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    Popular American Culture

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    Trends in Popular American Culture Maudie Mclaughlin University of Phoenix Soc 105 Trends in Popular American Culture The definition of culture was established years ago as traits that were passed down from generation to generation. Today‚ we understand culture as everything that takes place in a society. Popular culture can be defined as the culture of everyone in a society. Most of today’s popular culture is produced and disseminated through the mass-media. Popular culture influences what we

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    Obesity in America Today’s American culture promotes eating habits that lead to obesity. Many of us help our selves to food that is readily or easily available instead of food that is healthy for us. This habit can be easily explained by the lack of time many Americans have and how many of us eat even when hunger is not present. As a result‚ America is considered the "fattest country in the world". Although our American culture is a major cause of obesity‚ genetics and gender are also causes

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    Major Event/Epoch in American History Time Period/Date(s) Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History 1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. 1421-1521 1492-1504 1541- 1937 Aztec Indians: They were located in central Mexico and they spoke Nahuati language. In 1520-1521 Small pox hit‚ between 10% and 5o% of population was affected. The government was a system of tribute. They believed in human sacrifice. Eastern

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    The American Revolution was a phenomenon that shaped America through devious battles‚ hardships‚ land loss‚ and the start of advanced rights forming. France has always stayed loyal to the Americans‚ as well as provided proper protection during the Revolutionary War. Though the French were not obligated to help these colonies‚ rather they used this opportunity to benefit themselves. They expanded their international relations with countries across the ocean‚ creating lasting bonds through treaties

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    American Food Culture

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    How does each photograph illustrate social‚ cultural or historical aspects of food culture in America? How are the photographs related? The ritual of food preparation is shared in every culture in the world. This custom is performed in slightly different ways in every country‚ however. Each country’s culture has a strict mold that shapes the ritual of food preparation and begins to mold it. But sustenance is a two-way street: food culture in its own right meshes together different aspects of society

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    the costs for protecting them by levying taxes. In addition‚ they defaulted on their promise of land‚ in order to stay out of any new‚ costly battles. Both of these actions and colonists reaction to them‚ plus a fear of limited freedom caused the American Revolution. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settling land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ land that they believed they fought for during the Seven Years War. Then came the Sugar Act‚ which reduced the tax on molasses but established

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    American Popular Culture

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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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    tradition or habit‚ the new heroes of consumer culture make lifestyle a life project and display their individuality and sense of style in the particularity of the assemblage of goods‚ clothes‚ practices‚ experiences‚ appearance and bodily dispositions they design together into a lifestyle.” Pg 35. Growing up as a teenager‚ brands made a huge impact on I felt about myself and others. I thought that kids who had cooler brands than me had a higher status than I did. I also believed that kids with clothes

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    Contrast- Rough Draft March 22‚ 2011 Maasai Culture v. American Culture In the tribal villages of eastern Africa the Maasai marriages are arranged by the elders without ever first consulting the bride or the mother of the bride to be. Unlike‚ that of my own culture in the United States of America‚ where I am free as a citizen to choose whomever I may choose to marry and when and if I may marry. Polygyny is that of which is practiced in the Maasai culture‚ as an ideal that is achieved only by that

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    cruel and messed up for some people‚ especially African Americans. They were treated like slaves and had to do work for the Whites and the British people. It was hard for them to live during this kind of life‚ they must have been really brave to go through all of the misery and suffering. African Americans had survived through torture‚ pain‚ and suffering. They were separated from their friends and families‚ whenever two African Americans get married and one gets sold to a white person the other

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