buchanan is absolutely correct when he says that there needs to be a dominant majority in order for our nation to advance. He speaks about the situation in Britain, in which Muslim immigrants are flooding into the nation which is causing the true British to lose their sense of national pride. This is making more and more Brits flee to America. We cannot allow this to happen on our soil. We must remain strong and protect the majority so that all may prosper. Buchanan raises the question “Quo Vadis, America?” which translates to “Where are you going, America?” and the answer is forward if we can protect the foundation that has made us so great.

"Quo Vadis America" A.J. Murray

In this section, Buchanan argues that during the 1960s when 88.6 of our country was European stock and 95 percent christian that our country had never been so united. But since the cultural revolution and Immigration Act of 1965 our country had no unifying culture. European ethnic core is down from 88.6 to 67 percent today and is expected to keep declining to 50 percent by 2040. Buchanan believes that if have have no common faith and are divided by morality and culture and separated by race and ethnicity that we have nothing to bring us together and keep our country unified like it once was. So he asks "Where are we going" and how are we going to change this.

Thoughts on "Quo Vadis, America?" - Connor Ellis

The final section in Buchanan's piece is entitled "Quo Vadis, America?", which means "Where are you going, America?" In this section Buchanan talks about how in 1960 America was united because so many people were Christians of European descent. He went on to suggest that by this time African Americans had been completely assimilated in to American culture. I don't understand what led him to this statement. Did he not consider that in 1962 President Kennedy had to send soldiers to the University of Mississippi to force them to let a black student enter? Did he not consider that until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 century-old Jim Crow laws were still in effect which made it extremely difficult for African Americans to register to vote? And how could he forget the race riots which took place in the late 1960's across the entire nation?

Buchanan goes on to say that things like the Immigration Act of 1965 led to a shrinking European class and implies that this is a terrible outcome. He is worried that as the European-centric America goes away there will be a divide in both "morality and culture" which greatly harms our nation. It is clear now that the mixing of cultures in America has improved our nation greatly and that we would not be the same if various cultures had not been allowed to become Americans.

Quo Vadis, America?

In this section, Buchanan argues that for a multicultural nation to stay strong it must have either an "authoritarian regime" or a "dominant ethnocultural core." With this said, Buchanan noticed how up until 1960, America consisted primarily of European stock and an overwhelming majority were Christian. This strong ethnocultural core held America together. After 1960 however, America's core started to dissolve because of the large influx of immigrant. Buchanan observed Britain and how 200,000 citizens left as more than a half million immigrants entered; "life in Britain has become unbearable for them." He is posing a question to America: where are we going and what are we going to do about no longing having our strong ethnocultural core? Buchanan argues that only division can result.

Fernando Valezuela picture

Through our inspection of Fernando Valenzuela’s visual we discovered many aspects that go deeper than what meets the glancing eye. Some of these aspects include the fact that he is leading the baseball team during their jog, smiling while he is running, and also the fact that it was included within the L.A. times. The fact that Fernando is leading the team is symbolic of how he led the Latino community into baseball, and also shows how even though he was the only Hispanic on the team he was still among the team leaders. The second insight into this picture is Fernando smiling while on his jog. Fernando’s smile is a gateway to show the emotion that he was feeling while on the team. It is symbolic of the happiness and also the fact that he was being welcomed to the team considering that his teammate next to him is also smiling. Lastly being that this was featured within the L.A. Times means that the city of L.A. had a great interest in Fernando. It shows that he himself was a symbol within the city and also that he is one of its outstanding figures

Picture Analysis

Group 1: Vishnu, Sarah, Cody, Eric P.

Our initial impression was that the use of neon lights contrasting the dark night was to make the restaurant seem new and popular, which makes the restaurant a desirable place to dine.  It makes the "new experience" of fast food seem enticing.  The design of the building with the golden arches and slanted roof makes the restaurant seem futuristic and unique.  The fact that the picture was taken at an angle makes the picture stand out more and makes it more interesting.  The cars in the foreground are used to show that it is a popular place to go.  The neon sign in the front displays the cheap price and a cartoon, which are also used to attract people.  The picture was taken around 1955, but the context in which the photo was first published is unknown.

Statue of Liberty Image Analysis - Connor, Kevin, Taylor, Keith

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Our image related to the Statue of Liberty is a painting which was done when the statue was unveiled in 1886. It is titled Unveiling of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World and was painted by Edward Moran.

The first thing caught our eye about this painting was all of the flags included. We expected to see French and American flags but were surprised to see flags of many other nations. It would be interesting to learn more about why these flags were included.

The painting is meant to show that the dedication was a great day and that the Statue of Liberty is an imposing and grand monument. People in the image seem happy to see the unveiling of the statue. In the background people can be seen standing at the base of the statue that seem to be addressing the crowd. It was also interesting to see that a marching band was present to celebrate the occasion. Overall the purpose of the painting is to be patriotic and to preserve the image of an event which is extremely important to America’s history.