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American Exceptionalism Case Study

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I have interviewed Mariana Nishimura about what she thinks around the American exceptionalism. She is from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The biggest city in Latin America, and the economical heart of the country. Mariana do not chose the TCNJ to study, the Brazilian government allocated her here; however she liked a lot the college so far. She liked the campus, the classes, and the new friends that she met. Mariana went to TCNJ to practice and improve her Major: Engineering Management. She said “I chose this course because I could study how to deal with natural resources”. During the interview we talked about the American exceptionalism. According to Peter Beinart “American exceptionalism does not simply mean that America is different from other countries.

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