101 Characteristics of Americans/American Culture To help you compare and contrast what you observe of American culture and your own‚ mark the similarities and differences between your culture and what you have read about in this book. 1. America is enormous: the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 300 million people. 2. Americans come in all colors‚ have all types of religions‚ and speak many languages from all over the world. 3. Americans are extremely independent
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Popular culture and Popular art. Contextual Studies 19 August 2013 “An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.” - Andy Warhol But is it art? The popularised adage to the interrogation of much of today’s conceptual art seems most appropriate in assessing the body of art that Andy Warhol is most famous for. In a sense‚ the perpetual question was born out of a similar dissatisfaction that characterised
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Wedding” there were quite few similarities identified between American and Indian cultures in terms of weddings. Such as the hiring of and event planner of wedding coordinator‚ the grouping of families and a lot of dancing. Yet‚ the film also identified some different aspects. Going back to the “bridal shower”‚ while all the family and friends of the bride come together with her and celebrate before the wedding‚ its different in both cultures. The bridal shower depicted in the movie was illustrated
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American Art Project Jacquilynn Weaver HIUS 221-B38 LUO February 28‚ 2014 It is believable that John Vanderlyn‚ in his painting Landing of Columbus‚ was trying to portray the success of Columbus and his crew. Columbus heroic stance and elegant expression are made all the more impressive in comparison to the native people who witness the event. The Native Americans are naked‚ fearful or subservient‚ bowing down before the explorer in awe and reverence. The symbols of empire are shown in the heroic
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The differences between European and Native American culture plays an important role in how two interact. European’s whole society is built on the idea of “private ownership”‚ the more land someone had was equated with that person’s status and wealth. (Lecture 1‚ slide 20) They have a very distinct division on what is sacred and secular‚ they even believed that the secular world was there to serve them. (Lecture 1 slide 21) Native Americans had a completely different perspective. Not only does the
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Britain. However the war altered the relationship between Britain and her american colonies because Britain was enable to be as active politically and economy. Therefore that’s why the colonists changed their minds about Britain‚ there mother country stood and how they felt about them. The french and indian war was given many different names on the american lands.‚ but it was much bigger than just the war in america. It was part of a world wide conflict between many different countries. The whole
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Based on what you read in the poem‚ describe the relationship between the speaker and the “you” in the poem. How important was the relationship to the speaker? Support your response by referencing directly to the poem. In her poem “Since You” the poet Dionne Brand‚ has expressed a very profound romantic relationship between her speaker and the “you” in the poem. She has also revealed that the relationship was the most important thing in her speaker’s life. Dionne Brand makes these views to be
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The Early American People and Their Government America‚ land of the free‚ home of the brave. This phrase reflects the patriotic ideals that the citizens of America have been accustomed to since the birth of our nation. Yet‚ how did we get to this patriotic view of our country and what role did the government play in this? Americans have used methods of peaceful protest in the form of literature‚ violent open revolts‚ political manipulation‚ even secession to gain liberties and freedoms we hold as
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Social Constructions American popular culture has brought entertainment to many for the past two centuries. However‚ very little people know the extent to which American popular culture has shaped the historical relationship between marginalized social groups and dominate American society. Traditionally‚ the term popular culture has denoted the education level and general "cultural-ness" of the lower classes‚ as opposed to the "official culture" and higher education emanated by the dominant classes
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The American Dream is unsurprisingly one of the most prevalent themes throughout American literature. From Huckleberry Finn (Twain) to Death of a Salesman (Miller)‚ the idea is prevalent in most of the American classics. In Huckleberry Finn‚ the dream represents the ability to be free on the river away from the rules and racism of society‚ while in Death of a Salesman it represents a workingman’s failure to achieve his goals. Both have opposing narratives regarding the dream‚ based upon the times
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