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applied the motif of “the American Dream” to illustrate the issue of cultural hegemony, and the potential consequences of it in terms of a specific nation’s cultural identity. The outcomes of cultural hegemony may appear if a society is heavily affected by another one and endeavours to adopt its culture in the pursuit of a better life. In American dreams, Carey depicts idealized utopian scenario and corresponding loss of townspeople’s cultural identity - this fantasy of the “American dream” emerges like

The American Dream is a well known concept and idea that many immigrants and Americans strived for in order to become successful. Unlike most countries where rising from rags to riches was highly uncommon and a hopeless dream, America was a place for people to work hard and achieve their dreams. Carl Sandburg was a very influential poet who came from very humble beginnings under immigrant parents who had moved to America. He believed in an ordered society where people could strive and accomplish

in a lotta ways. If you did not quite understand the first sentence, here is a “proper” translation; many people believe that African-American English negatively affects Standard English, but it actually enriches it in various ways. Black English, Ebonics, ghetto talk, slang, and Black Vernacular are all different words or phrases used to describe the African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) language. There are certain factors that set this dialect apart from what we know to be the Standard English

Chapter 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age 1869-1896 1. Roscoe Conkling-He was a New Yorker who was in the Senate and House of Representatives. He was the leader of Stalwarts who supported the spoils system. 2. James G. Blaine-He was Speaker of the House, a Senator, a member of the House of Representative, Secretary of State twice and he ran for president in the election of 1884 but lost to Grover Cleveland. He was the leader of the half-breeds, which were opposing Stalwarts’ ideas. 3.

of your ethnic background? It doesn’t seem possible that it happened, but it did. And it is still happening to certain ethnic groups. During World War Two and the bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States Government, President Roosevelt and many American citizens did not trust the Japanese. They needed to be in internment camps like the one at Newell California that is shown above. The Japanese people could be monitored and watched to prevent any underground activities. My husband and I live 55 miles

of your ethnic background? It doesn’t seem possible that it happened, but it did. And it is still happening to specific ethnic groups. During World War Two and the bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States Government, President Roosevelt and many American citizens did not trust the Japanese. They needed to be in internment camps like the one at Newell California that is shown above. The Japanese people could be monitored and watched to prevent any underground activities. My husband and I live 55 miles

ensure the preservation of the American democracy in the twenty first century. Terrorism has created a virtual “new frontier” for the United States prominently since the 9-11 attacks) on September 11th,

similarities. China is not a diverse country in any way. “America is a melting pot of cultures, bringing together foods from different parts of the world, but the food culture of those countries is often not accurately represented. American Chinese food is such a staple in American food culture, but it doesn’t imitate the diversity of food in China. “We use more flavor than Western culture. We do flour more creatively in China. We can make it a lot of different forms.” People are surprised by the Russian

Devils Tower National Monument, Dustin, Schneider, McAvoy, and Frakt (2002) explained a conflict between American Indians and rock climbers over the right use of the mountain in Wyoming. Also, they showed how a difference in culture and world perspective can influence the dispute. The climbing discussion emerged almost one century after President Roosevelt declared Devils Tower as the first American national monument in 1906. The reason was the increasing numbers of tourists and climbers in the area

In her novel, When the Emperor was Divine, Julie Otsuka develops the concepts of memory and identity as they applied to Japanese Americans 70 years ago. Before WWII, the featured family saw themselves as American rather than Japanese. Three years of internment later, they are not so sure. Their heritage, an aspect of their identity once only present in their heirlooms and the food they ate, had been perverted by society into a monstrosity malicious enough to justify their mass incarceration.