American culture is rich‚ complex‚ and unique. It emerged from the short and rapid European conquest of an enormous landmass sparsely settled by diverse indigenous peoples. Although European cultural patterns predominated‚ especially in language‚ the arts‚ and political institutions‚ peoples from Africa‚ Asia‚ and North America also contributed to American culture. All of these groups influenced popular tastes in music‚ dress‚ entertainment‚ and cuisine. As a result‚ American culture possesses an
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American culture includes both conservative and liberal elements‚ scientific and religious competitiveness‚ political structures‚ risk taking and free expression‚ materialist and moral elements. Despite certain consistent ideological principles (e.g. individualism‚ egalitarianism‚ and faith in freedom and democracy)‚ American culture has a variety of expressions due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. It also includes elements that evolved from Indigenous Americans‚ and other ethnic
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American Culture American Culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns‚ arts‚ beliefs‚ institutions‚ and all other products of the human worth and thought. In plain English‚ our culture is the great combination of all alien cultures that immigrants bring here that end up being dwindled down and Americanized. It is easy for others to believe that America doesn’t have a culture‚ and they have the idea that we only consist of materialistic things. Our culture isn’t just about
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Chinese culture and Western culture‚ an interesting comparison. East is east and West is west; never the twain shall meet. This one line pretty much sums up this never ending debate on the differences between the Chinese culture and the Western culture. Many westerners‚ when they visit China for the first time are in fact shocked to see the customs and traditions in China. But the same holds true for the people of China who go to western countries for the first time. What is to be remembered is the
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Title****Wordcounter What does it meant to be an American? That question in and of itself is already a difficult one to answer. Then‚ what does it mean to be a Vietnamese American? Vietnamese American is a term to describe a person with Vietnamese ancestral roots residing in the United States. The influx of Vietnamese Americans can be attested to the “Fall of Saigon” on April 30‚ 1975‚ which initiated hundreds of thousands of Southern Vietnamese to emigrate out of Communist Vietnam either by boat
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inevitable that traditional cultures will be lost as technology develops. Technology and traditional cultures are incompatible. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view? It is said that with the breakthrough of technology‚traditional cultures are likely to become extinct as they are against each other( they can not co- exist). However‚ in my opinion i am not in favour of this view since technology supports cultures in terms of helping traditon and culture globally recognised‚ more easily
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parents‚ teachers and elders throughout their upbringing. By the time they reach the age of maturity‚ respecting people around them becomes a major aspect of their personality; whereas in Canada respect seems to be slowly disappearing from their culture. Their children are given too much of freedom at a very small age. Children over there are given the authority to report their parent’s unnecessary strict behavior to the police and be taken away from them. This power that their children are given
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Cross-cultural Medidine Culture Shock A Review of Vietnamese Culture and Its Concepts of Health and Disease MAJ DUONG NGUYEN‚ MC‚ USA‚ Tacoma‚ Washington Misunderstandings of Vietnamese culture and beliefs have led to many unfortunate incidents in the United States‚ including court cases for child abuse and even suicide. These can be avoided by an awareness of the cultural background of the Vietnamese‚ their philosophy oflife and the influence of religion and beliefs on their personalities
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lives with their families. Colonists wanted‚ prosper from trading all goods the Americas had to offer. They were able to establish their freedom of religion‚ and crops to grow. The Colonists got what they wanted‚ even if it did destroy the Native Americans. Sources America’s History Vol. 1 (7th Ed.) http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/before-1600/richard-hakluyt-discourse-of-western-planting-1584.php ttp://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/vchart1.shtml
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of a child‚ the logical conclusion is that he will not maintain the child. Naming and outdooring ceremonies of children are common features of most cultures in Ghana. It is usually performed on the eighth day of the birth of the child‚ and by the performance of the naming ceremony; the child is considered a member of the family. In Ghanaian culture the naming of a child is very significant because not only does it give the child an identity‚ but it also establishes parental responsibility. Naming
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