Vision of America

“We don't turn back. We go forward. We don't leave anybody behind; we pull them up 

with us. In America, our destiny is not written for us. It’s written by us. And we are 

going to write the next chapter together.” - President Barack Obama. 

The quotation above has been taken from a speech by President Barack Obama in Denver, Colorado in the lead up to the 2012 elections. The fact that this quotation has been taken from the Presidents speech may suggest how it represents ''new'' and the ''exceptional''. The elections deal with the future of the country and how the candidate will help the country move forward. 

I believe that the quotation shows how in America the people do not 'turn back' or dwell on the past, instead they focus on what they can do in the future and how they can reinvent themselves. This represents how America is able to focus on the ''new'' and the ''fresh''. It is known that America has faced many issues in the past and this quote shows how America doesn't ''leave anybody behind''. This represents the ''exceptional'' side of America because it shows the solidarity and importance of the people sticking together through difficult times. 

The quote then goes on to explain how the destiny of the country is ''written by us'' and how they are going to write the next chapter ''together''. Again, this shows the solidarity of the people but more importantly  it represents how it is only the American people who can change the ''destiny'' of the country. In my opinion this shows an exceptional aspect of America as the future of the country lies in the hand of the American people reflecting the rights and freedom that America is commonly known for. 

De Crevecouer’s expresses the idea of the new and the exceptional as typically American. The quotation above is a contemporary example of how this vision of America is still evident and survives today.