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    American Culture and Visual Entertainment Media Michele A. DiSanto April 25‚ 2013 HUM/176 Elizabeth Veucasovic University of Phoenix In our society as individuals Social Media‚ Television‚ and movies has changed in how we interact in our everyday lives. This new technology has a changed our American cultures many of the ways‚ today we do not follow the traditional and proper ethics we once lived by. It has also had a huge impact on the way we communicate with others; Facebook and Twitter

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    evaluate the influence of Puritan values on the development of American culture. Use specific examples of Puritan ideas‚ traditions‚ and institutions‚ and discuss how these were affected by the end of the first century of American colonial development. (Be sure to rely heavily on Morgan’s The Puritan Family‚ as well as lecture‚ text and primary sources‚ for material and examples.) Cultures often rely on past beliefs to shape their values or way of life. Puritans had a great impact on American society

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    others‚ and the same is true of most Americans. Even though the social scene has gotten even more diverse and globalized‚ many Americans have little to no exposure to foreign cultures outside of TV‚ movies‚ and the Internet. However‚ these depictions are often poorly written and stereotypical at best. So if that is how the U.S. views the rest of the world‚ how does the rest of the world view us? What would an outside opinion of Americans tell us about our own culture? What stereotypes do other nations

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    HINDUISM ’S INFLUENCE ON AMERICAN CULTURE Hinduism is believed to have immigrated to America around the late 1800’s. Its influence on America and American culture and its peoples has been pervasive and varied. It was first introduced to mostly Christian America at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair at The Parliament of the World’s Religions by Swami Vivekananda (Guthrie 2). Since that time his descendants have grown so as to include indigenous Americans as well as many new arrivals from all over the

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    Gish Mrs. Winters English 11 12.4.12 Hippies and Their Influence on American Culture Peace‚ love‚ and brotherhood were the call of the American hippie. The American hippie tried to live all three in unison in every part of the country. There were very few places where the hippie could not be found and even fewer that had never been influenced by the hippie movement. It seemed as if the hippies were becoming the new American culture‚ though it was only a subculture. The hippie movement influenced

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    Is culture today experiencing information overload leading to self confusion? Having access to information twenty-four hours a day does not necessarily have a positive impact on society and self image. Media content despite its public charge does not exactly mirror real self image. Mass communication with television ads and movies offer an unrealistic view of the everyday person in various aspects of life. Media can have a positive or negative influence on culture and the way people view their lives

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    are today in the matter of culture. The New England Colonies were mostly Christians‚ but some of them were Puritans. Puritans wished to purify‚ hence the name‚ and reform the Church of England. The Puritans did not last very long‚ but their original religion‚ Christianity‚ remained because of the Great Awakening. The Puritans were the most dynamic Christian force in the American colonies. In England‚ the Puritans had been people of means and political influence‚ but King Charles would not

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    style that Europeans employed in growing their cities was borrowed from the American way and hence it is expected that their culture would be diluted and they would adopt all behaviors that came along with American dressing and building. However‚ the Europeans were keen on maintaining their freedom as lack of ethnogenesis often results in copying of manners which restricts people that are not fond of the mannerisms. The Americans would be expected to win control of Europeans based on the spread of

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    The British Empire at the turn of the 19th Century was a diverse array of culture that many English subjects‚ both abroad and home in the metropole‚ consumed. Through such ways as culture and religion‚ the British were able to grow and maintain the empire by using popular culture to reinforce the idea that the “Western” individual was superior to anyone from the Orient. While many modern historians write about the atrocities the British made on the peoples of the empire‚ the British were able to

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    elements of hip-hop culture‚ namely graffiti‚ writings or drawings etched on public surfaces that became popular in New York City in the 1970’s‚ and elevated their status to pieces of artwork that were critically-acclaimed and placed him on a similar level to leading artists of his time.1 [2] Years after Basquiat’s passing‚ he continues to have a profound impact on both the worlds of hip-hop and art. As Basquiat was the first black artist to be able to take aspects of hip-hop culture and use them to

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