American Values DP Rasmussen College In today’s multicultural‚ pluralistic society that we call the United States‚ our values are viewed as goals that are attainable by all. But this is truly a difference of opinion and is questionable on what is believed to be valued. According to Sociologist Robin Williams (1965)‚ he identified ten values that are shared by Americans. Although there are more than ten values existing today‚ I will only be commenting on three that I believe to be common American
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Doris Morales Professor Benavidez To be an American means to follow your goals and dreams. As cliché as that may sound‚ the United States is the land of the free. Of course it’s not free to live here financially but it’s free in the sense you can become whoever you want to be. For example‚ a doctor‚ a lawyer‚ or a business owner. My parents came to the United States about 25 years ago to have a better life. My parents were born in El Salvador. About 25 years ago they came to the U.S.
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American and Russian Values: Different or Alike? Any kind of multicultural communication is based on shared cultural values: socially determined ideas about what is good‚ right‚ or desirable. When we explore American and Russian values‚ we find some interesting similarities that make us realize that establishing communication between our countries is relatively possible. On the other hand‚ there is great cultural misunderstading between two nations‚ each of them thinking the other behaves strangely
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Monopoly and American Values In societies all over the world the board game Monopoly is played by children and adults. The Parker Brother’s game has been sold in 37 different languages; over 200 million copies have been sold‚ is claimed to be the most popular game‚ and has also been sold in 103 countries. In America millions have played and is a normal and acceptable “American Past Time.” From a functionalist perspective the board game teaches and expresses many of the American values such as;
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argument‚ the author must have a stable foundation in which he or she can build it on. The author of “Time to Assert American Values”meets such requirements as he or she strictly takes a stand as to what they support or oppose.This person clearly defends their claim or belief‚ countering any accuses. In contrast‚ “Rough Justice” fails to hold a candle to “Time to Assert American Values” in such areas that make a strong argument. For an argument to serve a purpose with impact‚ it must be firm in its
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The Values Americans Live By by Robert Kohls In the article The Values Americans Live By by Robert Kohls‚ he states in the very first paragraph‚ "Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you‚ specifically‚ what the values are which Americans live by." This statement is dead on when comparing America to almost any other country. In America there are so many different cultures because families from other countries are coming here in search of a better life. There is a very large diversity
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Britain‚ American colonists were being oppressed by the tyrannical British monarch across the Atlantic Ocean. Many were being forced to pay taxes that showed no benefits towards them. This later on‚ results in writers composing political writings as a result of what the British monarchy is putting them through. They then became the voice of the people as the rest of the population were too scared to speak out against tyranny. A famous political writer is known to be Benjamin Franklin. Franklin in many
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largest crime rates in the world‚ there are approximately about 18‚000 murders yearly and about 15.6 billion robberies each years. In the story “Time to Assert American Values” by New York Times‚ Singapore’s founding leader‚ Lee Kuan Yew‚ returned to a favorite theme in defending the threatened caning of Michael Fay‚ an 18 year old American found guilty of vandalism. In the story “Rough Justice” by Alejandro Reyes‚ The Vandalism Act of 1966 was originally conceived as a legal weapon to combat the
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Rhetorical Analysis A son of former slaves‚ Benjamin Banneker wrote a critical letter to Thomas Jefferson addressing the problems concerning slavery. Benjamin Banneker uses various rhetorical strategies to increase his effectiveness. Banneker develops his reasoning against slavery through the use of rhetorical strategies such as literary allusions‚ appeals to ethos and pathos‚ diction‚ and tone. To begin with‚ Banneker uses a historical allusion to allow Jefferson to reflect on how the people
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one usually thinks of a great political leader such as Franklin D. Roosevelt or a civil rights activist such as Doctor Martin Luther King. This tends to be the case most of the time because these are the heroes everybody knows‚ but there are others that have fought for the rights of others‚ who have fought against racism‚ poverty and homophobia. These important figures in history sometimes go without being as recognized as the great American heroes. These people have fought throughout the injustices
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