Immigration and the American Culture Immigration always has been controversial in the United States. More than two centuries ago‚ Benjamin Franklin worried that too many German immigrants would swamp America’s predominantly British culture. In the mid-1800s‚ Irish immigrants were scorned as lazy drunks‚ not to mention Roman Catholics. At the turn of the century a wave of "new immigrants" — Poles‚ Italians‚ Russian Jews — were believed to be too different ever to assimilate into American life. Today
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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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Page 7‚ Question #4: The ancient cultures of the Americas had many great achievements‚ but I found the agricultural development the most impressive. Without any assistance from the outside world‚ the new inhabitants of the Americas were able to take nothing and make it into something. It is said that archeologists believe in modern day central Mexico‚ people began to plant corn‚ which they used in everyday life. It is believed that things such as gourds‚ pumpkins‚ peppers‚ and beans were amongst
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husband and Father of two children‚ I’d like to say I’m an expert on McDonalds‚ especially the modern day McDonalds which is a lot different than when I was a kid. Today‚ McDonald’s is practically everywhere in the world and is a part of their cultures. The explanation of McDonald’s success can be derived from many things‚ but the ones that stand out are first their branding. They have been around for over sixty-five years and that certainly helps with branding. As of today‚ McDonald’s success
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1 & 2 North America Before the Europeans explorers had arrived‚ the descendants of the prehistoric pioneers and later migrants - the Native Americans - had formed a variety of tribes throughout North America. Each tribe was related. Some were simple nomads who roamed through the west of the continent‚ while some were forest dwellers who worked as hunters and fishermen. The southwest region of North America was home to the farming people of the Pueblo country‚ inhabiting substantial cities
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Interaction with American culture When I came to the USA‚ I thought life would be easier than what I found out. I thought that living in the U.S would be easy and interesting. I thought that speaking English would be familiar to me because I learned English in my country at school‚ but to speak the language was very far from what I learned‚ and it became a big problem for me. At first‚ I had a problem in distinguish words during the conversation with native speakers. I had to ask them to repeat
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has it. One of the genres in American society today are rock‚ which has different types such as classic‚ alternative‚ and heavy. Another very popular genre is rap‚ which is popular among the youth of the nation. Besides rap‚ a very popular genre is country‚ which has an ever-growing fan base. Rock music has been around since 1950 and has been quite influential among the generations of people who have listened to it all their lives. One of the biggest pioneers of American classic rock is Elvis Presley
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The fact that American culture positively recognizes single motherhood and not single fatherhood is wrong and in my opinion untrue. Single mothers do not in any circumstance have an advantage over single fathers. Especially in today’s society‚ when there are a lot of stay-at-home fathers‚ due to the economic recession‚ and the divorce rate being higher than ever this gives fathers an equal opportunity to be the primary caregiver in the child’s upbringing. Most Americans positively recognize
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Whether it is to relieve stress‚ take a break from work‚ or socialize‚ coffee has become an integral part of American culture. Since Americans tend to be impatient and selfish with their time‚ Starbucks has helped make coffee a convenient product. No matter where you are‚ you are likely to find a Starbucks and its distinct flavor nearby. Opening its first location in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1971‚ Starbucks has become a well-known company offering a variety of fresh‚ rich-brewed‚ Italian
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interacting with all of these people and a number of other tangible ways. Culture is the collection of these things‚ or our material culture‚ is the way we live our life. We find material culture in the clothes we wear‚ the transportation we use‚ the tools we use and many other things. It does not just extend to the things we do or use‚ but also the way we think about the things that we do‚ or our non-material culture. Do we have a positive or negative view on the way someone greeted another
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