"Is America Exceptional?" The concept of American exceptionalism has divergent views which are constructed by American and foreign historians, alike. The topic is, what makes America unique from other countries? What makes us, as Americans, precedent from other people in the world? This is an issue tackled specifically by Seymour Martin Lispet and Ian Tyrell in Take Sides. Lipset defends American exceptionalism, while Tyrell argues with it. Seymour Martin Lipset reaffirms the nation of American …
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…And because Tyrell put America in perspective with other countries, he came to the conclusion that, although American history is younger than many other countries, it still repeats many events that help set up other countries around the world. Today, however, the result of the each country's history with a dash of their culture created an exceptional world where all places are different, and that is what I believe is the truth of it all!