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It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think
It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think
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2012-07-11
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It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a
patch of territory. It
is easier to think of as a person. This is why we sometimes call Great Britain (1)_____
"Britannia" and the United States "Columbia",
and think of it as stately women. We also use masculine symbols in our (2)_____
personification of nations. In 1712 John Arbuthont, a Scot, wrote a political
satire in that the characters were supposed (3)_____
to be typical members of different nationalities. The Englishman was John Bull.
This name, which was sufficient flattering to be (4)_____
adopted generally, combined the most common English first name with a
last name indicated strength. John Bull is usually (5)_____
pictured as a partly businessman with a union Jack on his hatband.
After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United (6)_____
States was known for "Brother Jonathan". Jonathan was a biblical (7)_____
name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since
the United States is rural and unsophisticated, and since (8)_____
American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to (9)_____
the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however,
that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would (10)_____
often say, when faced with a hard problem, "Let us consult Brother Jonathan",
referring to his secretary, Jonathan Trumbull.
(8)
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