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    The segregation of colored people is a part of American history During this time inequality was an issue for colored people.” Despite the Civil Rights gains of 1960s‚ racial discrimination and repression remain a factor in American life to this day.” (Stonaker‚ Shepard “Segregation”). The segregation depicts how colored people were separated from white people because of their differences. The Civil Rights movement consisted of peaceful and violent acts of protest‚ boycotts‚ and the implementation

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    Everyone Has a Culture I am a Hispanic Christian female.  I believe there are so many things that make us who we are.  I also believe our upbringing plays an important role on how receptive we are with different cultures.  I remember growing up we didn’t have much material wise‚ but one thing was certain we had lots of love‚ and mom always made sure we had food on the table and clean clothes to wear.  She also always taught us it was important to look as good as we felt meaning always keep a neat

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    From 1600 to 1877‚ what major events and/or movements contributed to the creation of a unique American identity and/or culture? The American history can be seen as an example of progress‚ is awesome in every way‚ as you can see that it took various steps‚ which was marked by difficulties and major incidents. Consider also that not only was marked by errors‚ but also by great victories‚ important in the progress of the nation. The history of the United States contains many stages from 1600 to

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    What is culture? * Culture is learned through experiences‚ observations‚ listening‚ talking‚ interacting with others‚ etc. * Our own cultural learning depends on the uniquely developed human capacity to use symbols‚ signs that have no necessary or natural connection to the things they stand for or signify. * Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. * Sometimes culture is taught directly. (ex: parents tell their kids to say thank

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    The Film Industry in Relation to the American Culture The beliefs and values of the American people are almost constantly changing. Going through American history reveals how the American culture has gone through changes ever since the days of the American revolution. Constant change is a staple of the American culture. The theme of acknowledging change in the American culture was addressed in multiple sources throughout the stimulus packet. In 1971‚ during his “Address to the Nation on Labor Day”

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    American Culture American culture is something that is kind of hard to define. As an “outsider”‚ I think this is a good thing. It is easy to be impressed with other cultures such as Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and European cultures‚ just to name a few. These civilizations are so much older than American culture‚ it is to be expected that theirs may be more impressive to some‚ and there is nothing wrong with that. In referring to American culture‚ I realize that Native American culture is a large part of

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    meanings to culture in the English language culture is the most difficult word it means buildings and civilization. In French the culture relates to art and in German it refers to a high culture ‚ A very simple meaning of culture is sharing ways of behavior ‚ thinking and beliefs it is not inherited it’s something you learn from your family‚ friends and workplace . A person’s nature cannot be assumed as culturecultures are integrated it is mainly based on symbols. The characteristic of cultures is the

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    Exploration and the Culture of Science has Shaped American Civilization Cahyo Adi Nugroho – Sebelas Maret University Foerster (1962) explains that in the eighteenth century the Puritan’s faith started to be abandoned by society. The interest of the people has moved from religion into science and politics. As we see that many aspects in religion and science are opposite. American society changed their thought from God-centered become human-centered. Their guide was no longer the Bible but their

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    The American Culture (At a Glance) Starting Question • What is in the Filipino culture that is unique and different from other countries/cultures? • What is your impression of America? • What do you know about the American culture? United States • Known as the “melting pot” – Academics = “salad bowl” (cultural diversity) – Immigrations = Ireland‚ Germany‚ Poland‚ Italy‚ and Western Africa • Four races = Native American or American Indian‚ African American‚ Asian and White Graph Flag • Stars

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    Jazmine peters 11-7-16 World history S1 Q4 Several factors contributed to Europeans take over of Africa. The biggest was that Europe had a technical advantage. And with them having technology that Africa didn’t have‚ Europeans also had Machine guns leaving Africa with there outdated weapons that where little to no use to them. Africa got a lot of there imperial ideas from European countries that had better technology then them all European countries had better technology than Africa because they

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