Culture of the Southern United States

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    with a man named General George Washington in hopes of achieving peace between our people. Our chief describes these colonials as very close-minded, as they rarely see other cultures aside from their own, and may view us as savages. To avoid further conflict, I must show the colonials our way of life and explain to them our culture in hopes of creating a bridge between our people and to possibly create a preverbal bridge of assimilation between us. Surely after viewing our way of politics and studying

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    American immigrants were men from China who came to the United States looking for economic opportunities in building the transcontinental railroad and working in the gold mines during the California gold rush in 1849 (Hall, 2010). In comparison to the early Asian American immigrants, the more recent Asian immigrants typically originate from areas such as the East Asian countries (e.g., Korea), the Asian Pacific Islands (e.g., the Philippines), and Southern Asian

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    The United States began its life as a small nation consisting of only thirteen states. Over time the leaders of this county recognized that in order to prosper the nation would need to expand beyond the current set borders. Westward Expansion was the only solution, to adopt such a large endeavor meant that the population had to have a reason to migrate west. Expansion had appeal to the Southern land owners for the fact that the Missouri Compromise did not affect territories that were not part of

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    essay “Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections.” Appiah tries to point out that “American social distinctions cannot be understood in terms of the concept of race.” (102) That America is made up of so many different races that no race is the more superior or in other cases inferior to one another. America is defined by its cultural diversity; it is what makes America the nation that it is. It is the reason that we as Americans have freedoms other people

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    The Mexican cultures is perhaps one of the most fascinating cultures worldwide. The mixture of strong native legends, artistic expressions and Spanish culture elements make the Mexican culture unique. Mexico is a country in the southern portion of North America which borders Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. To the south is the border of Guatemala and Belize. To the east is the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. To the west is the Pacific Ocean. Mexico is approximately 3 times the size

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    the Caribbean Islands. All seven siblings of my father were born outside of the United States, expect him. In the 1900's, a lot of his siblings immigrated from Haiti to America. My aunt, Francoise, is an immigrate and I did a project on her immigration in the seventh grade. She told me during the interview that, "it was a busy transition and being without her family made it even worse." My family settled in the southern parts New Jersey early, right when everyone immigrated because they were docked

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    especially throughout the United States. Today, the greatest population suffering from this disease are African American children who reside in the southern part of the country. Parents, as well as children, continue to support unhealthy lifestyles even though they are well aware of the life-threatening diseases caused by obesity. It is apparent that living an unhealthy lifestyle, as well as eating poorly, negatively

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    America to control the territories of western parts of America that were either unclaimed or occupied by other nations. It is pertinent to discern that England influenced the United States in diverse ways. In the second half of 18th century, the railroad which that was invented in England brought a significant impact in the United States expansion to the West. Railroads originated from England. England had a dense populace, substantial financial resources and short distances between its cities. Conversely

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    “The United States of America has a reputation as a beacon of freedom and diversity from the colonial period of its history” (American Freedom). Oppression is at the root of many of the most serious conflicts in the world today. But before oppression could be a part of the world today, it had to be a part of history. Many colonists that lived in the New England colonists came to America to practice their own religion.Wealthy colonists copied British styles in clothes, dancing and etiquette. Others

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    understand who they are. People who are different from themselves can come from a different country with the big diversity in the United States and it can also be here where people in the northern think different from the people in the southern area many people think and act different from others like in the story( without a title by Diane Glancy) a man expressing his cultures in a very unique way and the government and his wife don’t accept who he is in this little short poem talks a about unfairness

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