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I suppose as would be expected we're starting with the beginning of America in American Studies. I know, go figure. But it is interesting to note the contrast that exists in the writings we're reading. On one hand you have the desire to advance and bring order and civilisation to an untouched land, while at the same time there is the desire to obtain the "ideal" world unspoiled by human hands. In the end i think the true "ideal" won't be found in one goal or the other, but rather in teh balance between the two. "organized chaos" i suppose......or something like that anyway.