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    101 Characteristics of Americans/American Culture To help you compare and contrast what you observe of American culture and your own‚ mark the similarities and differences between your culture and what you have read about in this book. 1. America is enormous: the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 300 million people. 2. Americans come in all colors‚ have all types of religions‚ and speak many languages from all over the world. 3. Americans are extremely independent

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    Natalee Campbell Professor Lippert April 13‚ 2012. McKinsey and Company: managing knowledge and learning 1)The small firm “accounting and engineering advisors” was able to grow into the world’s most prestigious consulting firm in 50 years by focusing on the one firm vision. The most difficult internal challenge that the company faced was how to manage‚ release and benefit from the knowledge already held by the experts within the company.nThis required the effort of all the experts to communicate

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    An Adventure in American Culture & Values Studying in the United States of America can be a wonderful learning experience. Both in and out of the classroom you will learn and practice the English language. You will also learn much about American life and its sometimes confusing culture. As you prepare to come to the U.S.‚ it may help to know something about the values that shape U.S. Americans’ attitudes and behaviors. As you consider these values it is important to remember that: 1.

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    Mexico to the States‚ starting my journey of living my life being Mexican-American. This community isn’t only for those who were born and raised here with Mexican parents‚ but also for those of us who were also born in Mexico‚ yet have lived here for most of their lives. Geography and identity aren’t the only things that the people in the community have in common‚ but also that we had to learn how to live with two different cultures. Although I do consider us a pretty strong community‚ it isn’t that strong

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    Diaspora space is an area individual’s move to that is not where they are originally from or identify as their own. It is culture as a site of travel (Clifford). Space is more than just a place of living; it can be divided into many components such as place‚ race‚ bodies and knowledge production (Patel‚ Lecture 2). 2) Power- knowledge nexus/relation is a theory that’s says knowledge isn’t just about data‚ instead it is about generating information to gain power‚ they work hand in hand‚ as discussed in

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    Popular American Culture SOC/105 December 05‚ 2012 Popular American Culture Many people do not know what popular American culture is. Popular American culture surrounds everyday life. Some popular American culture influences the way many people live his or her lives day by day. According to Petracca and Sorapure (2007)‚ many say that popular American culture influence on society should be considered negative (p. 4-5). This conclusion is based on violence and sexual explicitness in movies

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    America is the country of immigrants‚ besides the native AmericanAmericans are made of people from all around the world. “The influence of beautiful helpful character is contagious‚ and may revolutionize a whole town.” said by Collier Graham. The group of Korean Americans occupy a big portion in Asian-Americans‚ they moved to the U.S. since 19 century. It is a important choice for Korean because they were moving to a completely country with strong government‚ freedom and money‚ especially compare

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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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    American Culture and Heroes American Culture and Heroes Heroes are not men with capes or super powers as they are portrayed in American culture today. Heroes are people who transform compassion (a personal virtue) into heroic action (a civic virtue). In doing so‚ they put their best selves forward in service to humanity. A hero is as an individual or a network of people that take action on behalf of others in need‚ or in defense of integrity or a moral cause. Heroes are people who transform

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    exposed to unwanted materials. The modern American culture is based on the contents of media and is recycled through a process of demands and contributions. As a result‚ the American culture is exposed to a steady increase of sexualization within mainstream media‚ especially the hyper-sexualization of women (Task Force‚ 4). The American culture is exposing future generations to a world where sex is mainstream and popularized. Through the social learning

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