“A Perspective of the American Culture Today” The United States of America‚ The United States‚ “The land of opportunity‚” “the melting pot‚” “the land of the free‚” “the home of the brave‚” and the birth place of baseball‚ jazz music‚ and The Constitution. Such terms and phrases are used to describe this North American nation‚ though they do not necessarily capture the essence of its people. Having been born and raised in the US and after thinking about what makes Americans “American‚” the claim
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Artifact An object made by human craft‚ especially a tool‚ weapon etc and represent historical interest. It is normally an inexpensive object which is an example of the way earlier civilization lived. Types of artifact ❖ Ceramic Artifacts ➢ Chamber Pot ➢ Tin-Glazed earthenware ➢ Border ware Chamber Pot [pic] A chamber pot is a small pot‚ usually ceramic‚ designed to fit under a bed or in a discreet close stool. The earliest form of chamber
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a diverse country filled with many different cultures and subcultures. Every culture is unique but every culture is represented by its artifacts shared by people in their society. Culture‚ according to John Bodley in‚ “An Anthropological Perspective From Cultural Anthropology: Tribes‚ States‚ and the Global System‚” is composed of at least “three components: what people think‚ what they do‚ and the material products they produce(paragraph 5).”Artifacts are material products produced by people can
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Harry Saru COM 795 August 15‚ 2007 Artifact Speech I. Introduction A.Attention Getter: How many of you like to travel? How many of you wish that you had all the time and money to travel around the world? I considered myself privilege to have the opportunity to visit different countries of the world. Some of the countries that I have visited include Japan‚ Singapore‚ Canada and the United States. B.Thesis Statement: This globe represents different countries I have visited and the
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Langdon Winner Artifacts/Ideas and Political Culture DISCUSSION QUESTION IDENTIFICATION OF CONTEXT • Item: No Innovation Without Representation • Langdon Winners discussion of this topic was to reveal an idea that is quite prevalent‚ but kept in the dark. He presents the blatant truth that many times technological changes in society are made without input from the persons that will be affected by those changes. The purpose of this discussion was simply to redirect enlighten the reader
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patience. But imagine being a single parent‚ raising a child on your own. According to‚ Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2007‚ released by the U.S. Census Bureau in November 2009‚ there are approximately 13.7 million single parents in the United States today ( that’s not including the individuals who didn’t participate). Those parents are responsible for raising 21.8 million children (approximately 26% of children under 21 in the U.S. today). Generally‚ I will illustrate
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Culture frames what has become widespread among a group of people. Within a culture you can find the symbols‚ codes‚ characters‚ and artifacts that together have designed a bigger picture- a way of life. An artifact in a cultural context is anything created by a human that reflects his or her personal culture. In order to exemplify this essay’s point I will focus on a living cultural artifact that I think depicts present day American Culture most fully: the discount superstore. The American superstore
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“Artifacts of the Ancient World” The great civilizations of India‚ China‚ Japan‚ Africa and Mesoamerica left behind artifacts that are preserved in museums across the world. The Art Institute Museum‚ in Chicago‚ carries artifacts from each one of these great civilizations. One artifact from each civilization can and does best represent each civilization. But lets see what artifact best describes the civilization of India. Present day India began on the Indus River in what is called the Indus
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Eddie Cavelli Professor Cooper English 304 30 April 2013 The artifact I chose is the 2009 film‚ “Sin Nombre‚” directed by Cary Fukunaga. In Spanish‚ the title translates to nameless‚ or without a name. The film revolves around the struggle of Honduran immigrants attempting to escape the hardships of everyday life to start fresh in ‘El Norte‚’ the United States. The film revolves around two main characters‚ MS 13 gang member‚ Willy (aka El Casper)‚ and Sayra‚ a Honduran girl who is traveling
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Portfolio Artifact: Classroom What I’ve learned: This is not my ideal classroom‚ but it is definitely a good fit. Any storage space is being used in the desks allowing room for futuristic holograms. My ideal classroom is even more futuristic than this‚ but it would be difficult to put on paper. I would say the greatest difficulty faced was getting a draft of a classroom that would satisfy myself. I set up my own requirements. 1. Futuristic to a point where it can be drawn 2. Teachers desk in center
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