The American Tradition
in an essay of four (4) to five (5) pages, typed in size 12 Times New Roman fonts and double-spaced, respond to the following: In your own words, describe what Rossiter meant by “the American tradition.” Be specific. Rossiter delivered this address at a time (the 1950s) when, in his estimation, “The mood of this nation, which considers itself an eminent success and finds itself in imminent danger, is deeply conservative.” Are there parallels between the national mood of the 1950s and the national mood today? In other words, is Donald Trump’s call to “Make America Great Again” a call to return to “the American tradition”? What, if any, elements of the American tradition, as it was defined by Rossiter, are evident in Donald Trump’s agenda? Be specific. Is “the American tradition” even worth returning to? Why or why not? You must cite at least (3) scholarly or primary sources to support your arguments. Here is a link to read. Rossiter, The Shaping of the American Tradition.pdf (https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet01-xythos.content.blackboardcdn.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/589ab7cf1b570/1351169?X-Blackboard-Expiration=1608336000000&X-Blackboard-Signature=ds9osMABrAoZEm0ElnqetBA2H67ijXK%2FGBUALVbAL%2F8%3D&X-Blackboard-Client-Id=306104&response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Rossiter%252C%2520The%2520Shaping%2520of%2520the%2520American%2520Tradition.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20201218T180000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAYDKQORRYTKBSBE4S%2F20201218%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=ff5a0c0c6af685d763a633a2c2f5edd3f2066e0fb40e3cc902444792c32491ad)
