Margaret Atwood- "A Letter to America"

This essay "A Letter to America" by Margaret Atwood had a creative format in which it was written as a letter for the authorities and ordinary citizens of America to demostrate that at one point in our history we had ideals about a fair nation of peace and freedom but somehow has lost its way and become too involed in our millitary and engaged in much political and business fraud. In this sense Atwood describes she is embarrased with what America has done especially because many people and countries have aspired to American ideals. Tis article also reminded me of Churchill's essay in which America has the tendency to "[...] grab stuff other people produce, at our gunboat-diplomacy prices[...]" (5) or "gutting the Constitution" (5),meaning underhandedly putting aside the private rights of citizens in order to so called keep the nation "safe". Even Atwood asks, "[...] when did you get so scared? You didn't used to be so easily frightened" (5). However, at the end of the essay Atwood still has hope for this nation yet and I agree with her indefinately. If America would stop trying to control everything for one-minute we could take a step back and regain our dignity, respect, and values that we have always srtived for.