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    commercial featuring basketball star Allen Iverson playing pool. The commercial is targeted to African Americans by the use of shared values and norms to the African American community. In the commercial‚ Iverson is wearing a hat sideways‚ jewelry‚ and baggy pants‚ all images that mean something to the black community. This type of clothing is a collective identity and behavior of other African Americans‚ a shared value. Furthermore‚ in the script‚ Iverson says‚ "I ain’t no thug. I am who I am…" This

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    United States American and Latin American Culture What is culture? Culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively” and this will be about the two American cultures and how they compare to each other. It will discuss how they compare in terms of language‚ markets‚ and food. The term compare means to relate two or more objects‚ places‚ or things. As stated in the story Unity in Diversity “The universals of culture may derive from the face that

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    colorful elements of other culture blended with the original culture. People in the other side of African world- the modern World‚ absorbed what is good from other culture‚ such as Jesus‚ otherwise maintain what should stay in their native culture‚ thus they generate a totally different way to celebrate new year from any other part of the world. You can see African people wearing their traditional cloth along the street on the last day of one year‚ as well as hear the African style song from the largest

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    Vincent 1 Amy Vincent   Professor Sartin  AFRS 100 Sec 02 5511 Composition II  December 15‚ 2014  Nonviolence in African American Culture  Is violence actually a strategic method of obtaining equality? Throughout the years‚  African Americans have struggled to find the answer to this question. Quite often‚ violence  rather than verbal or written communication has been used throughout history as a means of  th​ subduing people of color. For example‚ in the last half of the 19​  century‚ blacks were terrorized 

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    original spiritual philosophy with Africans who were brought to America as slaves.. It arrived in the new world with those who were taken from their native lands‚ denied their identities and their religion. It has since absorbed some beliefs and practices from other cultures such as Native American spirituality and European Ceremonial Magick. The slaves found themselves in a place where they were considered the property by the slaveholders. African and Native American slaves often found themselves working

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    African Americans have faced great difficulties in owning and having a voice and respect in the early years in the United States of America. For far too long‚ they have faced oppression by the whites. However‚ they no longer accepted the mistreatment and double standards they faced and took a stand and fought for they believed in. Even though African Americans did not have much rights as families‚ the fact that they stood up for themselves‚ to bring peace‚ honor‚ and freedom was enough so that they

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    their stereotypes of their in groups and out-groups to suit the context they are in There are many stereotypes that arise in the present time today‚ some of the stereotypes made in the African-american culture is the‚ Welfare queen‚ sambo‚ mammy and many others. These particular stereotypes in the African American

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    African Americans Important Values and Concept from the African American Culture Family relationships have become increasingly different among African American families due to the growing diversities of people of color‚ including their economic‚ educational‚ and geographic origins. Extended family is very important in the black community‚ as ties of kinship continue to unite black families and serve as a major support systems. Grandmothers often raise grandchildren while parents work; aunts become

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    the world we know today‚ there is always something that dominates our culture‚ wither it is political or cultural. This idea of having authority over others is called hegemony. Hegemony involves universal ideologies‚ that are perceived to benefit everyone‚ but in reality only benefits the ruling class. Modern cosmetics are a perfect example of what is dominant in our culture. Beauty is of great value in America. In our culture‚ we tend to associate beauty with being desired. Someone who is beautiful

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    What was your culture 30 years ago? Was it the same or did it change over time? Anzaldua described her community to be a Hispanic one. Adults judged her on how she talked spanish and she felt left out. Wideman described his community to be an African-American one where you grew up in a tough neighborhood. In his neighborhood doing something bad meant good.. For example‚ a person making money to feed his family by selling drugs or doing other illegal activities. Me and Jennifer’s discourse community

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