think that there is just one important difference between British and American culture‚ that is accent of English language. However‚ experience of the american exchange students shows that is not true.There are a lot of others cultural‚ social and economical aspects differing USA and Great Britain‚ but still they have got some things in common‚ probably because English culture used to be considered as mother- culture for American. I would like to start with such an interesting and modern cultural
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focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American‚ I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation Indian Americans. It is a generally
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Divorce has become the norm within the American Culture of this era and research suggests that it cannot be avoided. In the story of “The Making of a Divorce Culture” author Barbara Dafoe Whitehead‚ claims how divorce rates have drastically increased and has changed the view of the American family. In today’s society marriages are ending in divorce because couples find the easy way out‚ and choose not to work on their marriage‚ which can eventually affect their children’s lives. Why has divorce
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What truly is an American? Many people would answer with “an independent thinker‚” or something like “a free man” or “a free woman.” Being an American is much more than thinking independently or just being free. Being an American means taking pride in America. Being an American means taking pride in everything about America. Being an American means taking pride in being American. An American is not just a person residing in America‚ An American is a person residing in America that loves his or her
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American Culture vs. Australian Culture HMD 259- Assignment 1 Lauren Lightfoot Lauren Lightfoot HMD 259 Assignment 1 When asked to compare American culture to a country of my choice‚ I selected Australia. I’ve never visited the country but I have friends that live there and they often question American norms as they differ greatly in Australia. Upon typing the phrase into my search engine‚ some very interesting links popped up‚ revealing some strange but valid distinctions between these
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“The second anthropological trait of the human self is about being committed to particular values”‚ however‚ this does not last forever. Through experience and hardships‚ one will grow and their values will change‚ and they may commit to those values instead. In the film Music Box‚ Anne Talbot goes through extreme hardship causing the values of her job‚ her reputation‚ and her family to change. In the beginning of the film‚ Anne is seen conversing with her client who is a drug dealer. After winning
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When the United States was founded in 1776‚ it was a nation of Christian individuals. According to One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; “In 1776‚ every European American‚ with the exception of about 2‚500 Jews‚ identified himself or herself as a Christian. Moreover‚ approximately 98 percent of the colonists were Protestants‚ with the remaining 1.9 percent being Roman Catholics (Kosmin&Lachman).” Although America was never established as an officially Christian nation‚
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In many of the readings we have explored in class about Chinese culture have many similarities and differences with my experience of American culture. For example‚ the way businesses are ran‚ are different. There is no such thing as suing in China. Also people’s jobs are set in stone so China doesn’t have as hard working citizens. In both cultures I think the mixing of age groups is similar. Something I think is really different‚ is how people in China seem to receive an equal pay as their associates
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I believe that consumer culture has had a negative effect on society. I believe this for many reasons‚ one of them being that Americans are‚ in a way‚ brainwashed into believing that we "need" something‚ or they have to look a certain way to fit in. advertising companies don’t just target adults‚ they also purposely target young children. They do this because they know that children’s brains are not fully developed and are very easily tricked into thinking that they need a certain toy or game to
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As radio took center-stage as the most popular medium‚ millions of Americans utilized radio as a way to access information. It provided details regarding local‚ national and international news‚ weather reports‚ traffic reports‚ entertainment pieces‚ sports‚ and war. It also gave the public explanations of chaotic and upsetting events. Radio was a method for relaying threats of war and chaos that could have a major impact on the masses. Through radio broadcasting‚ political leaders and military
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