Women Conform to Flapper Culture In today’s society‚ women wear makeup and more revealing clothing‚ smoke‚ drink‚ divorce their husbands‚ and show complete independence. Obviously culture was not always like this; rather‚ it has developed over time due to series of events leading up to evolution. After World War I‚ with men gone for the war‚ the country and women themselves had truly seen what they were able to accomplish‚ and men no longer controlled every decision. No longer did women want to
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changed our view on many different things throughout history. The way that they report on common issues can decide how we feel about these issues. Not only can the media change your opinion on world events‚ but they can change your opinion on the people involved with the event. This is a huge power to have and can be abused if not used by the right people. The media not only can influence your opinion on events but also influence what you like and dislike. This is called pop culture. Pop culture are cultural
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Are we limited in knowledge‚ in imagination‚ and in understanding by the culture we grow up in? In other words‚ are we ethnocentric‚ and if so is it a bad thing? To answer that‚ one must understand what ethnocentrism is. According to Macionis (2004)‚ ethnocentrism is "the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture". We are not born with culture; culture is a socially learned behavior‚ or set of values that a given groups holds as a norm and are considered to be
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The Cherokee culture has changed dramatically from their pre-European contact to present day. Over that time‚ they overcame many challenges and tragedies but resulted in a strong and prosperous community and had made them one of the most well-known and admired Native American tribes of today. Prior to European contact The Cherokee nation was a vast‚ covering most of the south-eastern region of what is now known as the United States from West Virginia‚ down the coast to North Carolina and South
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by most‚ has a long history in America. The tobacco plant‚ native to north and south America (apart from a few obscure species originating in Australia)‚ has existed as far back as 6‚000 B.C. (Randall). This plant once played a large role in the culture of Native Americans; it existed in ceremonies‚ healing practices‚ and religious rituals. After America was discovered by Europe‚ it made it’s way over to Europe and eventually made its way around the entire. As of this day and age‚ tobacco is seen
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Tradition is an act‚ an activity‚ a feeling‚ or a way of thinking that has been forced into existence by repetition; without a strong effort towards repetition tradition cannot exist. Tradition is not something that arrives free of creation; tradition must be molded and formed in order to hold its form. If tradition is not pressed hard enough‚ or not enough effort is put into the creation of tradition‚ that tradition will quickly crumble. The act of continuous and conscious repetition is what molds
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Fast food culture‚ which began in the United States from the last century. Nowadays it has spread all over the world because of its convenience and cheapness. Especially in Asian countries that where are living on rice‚ the sudden increase of fast food restaurants have brought major changes in conventional food culture. For example‚ the amount of importation beef which is indispensable to a hamburger has increased since hamburger restaurants expanded into Japan in the 1970s. On the other hand‚ bread
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In today ’s society‚ people spend their whole life searching for happiness. It can be argued that people will never find true happiness‚ because as humans‚ we don ’t know what it means to be truly happy. Many believe that achieving true happiness can only be done by achieving the American Dream first. However‚ once an individual achieves the American Dream‚ will he or she truly be happy? Is money happiness? Through characters Jay Gatsby from the novel "The Great Gatsby"‚ and Christopher Gardner from
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How has this culture transformed? Germany has transformed over the course of the war aftermath significantly in a short amount of time‚ due to the loss of their leader and a broken institution. Germany has had many changes during this time that transformed their culture‚ but between then‚ up until now‚ not many things have changed. Violence creates the most effective and long lasting change‚ although it might weigh out the positives‚ as it did in this case. The last war in Germany was about seventy
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The company ’s distinctive "golden arches" have spread worldwide‚ well beyond North America. Abroad‚ fast food came to stand as an important symbol of American cultural‚ if not economic‚ prowess. And‚ just as it did at home‚ fast food became‚ as well‚ a clear icon
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