02.28.13 Animated Sitcoms 1.Paper -The Simpsons=American Culture ?- The Simpsons is an animated sitcom created in 1989 by Matt Groening for FOX. The Simpsons can be described as a series which is about a middle-class family of five and their daily life. I want to give a short information about this family. Homer Simpson is the father of the family‚ works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and we can say that he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Marge Simpson is the mother of the family
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American Culture The American Culture is rich‚ complex‚ and unique. Our culture‚ which is an important component of the nation’s identity‚ emerged from short‚ rapid European invasion of the Americas‚ sparsely settled by diverse native peoples. The African’s arrival added yet another layer of unique cultural complexity to the territories named the New World. These three cultures‚ European‚ Indian‚ and African were very different and yet a lot alike. Their ways of life were greatly diverse although
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No domino effect The americans were involved in the war in the first place was to stop the domino theory and to prevent vietnam from becoming communist. The war went on for many years and in the end‚ vietnam still became communist. Unpopular for presidents President of American Nixon became very unpopular because of the Vietnam war. A lot of american soldiers were drafted and dragged into the war. American civilians also saw what the American soldiers did to the vietnamese civilians. No press
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de la gente no entiende esto‚ debido a la falta de conocimientos acerca de otras lenguas y culturas. Many will not understand this statement‚ due to their lack of education of different languages and cultures. The United States is one of the few countries not interested in the diversity of cultures around the world. People are mainly focused on their personal lives rather than the alarming ignorance around this country. Authorities are causing kids to be ignorant by the way they are raising them
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think that there is just one important difference between British and American culture‚ that is accent of English language. However‚ experience of the american exchange students shows that is not true.There are a lot of others cultural‚ social and economical aspects differing USA and Great Britain‚ but still they have got some things in common‚ probably because English culture used to be considered as mother- culture for American. I would like to start with such an interesting and modern cultural
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American Popular Culture The difference between Americans and people from all over the world is that Americans work for a living‚ that strive that American society has to buy and consume everything that is need it and sometime not need it‚ has make the United States of America the top economy of the world‚ every company looking to expand their market through globalization has to reach the United States of America market to maximize financial gain. This privilege position the America has comes from
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American Culture is truly one of kind for the mere fact it has a great impact on the cultures and societies that adopt it. American culture is widely portrayed as American movies‚ TV shows‚ fast-food restaurants‚ and brands. These factors alone have caused a change in perspective for many individuals. Although many would say it has negatively impacted other cultures‚ it has not but it has made them want a change. Many American films are known for stereotyping different cultures. They don’t always
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American Culture vs. Nicaraguan Culture A lot of people recognize that Nicaragua and the United States are two different countries‚ but they don’t really know how different they truly are. The health care system‚ the education‚ lifestyle and human rights in Nicaragua are very different from the United States. Nicaragua is located in Central America and is known for having active volcanoes and sharks swimming in fresh water‚ but Nicaragua is also known for being the third poorest country in the
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Bridewealth and the American Culture Family and personal assets affect the choices we make in picking the right mate in Western Culture. The ways we view these issues influences are dating practices‚ and marriage choices. Evolutionary theory predicts certain mannerism that should influence dating. Most of the time evolutionary theory is reflected in mating practices. Mating choices are also affected cross-culturally in other ways like with the Kipsigis and bridewealth. Choices we make for
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Culture can be defined as a system of beliefs and values that a specific group of people share‚ which ultimately make up their society. As the exploration period in Europe reached a peak‚ Europeans were being exposed to entirely new cultures previously thought to be nonexistent. Europeans coming from Spain‚ France‚ and England brought their cultures to the New World‚ but their ethnocentric beliefs and ideology of superiority would have devastating effects for Native Americans (Nichols‚ p.30). Similar
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