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    One of the most ancient art is American Realism. It was well known in the 1800’s and had a huge effect on people. If this art was cultural portrayal or a scenic view of downtown Los Angeles the images of works of literature and music was a contemporary view of what was happening at the exact moment. It was like an attempt of defining what was real and giving the viewer an experience of their own. Realism art became one of the most iconic historical pieces of american history because of the way it

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    Bollywood and Cinema of Asia. If we talk about America‚ it is probably Independent American Cinema. All of us accepted that American Film Industry stinks and we don’t talk about it much except a few directors like Christopher Nolan‚ Martin Scorsese‚ etc. . When Erman drew our attention to America‚ Esma proposed to change the topic which was about famous director’s cinematography. And‚ we started to talk effects of popular culture on Film Industry.

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    The 1930s proved to be a difficult time for America by reason of the stock market crash‚ resulting in the Great Depression. During this strenuous time‚ people looked to something‚ anything‚ to lift their spirits. They needed a reminder that everything might end up all right after the arduous problem at hand. During the hardships of the 1930s‚ sporting events such as baseball‚ the olympics‚ and boxing improved the morale of the people.  Baseball played an influential role in giving people hope throughout

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    In American culture‚ media consumption holds a significant amount of influence over the way individuals perceive the world around them. While various forms of media can be used to provide information and entertainment‚ hurtful stereotypes‚ such as those based on gender‚ can be found in all forms of media in some capacity. Due to the considerable role the media plays in the everyday lives of most Americans‚ the normalization of these stereotypes can have an adverse effect on individuals who are members

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    American culture places priority in mind and body. Scores of motivated men and women populate gyms and dietary health clinics across the country seeking a better standard of living‚ a harder challenge‚ or simply recognizing the difficulties that the body faces daily and reaching up to meet them fully. We educate and socialize the mind through years of standardized education and the drive towards higher education. Mothers teach their babies from birth of the music of Haydn and Mozart‚ hoping desperately

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    judgment. Supporters of the new president became characterized as “hillbillies‚” “racist‚” and “deplorable.” While troubled by the outcome‚ my own experiences forbid me from viewing a large part of the American electorate through this lens. I grew up among two distinct communities in Kansas. Hispanic culture places great significance on family ties‚ and thus‚ my immediate and extended family constantly influenced my upbringing. The experiences of my family fall on a wide spectrum‚ yet‚ the lack of higher

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    The economic depression that beset the United States and other countries in the 1930s was unique in its magnitude and its consequences. At the depth of the depression‚ in 1933‚ one American worker in every four was out of a job. In other countries unemployment ranged between 15 percent and 25 percent of the labor force. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930s‚ shaking the foundations of Western capitalism and the society based upon it. Economic Aspects President Calvin COOLIDGE

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    question of otherness of the people-as-one. The national subject splits in the ethnographic perspective of culture’s contemporaneity and provides ... a narrative authority for marginal voices or minority discourse.  150 “From the liminal movement of the culture of the nation - at once up and held together - minority discourse emerges.” (Bhabha‚ ——:

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    Culture - Power Distance This is a determinant basic to all societies that Hofstede has named. It is describing the distribution of "power" among individuals and groups in the society‚ and how inequalities in power are dealt with in these societies. Inequality of power is a basic fact of life. It cannot be 100% eliminated. Iit is impossible to have _no_ power distance‚ because this means everyone is exactly equal (skills‚ actions‚ genetics‚ etc) unless of course you are on about a bunch of identical

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    The 19th century marked the beginning of a massive migration into cities by rural Americans and Irish and German immigrants. This convergence of young men and women looking for jobs led to many cultural and social changes. With newfound freedom from parents and established religious orders‚ young Americans began to develop new cultural and social norms. One of the constantly changing cultural and social norms in America is the art of dancing. Even today dance is constantly changing. In the 19th century

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