The American Dream — a cookie-cutter house‚ a white picket fence‚ and a housewife in pearls — exist largely due to an unspoken conformity in American culture that stems from the end of World War II. With the rise of communism and Cold War brewing beneath the surface of international relations‚ the American people placed sameness and unity above all other aspects of culture‚ favoring security over expression and individuality. In fact‚ in his essay‚ “Training for Statesmanship‚” George F. Kennan reflected
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In the 13th century‚ Marco Polo is one of the most famous traveller in the world. In 1271‚ he has a travel to China from Italy with his father and uncle‚ Nicolo and Maffeo Polo. They bring culture of European to China‚ and realized the way of life in Chinese. In 1254 ‚ Marco Polo was born in Venice . He lived in a business family and has a good education basis. He had received a good geography education‚ learning a lot of business subjects such as foreign currency‚ valuation‚ cargo management
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class discussions. This was an accurate depiction of the problems some teens have related to sleep. Teens tend to have three major sleep concerns. One‚ they are naturally sleepier than younger children or adults. Two‚ they tend to get insufficient sleep during the week due to academic‚ social and recreational demands and try to make up for it on the weekend by sleeping late. Three‚ they have a delayed sleep phase‚ meaning they want go to bed later and sleep later than other age groups. Given late
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The term Asian American was used informally by activists in the 1960s who sought an alternative to the term Oriental‚ arguing that the latter was derogatory. Today‚ Asian American is the accepted term for most formal purposes‚ such as government and academic research‚ although it is often shortened to Asian in common usage. Asia has a variety of festivals and celebrations. In China‚ Chinese New Year‚ Dragon Boat Festival‚ and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival are traditional holidays‚ while National Day
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Rachel Jones Culinary Arts-3rd Mrs. Hunnicutt 10-2-12 Body Types Body types are a part of genetics that depict how the structure of your body is designed. The three major body types are the mesomorph‚ ectomorph‚ and endomorph. Although these are the main distinguishing types there are cases in which people land in between and hold characteristics of more than one body type. The mesomorph‚ aka apple shape‚ are freaks of nature seeing as how their bodies are naturally lean and muscular. Mesomorphs
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During the 1920’s‚ the American national culture was reshaped dramatically. There were many things that helped reshape the national American culture. The two main things were advertising and entertainment‚ they shaped American national culture in the 1920s by appealing to a shared political and ideological heritage of democracy and western superiority. The entertainment of the 20’s is completely different from the entertainment of today. The 20’s were known as the "Jazz Age." This decade was known
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Obesity in America Today’s American culture promotes eating habits that lead to obesity. Many of us help our selves to food that is readily or easily available instead of food that is healthy for us. This habit can be easily explained by the lack of time many Americans have and how many of us eat even when hunger is not present. As a result‚ America is considered the "fattest country in the world". Although our American culture is a major cause of obesity‚ genetics and gender are also causes
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Popular Culture and the Arts Student Name University of Phoenix ARTS/125-Pop Culture and the Arts Popular Culture and the Arts The purpose of this paper is to analyze my perceptions of Popular Culture and the Arts. My very own definitions of “art‚†“fine art‚†“artifacts‚†and how they influence my cultural perception of the world will be discussed. My definitions of “culture‚†“elite culture‚†“pop culture‚†“ethnocentrism
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02.28.13 Animated Sitcoms 1.Paper -The Simpsons=American Culture ?- The Simpsons is an animated sitcom created in 1989 by Matt Groening for FOX. The Simpsons can be described as a series which is about a middle-class family of five and their daily life. I want to give a short information about this family. Homer Simpson is the father of the family‚ works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and we can say that he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Marge Simpson is the mother of the family
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Professor Bordenkircher Analytic Paper Pop American Culture Vs Middle East Culture In Richard Poplak’s the Sheikh’s Bat mobile he shares with us a variation of stories about his two-year tour throughout the middle east. Poplak embarks on this trip in order to see what happens when our pop culture meets the Muslim world. Each country Poplak visits he shares his occurrences and exchanges with over hundreds of people. Richard Poplak wants to know how his American obsessions have made their way into the
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