American Gang Culture: Then & Now There are many different parts to our american culture; music‚ clothing‚ knowledge‚ education and so much more. In this paper we’re going to be talking about America’s gang culture‚ what is was like from the beginning of our nation to now. The overall purpose of this paper is to cover over the gang activity in society‚ what it has done in the big picture of our culture‚ and how gangs have affected how we live our lives today. This paper will be covering from the
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SOC 144: Chican@ Community Final Paper The Chican@ community confronts a range of social issues (including but not limited to: educational‚ economic‚ and cultural). Despite the significant challenges the Chican@ community faces‚ it has continuously organized in an effort to eradicate the sources of those social inequalities and produce social change. The Chican@ community’s political activities range from mass political mobilizations to acts of individual resistance. For this assignment‚ you may
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REFLECTION PAPER Angelia Smith SOC 312 Leslie Ruff November 1‚ 2014 REFLECTION PAPER After graduating from Ashford University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development; ‚ I am hoping to obtain a job working in the Public school system alongside the Pre-k teachers in implementing programs for Pre-k or become an owner of a childcare center. The nature of families and children in relation to society is important for my profession because in order to help improve the childcare center
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The Many Cultures of America American culture includes both conventional and liberal features‚ controlled and religious effectiveness‚ political structures‚ risk taking and free expression‚ materialist and moral elements. In spite of certain dependable principles such as‚ individuality‚ equality‚ and faith in freedom and democracy‚ American culture has a variety of terminologies due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. The elasticity of U.S. culture and its highly symbolic nature
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The Problem Socs and Greasers Face There are two gangs called Socs and Greaser and they face many problems‚ what are some of their problems? The Socs and Greasers are characters in a book called the outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ and they are enemies thought the book. So what problems do they face‚ the problems they face are family or family history‚ their self‚ and each other. First‚ how their family or family history is one of their problems. It s a problem for a Soc named Bob. It is a problem for
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aerial attack on Pearl Harbor created a significant shift. American culture became more tolerant and accepting of Chinese Americans as “over 13‚000 Chinese Americans were serving in all branches of the Army Ground Forces and Army Air Forces.”‚ which made it the highest percentage of any other American ethnic community (McNaughton). One of these men was Captain Francis B. Wai. During the recapture of the Philippines from the Japanese‚ American troops found themselves without leadership and vulnerable
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In Northbrook‚ Illinois‚ where the criminal rate has been only half the average US cities has downgraded its reputation after a homicide of a 22-year old Paul Koh erupted. Consecutive to his gory death‚ being “…stabbed multiple times...” his dad‚ the first generation of immigrant‚ Hyungseok Koh “has been charged with first-degree murder [holding] in lieu of $5 million bond” as a result of “a strained relationship between father and son” based on couple mumbled statements during the interrogation
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The American Culture (At a Glance) Starting Question • What is in the Filipino culture that is unique and different from other countries/cultures? • What is your impression of America? • What do you know about the American culture? United States • Known as the “melting pot” – Academics = “salad bowl” (cultural diversity) – Immigrations = Ireland‚ Germany‚ Poland‚ Italy‚ and Western Africa • Four races = Native American or American Indian‚ African American‚ Asian and White Graph Flag • Stars
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American Culture In this essay I will be discussing what “defines” American culture through the eyes of other. I will be using the definitions of the people I interviewed over the last few days. I will also be using the lesson material and the readings that were assigned to us. This essay will hopefully give a different perspective to your thoughts of American culture. There are millions of different takes on what American culture is to each person in this country‚ this will just be a small take
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Response Paper 2: The “Melting Pot” Metaphor and Popular Culture People commonly describe America as a “melting pot” because it consists of a variety of cultures that all mesh together to form a cohesive‚ united whole. However‚ the analogy can prove to be problematic and inaccurate to describe American society when looking at the big picture. The problem with comparing American culture to a melting pot is that “it has never adequately captured the diverse experiences of exclusion and adjustment
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