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    caught the attention of people. Rap itself is a form of expression and was first formed as a way of communication descending from African American culture; to rap was to speak. Since then Rap has evolved into a highly criticized type of music which can be positive or negative. Rap first originated more than a century before it was actually introduced into the music scene in America. It had already came about in Jamaica when people would pound on drums and rap about things to the beat of the drums.

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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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    MY “ LATIN” CULTURE My name is Beatriz A. Aquino and I was born in Havana‚ Cuba. My parents emigrated to the beautiful state of Florida in May of 1967. I was a month short of turning 2 years old. I have never visited the country where I was born due to the political system practiced there but I do know its history customs and cultures. I consider myself a Cuban-American. What I mean by this is I was born a Cuban and am very proud to say that; however I was raised in the United States

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    ……………………… page 6 Styles ……………………… page 6 Breakdance …………………….. page 8 Dance techniques ……………………… page 9 Music ……………………… page 10 Fashion ……………………… page 10 Gender Inequalities ……………………… page 12 Battles

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    philosopher George Santayana has once said‚ “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Today‚ in numerous places in America‚ you can tell that Roman culture has had an influence on buildings‚ games‚ entertainment‚ and even our government. To an extent‚ Roman culture traits compared to the traits of American society are very similar. Before Rome became an empire‚ it was a Republic. During the Republic‚ Rome had a government very similar to the current U.S. government. It was

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    Today I will be talking about the contribution of African American culture to the United States. One of the largest emigrants to arrive in the United States in the colonial time is the West and Central Africans. You could find African’s spread out around American colonies from Maine to Florida ‚ and Mexico to Canada. In the 1830s there where 2.3 million Africans out of the 12.8 million people in the United States. The way Americans eat in New Orleans is influenced by African’s. The popular foods

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    In American culture‚ media consumption holds a significant amount of influence over the way individuals perceive the world around them. While various forms of media can be used to provide information and entertainment‚ hurtful stereotypes‚ such as those based on gender‚ can be found in all forms of media in some capacity. Due to the considerable role the media plays in the everyday lives of most Americans‚ the normalization of these stereotypes can have an adverse effect on individuals who are members

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    society or culture‚ every person living in this world has a social identity and cultural background. I share similar cultural circumstances with the character Victor‚ from ‘The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚’ and we see our heritage as something that is getting faded away as society becomes assimilated into modern culture. The society of today and that of the past live extremely different lives. The American lifestyle is more of a materialistic culture‚ while the Native Americans see their

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    American Popular Culture Daniel Villalobos SOC/105 University of Phoenix June 29‚ 2011 Roger Fike American Popular Culture There is not a single definition that will describe culture since it evolves and goes for the same as beauty. Without a doubt‚ there is no answer to the definition of beauty‚ yet beauty is heavily involved and‚ associated in today’s media. Media is likely to have an enormous potent effect to the average man or woman about criterions of beauty‚ forcing

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    Running Head: Analysis of African American Culture Analysis of African American Culture Abstract The African American society is filled with many negative attributes which make it unsuitable for one to desire to be a part of it. These negative attributes are as follows: decades of unwed mothers‚ poor educational background‚ violence‚ gang activity‚ drug abuse‚ poor work ethic‚ high numbers of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases‚ lower morals and standards

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