The American Dream — a cookie-cutter house‚ a white picket fence‚ and a housewife in pearls — exist largely due to an unspoken conformity in American culture that stems from the end of World War II. With the rise of communism and Cold War brewing beneath the surface of international relations‚ the American people placed sameness and unity above all other aspects of culture‚ favoring security over expression and individuality. In fact‚ in his essay‚ “Training for Statesmanship‚” George F. Kennan reflected
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Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script‚ and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and creating them visually into marvels on screen. The earlier film made on the book was made in 1958 by Joseph Mankiewicz. Fowler was played by Michael Redgrave‚ with Audie Murphy as Pyle. This version was forced to reverse Greene’s political stand taken in the book however‚ meaning it
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Asian American/Chinese Culture Theresa Chambers Webster University Abstract A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. Most Chinese Americans are descended from China’s majority ethnic group‚ the Han. The rest are usually members of one of China’s 56 minorities‚ such as the Hui. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and are also one group of Asian Americans. Asian American/ Chinese Culture Immigration Chinese immigration to the United
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I live in Carthage‚ for four years now and it has been an adjustment. With complete honesty‚ I felt a bit of a culture shock when moving into a neighborhood that is primarily Hispanic. By estimation‚ my neighborhood is at least 80% Hispanic and I have grown to love it. The most noticeable aspect of my Hispanic neighborhood is the number of people living in each home. The U.S. Census Board identifies Hispanic homes in Carthage as having approximately four people in residence in the home. (United
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Through researching this question‚ we hope to better understand the dynamic between different religious beliefs on campus and whether or not minority religious groups face any additional pressures or obstacles from peers because of their minority status. The Muslim Student Organization is a good organization to pose this question to because of Islam’s lack of prevalence in Virginia. Muslims make up only 1% of Virginia’s adult population‚ while 73% of Virginians identify as Christian. This stark contrast
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The spectacle has become an essential part of the American culture. As stated by Guy Debord in the Society of the Spectacle‚ everything experienced by the society is a spectacle. The members of the society are seeing spectacles everywhere in their daily lives. In my opinion‚ the growth of the spectacle has greatly enriched American culture. The spectacle has become a goal for the society to endeavor‚ a means for the society to lead itself‚ and have provided members of the society multitudinous opportunities
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Irish Americans are a very interesting kind of people. Like with any other culture‚ they posses their own sets of beliefs‚ values‚ attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and practices. It is the combination of these things that makes up their beautiful culture. For values‚ Irish Americans really consider the family to be very important. They have a very traditional view of the household. The father is the breadwinner and works the most of the day. The mother stays home watching the kids and is in charge of the
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Do you notice that American culture has gradually assimilated into our society? Have you ever thought of how Americanization affects our daily life? Apparently‚ Americanization is defined as the assimilation into American culture. After defining what Americanization is‚ I would like to focus on its impacts. The first area is the change in value judgement. Freedom‚ democracy and progressive thinking are somewhat America advocates all the time. It does bring a positive impact to the Chinese society;
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their languages‚ traditions‚ music‚ and food but most importantly they bring their cultures and backgrounds that they can share with us. But does the multiplicity of cultures in the U.S (in LA) affect who we are today. Immigrants have had an impact in our society in many ways it was just very difficult for them to show us that because they weren’t given the opportunity. Weather it was discrimination from Americans or even other immigrants‚ or it was just plain hard for them because they didn’t speak
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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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