If the United Nations or some Alien species asked each country to submit one item that would be reflect the best (the ideal) of each country, what would the US submit. For example, Italy could submit the Sistine Chaple; Austria could submit a Mozart CD; Japan could submit an inexpensive, high quality car. So what would the US submit. There are many options; we could send a light bulb (a great achievement of ingenuity and energy), the declaration of independence, or a picture of the first man on the moon. Of course we could go another direction and send a nuclear weapon, wall street journal, or some modern art. However, in the end, I think the best the US has to over, something that incorporates all the great qualities and history that would make this country great is something more simple. If it were up to me, I would send a School House Rocks DVD. Math , Science , History , Freedom , Creativity , Diversity , Rock-n-roll , education , beauty , philosophy , exploration , it has