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    I. The individual highlighted in this video goes by the name of Clozee; pronounced like “chlo – e” to make it easier on us Americans. Her overall appearance gives off a sense that looking over-done is not a concern. However‚ by no means is her image neglected. She grew up in Toulouse‚ France and now resides in San Diego‚ California. I’m uncertain why she chose to come out here to begin with‚ however‚ I do not think music was the main reason behind her big move. She mentioned that after her schooling

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    force‚ to its artwork and architecture‚ Greece has paved the way for many of the things we see around us. While most of the time the media’s representation of a country or culture is historically inaccurate‚ for the most part‚ the portrayal of Greece by western media has been historically correct. It seems that American culture has been greatly interested in producing and viewing media based on ancient Greece. For example‚ the movies

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    The British Empire at the turn of the 19th Century was a diverse array of culture that many English subjects‚ both abroad and home in the metropole‚ consumed. Through such ways as culture and religion‚ the British were able to grow and maintain the empire by using popular culture to reinforce the idea that the “Western” individual was superior to anyone from the Orient. While many modern historians write about the atrocities the British made on the peoples of the empire‚ the British were able to

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    Today I will be talking about the contribution of African American culture to the United States. One of the largest emigrants to arrive in the United States in the colonial time is the West and Central Africans. You could find African’s spread out around American colonies from Maine to Florida ‚ and Mexico to Canada. In the 1830s there where 2.3 million Africans out of the 12.8 million people in the United States. The way Americans eat in New Orleans is influenced by African’s. The popular foods

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    AMERICA VS FRANCE VS SPAIN In the 1800 over more than one million settlers lived between the Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi River. This event was called the biggest land of property dealing in the history of the United States of America. The Louisiana territory was the major importance to all people who wanted it. It was like a hot potato between countries and foreigners for Europeans. The on and off game with the territory was back and forth. France was the first to have it in its

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    Chinese Americans are immigrants who either have contracts or became evacuated people who have immigrated and move to the States together. The constant belief of all immigrants coming on the journey was the idea of recollecting the genuine or ideal goal of a well fundamentally and improved for a better life in the future and their children. The fusion of Asian American culture is integrated through the western mainstream. Today they become and remain as the fastest growing minority group in the United

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    If someone from another country asked me what the American culture is like‚ I would tell them the following: • America is a very diverse country. It is also common to see people from different ethnic backgrounds come together and communicate with one another‚ which may be surprising to non-Americans • It is normal to dress very casually and informal during day-to-day life. Unless there is a formal event to attend to or having to dress for work‚ it is common to see men and women dress however they

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    Students at JHU-SAIS went to the National Museum of the American Indian altogether today. The weather was HOT when we were walking there from SAIS (also used the subway too). I saw many food trucks on that way and the smell of those make so hungry because I didn’t have lunch. The curator was Indian and he has unique pronunciation so it was not easy to understand what he says but he spoke slowly‚ so that’s not a big problem. First we saw animal-shaped sculptures and then we saw 4 meaning of the corns

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    Relations and Roles The concept of gender relations and roles in Bamana culture is a very intriguing subject that many American people may not be well aware of. The gender relations and roles are not the same as in the United States. In Bamana culture‚ the distinction between the genders and gender-based cultural behaviors is not an unlimited but a relative one. These differences and divisions are part of what the Bamana culture unique. Another distinction between the genders is the use of language

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    Her culture was disparate to American culture from every aspect of her life. Hearing her talk about Indonesia was the most intriguing part of any conversation. Even though i had in the past been exposed to diversity‚ being so many years living the Rio Grande Valley accustomed

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