Adviser: Tudor Anica CONTENTS Foreword ………………………. page 3 History and classification ……………………… page 4 Characteristics ……………………… page 6 Styles ……………………… page 6 Breakdance …………………….. page 8 Dance techniques ……………………… page 9 Music
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`Italian Culture vs. American Culture` Kimberly Nyholm Anthropology 101 Ms. Winn September 2‚ 2009 Cultures 2 Abstract `Being born in a multicultural family I have always been curious on my Italian side. My Mother’s family is all Italian and I have always been so interested in their or our culture. My father is German‚ Irish and Swedish so all together I am a melting pot. The Italians just really interest me I’m not sure if it’s because they are very verbal‚ or what
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Colonies‚ it was a long way back from where we 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
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The Native American population is comprised of distinct and heterogenous ethnocultural groups that make up about 1.8 million of the total people in the United States. The American Southwest is particularly unique because of the environment‚ the Native traditions and culture‚ and the historical contact with the Spanish as well as the interactions with the United States government. An enclave describes an area surrounded by or within a territory in which the people in the area are culturally and/or
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American Values There are many values of American culture; three common ones that come to mind are freedom of religion‚ education‚ and family. The freedom to choose what religion you believe in or the career you want. Also to be able to choose what college you want to attend or what major you want to select. To be able to have the freedom to choose what religion you believe in is something society doesn’t think of every day. A lot of countries don’t have that value; to choose their religion like
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Matriarchal Cultures: The Native American There has long been debate among anthropologists about matriarchal societies. But that is a historical result of last 500 years of European military expansion and extermination of native cultures. There are a few societies whose status as matriarchies is disputed among anthropologists and this is as much a debate about terminology as it is about interpreting how another society defines status and such‚ their self-understanding as opposed to our
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dimension that U.S. American culture is measured by is the level of individualism. This dimension addresses “the degree of interdependence a society maintains among its members” (Hofstede‚ 2003‚ p.1). The United States scored extremely high in this dimension‚ making it one of the most individualistic cultures in the world. This score suggests U.S. Americans are self-centered‚ looking out for their own personal interests before the interests of the group. In all areas of U.S. American culture there is a strong
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both positive and negative. The media harms the American culture by creating these celebrity idols‚ the glorification of violence‚ sex‚ and drug and alcohol abuse. The media positively affects the American culture by the quick and easy flow of useful information and education‚ its major role in developments like fight against racism‚ fight against gender bias‚ world poverty and spreading awareness about world peace. The media affects the American culture in several ways‚ beneficial and harmful. The
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Hollywood has been an American symbol and icon for many years‚ controlling a large portion of the world’s film industry. Think of every top successful movie imaginable and they all come directly from Hollywood studios. The Hollywood industry is extremely powerful‚ able to influence most of today’s lifestyles‚ morals‚ and beliefs. Because of recent advancements in technology kids are spending a great deal of time watching tv and playing video games. Additionally‚ due to the current availability of
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in the New World‚ the last era of the pre-Columbian development began. North American cultures such as the Mississippian culture‚ the Hopewell Tradition‚ and the Hohokam culture experienced growth and environmental adaptation throughout this era. Major contributions and innovations of Native Americans have developed and been passed on through generations of ancestors. Originating in 700 A.D.‚ the Mississippian culture expanded through the Mississippi Valley and out into the southeastern states
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