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    September 15‚ 2013 INT 202 Individualism as an American Cultural Value Question: How do the examples involving the child who has fallen‚ the way food is served and eaten‚ and the newspaper route provide the author with significant insights into American cultural value? Do you agree with her interpretations? Poranee like many other immigrants are faced with various changes/challenges when they leave their homeland to start a new life in another country. Some of these changes are obvious

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    the beliefs‚ feelings‚ and practices that define the relations between human beings that obey a particular set of beliefs and practices. Religion is a way to help people to understand the diverse cultures of the world in which we live‚ the diverse peoples and cultures which are now a part of American society. Questions of human existence are addressed by religion: the meaning and purpose of life; the presence of death‚ sorrow and anxiety; the existence of God; questions of morality and justice;

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    Contrast- Rough Draft March 22‚ 2011 Maasai Culture v. American Culture In the tribal villages of eastern Africa the Maasai marriages are arranged by the elders without ever first consulting the bride or the mother of the bride to be. Unlike‚ that of my own culture in the United States of America‚ where I am free as a citizen to choose whomever I may choose to marry and when and if I may marry. Polygyny is that of which is practiced in the Maasai culture‚ as an ideal that is achieved only by that

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    Automobile and American culture. The automobile is one of the most important inventions that changed the United States. Paving the way for a future dependency on the automobile. For example‚ Henry Ford Model-T is what truly brought the Automobile to the growing nation of America during the 1920s. The Automobile changed the daily lives of Americans‚ in both rural‚ suburban‚ and urban areas. The automobile provided a new means of transportation for people living in these areas to use and get around

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    “Rather than unreflexively adopting a lifestyle‚ through tradition or habit‚ the new heroes of consumer culture make lifestyle a life project and display their individuality and sense of style in the particularity of the assemblage of goods‚ clothes‚ practices‚ experiences‚ appearance and bodily dispositions they design together into a lifestyle.” Pg 35. Growing up as a teenager‚ brands made a huge impact on I felt about myself and others. I thought that kids who had cooler brands than me had a higher

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    Culture A person’s culture is extremely important. It helps to tell our story; who we are‚ where we came from and the customs to which we follow. As we learn our roots more deeply we begin to understand why we were raised the way we were and taught what we now know today. For my family and myself our Portuguese ethnicity has made a tremendous impact on how we live our lives. My culture strongly believes in the Roman Catholic faith. These beliefs also include being baptized and being married

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    contribute to the Zionist ideals‚ these American women do not align with the United State’s ideals. American and Israel are both largely religious countries‚ respectively Jewish and Christian. Religious background and foundations such as these often have texts or beliefs that discuss motherhood and

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    ideology of bureaucracy around the globe? Well‚ the four key elements that have contributed to McDonald’s critical global success have certainly manifested itself into the American culture. These four foundations make up what is called‚ McDonaldization‚ which essentially the process of McDonald’s increasing influence over sectors of American society and the world. It is most obvious looking through the spectacles of fast-food restaurants‚ apparel industry‚ or even sole-proprietors. My sister just launched

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    As an American culture we thrive on gratification As Eliot Aronson says‚ “We Americans seem to thrive on competition; we reward winners and are disdainful of losers.” When the United States was hunting for Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden‚ they were determined and were not going to give up; they were the “alpha male” in pursuit of win. When they “killed” Osama Bin Laden‚ the subsequent reaction of the public personally sickened me. The gargantuan number of people in the streets celebrating the

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    diem’s influence on contemporary popular culture Carpe diem is one of the most famous phrases through history. It was created in a poem by a Roman writer named “Horace”‚ and it means to seize the day. People need to know about carpe diem since it can help them to break their routine in order to become happier. It had a great impact on 17th century English poetry and in the beat poets of 1960s. Carpe diem has also developed a strong influence on contemporary popular culture since it is used as a subject

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