Culture of the Southern United States

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    Southern United States Culture The Southern United States is a very interesting place, full of culture and history, such as the Civil War battlefields or the antique shops that you see along the side of the road as you drive through this beautiful part of the United States. It has many different characteristics and many different special things that make it unique. Globalization and Identity, Ethnicity, Religion, The Social Construction of Race, Gender Roles, Class, Places and Spaces (Regional

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    Individuals who visit Louisiana for the first time are sure to be amazed at the extremely different culture of the Creoles. The Creoles eat food completely unique such as: jambalaya, crawfish, gumbo, and shrimp et tu fait. The most significant difference in the Creole culture is the fact that they speak Creole, which is a combination of French, English, and their own unique words. Immigrants from foreign countries have and continue to

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    than the fact that the Milwaukee and Waukesha area is one of the most segregated areas in the United States, there are plenty of other factors that have made this my most demanding endeavor. But Regardless of the countless awkward moments and borderline racist encounters, I am proud to say I have finally begun to understand the American culture. Let’s get started with a quick intro to the Ethiopian culture and some basic history of the country, before we look at my “peak” moments at Carroll. Ethiopia

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    Popular culture in America has visibly had an immense impact in other countries. It has created superheros such as Superman and The Avengers, invented cartoons that symbolize the childhoods of the youth such as Mickey Mouse and Scooby Doo, and globalized figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. There is no doubt that these idols represent positive images that spread influential ideas to other countries, but these positive ideas are only a small fraction of what American popular culture is. American

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    Depression and when Americans lost everything, but it made the people of the 1970’s want to work that much harder to make something of themselves. People were determined to take a stand and make a change. The development of “redneck” and “country” culture came from the idea of a better life for the people of America in the 1970’s. This occurred with

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    when they were stereotyping was, “While these labels developed in different contexts and are sometimes used in different ways, they have evolved into virtually synonymous labels demarcating a problematic whiteness polluted by poverty and rural culture” (Southern Rock Musicians: Construction of White Trash Pg.207). Middle and upper class men and women felt the need to put poor, white families down to make themselves seem that much higher up, but in reality it was an out for taking responsibility for

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    The impact of NASCAR in the American sports culture and socio-economic activities National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an imagined community that promoted nationalism in the US. Anderson Benedict categorically presented insightful information about the imagined communities through his numerous pieces of writing. He noted that the imagined communities promoted social integration, sporting activities among the US people, economic growth and cultural practices that include a new

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    They had the problem of facing two cultures and deciding which to choose, whether it was the American one, or the one from their birth country. In My Favorite Chaperone, Maya’s parents had different views about many things that American parents would have considered just fine. An example of

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    Rhetoric as theory allows the reader to analyze visual artifacts to produce a certain meaning that can be different to each individual. The theory can draw to attention otherization of people groups, how consumer culture in America can change poverty around the world, how southern culture can produce obesity and set bad morals for children, and create a call-to- action for the people. All of these examples listed are from a campaign commercial from Compassion International that was produced in 2008

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    Disappearing Culture Every single individual on this planet has their own distinctive identity and culture. Our culture helps us identify who we are and where we come from. In today’s world, it appears that cultural diffusion has become a normal part of everyone’s life as cultural trends, beliefs and customs spread quickly from one culture to another. In his poem, “Coca-Cola and Coco Frio,” Martin Espada provides his readers with a great example of cultural diffusion that a boy encounters when he

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