THE RHETORIC OF AMERICAN BEAUTY: A VALUE ANALYSIS A Thesis Presented to The Graduate Faculty of The University of Akron In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts Jessica L. Papajcik December‚ 2006 THE RHETORIC OF AMERICAN BEAUTY: A VALUE ANALYSIS Jessica L. Papajcik Thesis Approved: Accepted: __________________________ Advisor Mary E. Triece __________________________ Interim Director of the School Dr. Carolyn M. Anderson __________________________
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WHAT ARE THE BASIC AMERICAN VALUES AND BELIEFS ? Sociologist Robin Williams attempted to offer a list of basic values in the United States: Achievement‚ efficiency‚ material comfort‚ nationalism‚ equality and the supremacy of science and reason‚ over faith. There are certain ideals and values‚ rooted in the country’s history‚ which many Americans share. These are: FREEDOM‚ INDIVIDUALISM‚ PRAGMATISM‚ VOLUNTEERISM‚ MOBILITY‚ PATRIOTISM‚ PROGRESS‚ AMERICAN DREAM. FREEDOM – Americans commonly regard
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Do Americans still value Freedom? America was founded upon “Certain Unalienable Rights” which among those were Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness. Those three values‚ or wants‚ or ideals are what has shaped America to what it is today. Government of the United States has always made sure Freedom took a huge part in the way America functions. The Quarter has been worth 25 cents for quite some time and has had the emblem of “Liberty” on the left hand side of it. For the word liberty to be
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American and Russian Values: Different or Alike? Any kind of multicultural communication is based on shared cultural values: socially determined ideas about what is good‚ right‚ or desirable. When we explore American and Russian values‚ we find some interesting similarities that make us realize that establishing communication between our countries is relatively possible. On the other hand‚ there is great cultural misunderstading between two nations‚ each of them thinking the other behaves strangely
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Margaret Westman Mrs. Keiser American Literature 30 August‚ 2012 The American Identity Our modern society varies greatly from that of the Puritans in the 1600’s. The United States is decadent and materialistic; the sense of community no longer applies in many regions. The American Identity is not shaped by Puritan values because of our immorality and crime. Immorality is a part of life for a significant fraction of our nation. Firstly‚ “Playboy” magazine‚ which has been around for almost a
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African Americans Important Values and Concept from the African American Culture Family relationships have become increasingly different among African American families due to the growing diversities of people of color‚ including their economic‚ educational‚ and geographic origins. Extended family is very important in the black community‚ as ties of kinship continue to unite black families and serve as a major support systems. Grandmothers often raise grandchildren while parents work; aunts become
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An Adventure in American Culture & Values Studying in the United States of America can be a wonderful learning experience. Both in and out of the classroom you will learn and practice the English language. You will also learn much about American life and its sometimes confusing culture. As you prepare to come to the U.S.‚ it may help to know something about the values that shape U.S. Americans’ attitudes and behaviors. As you consider these values it is important to remember that: 1.
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How does American Literature reflect/reveal American Values‚ Attitudes‚ and Beliefs? Four writers in specific reveal to us these things in their writing. Those writers are Henry David Thoreau‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Walt Whitman‚ and Nathaniel Hawthorne. These people reveal American Values‚ Attitudes and Beliefs by showing us the we can be independent‚ we have to separate from technology every once once in a while‚ and we need to have moral relativism. To begin with‚ David Henry Thoreau shows
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Steve Jobs is an American icon because he represents the American values of economism. Steve Jobs inspired many people by the way he thought everything differently and came up with different new ideas as a CEO. He made an empire through his Apple products. Not only did he make Apple products but he also founded the film company‚ Pixar Animation Studios. Apple became so popular‚ his marketing skyrocketed. Steve Jobs distribution of his Apple products spontaneously exploded throughout the world selling
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Framing of news and news values The World According to Americans “Journalists speak of „the news‟ as if events select themselves…[T]hey speak as if which is the most significant news story‚ and which news angles are most salient‚ are divinely inspired. Yet of the millions of events which occur every day in the world‚ only a tiny proportion ever become visible as „potential news stories‟‚ and of this proportion‚ only a small fraction are actually produced as the day‟s news in the news media”
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