uering new ground wasn’t an easy task for many expansionists, confiding in god is what brought many of these settlers to overcome their fears and hindrances. Even though there are similarities between these two pieces, they still have one monumental difference. Expansion is what brings us to new levels. For many of these settlers, land wasn’t a necessity; they believed they were destined for more land. This brings out the whole idea of Manifest Destiny. Continental expansion by the United States revitalized a sense of mission or national destiny for many Americans. Instead of expanding, The Unabomber wanted life in general to be simple. Is there really a need for expansion? With expansion comes new businesses which leads to an a economy that needs nourishment which then leads to the manufacturing of new products to make life easier. The Continental expansion excluded those people who were perceived as being incapable of self-government. Thus, causing the Indians to be forced of their land and placed on reservations. Just like the Indians, the Unabomber believed that the government has invaded our lives with all these technological advances and that they need to make the public aware of what the technological boom has on our society. The Unabomber would probably see himself like the hunters in this painting. But instead of killing animals to feed his family, he believed that he was helping out other people by way of murder. An example of the Unabomber’s slayings would be that of Thomas Mosser. The Burston-Marsteller executive who helped Exxon clean up its public image. The Exxon Oil spill caused the death of millions of animals just off the coast of Alaska. Exxon agreed to clean up everything, but that would of caused billions of the company’s profits to be washed away. Instead, Exxon cleaned up most of there accident and left the rest to Thomas Mosser to make people think the spillage was noth...
