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    The Cultures of Iran In the last few years we have heard about Iran and their nuclear program. There has been constant back and forth on Iran getting a nuclear deal done with them saying they are only building for energy and others, including the United States (U.S.), believing they are trying to build nuclear weapons. If a deal is not completed and the U.S. has to take military action to stop the Iranian nuclear program, then the U.S. will have to concentrate on the major characteristics that

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    American Government I Boyd Lanier, Ph. D. Lamar University Majdi Alharbi 04/01/2016 Political culture in the United States is about a person’s behavior, value and belief. Most important ideas of political culture are the rights of people, responsibility of both the people and the government and the relationship between people and the government. Common languages and symbols are used in political culture to unite people. However, the understanding of a constitution, freedom of speech and voting divide

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    Culture is very important to individuals, especially for those who reside in the culturally-diverse United States. The United States can be compared to a salad bowl; different cultures and people are involved and tossed together to make one beautiful and delicious salad. People consider culture as a way to celebrate and acknowledge their own traditions and beliefs. It is very easy to keep these traditions when everyone upholds the same respect for them, but, in a world where America is considered

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    The United States is renowned for its title as a melting pot for a variety of different cultures, and is very unique in the fact of having many different people in one place. The diversity of the beautiful nation that will call home is one of the very aspects that makes America the great nation that it is. The United States, albeit influenced by many different cultures and a vast array of continents, is most influenced by the country of England. The most widely spoken language in the United States

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    Music has always been an outlet to use to express oneself sorrows, desires, and to tell stories. Mexican Americans have used music for decades to represent and honor their Mexican roots and patriotism, but to also express their struggles in the United States. It’s a pleasant combination of pride, struggle, and the journey of a relatable pain. Stories that are always told with Regional Mexican music are that of “mojados” (wetbacks), undocumented immigrants, deportation, government corruption and drug

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    time, cultures develop automatically. Regardless of how a culture was during the time of a country’s start, it will become completely different over a long period. Societies differ across the globe; however, their origins are all connected. For instance, America came into being by a mixture of people from around the word who originated from many different places, each with unique cultures. Therefore, the framework during the start of America was just bits and pieces of other country’s cultures. In

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    US CULTURE The United States of America being the third largest country in the world with more than 315 million inhabitants, consists of multicultural societies with ethnically diverse population. Since there are a lot of foreigners, the US culture has evolved in such a way accepting and tolerating other foreign cultures. US is very much influenced by protestant work ethics according to which people believe in themselves and their efforts to attain the goal of self-actualization and success. The

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    actually meaning of culture? There are many different definitions to the word, culture according to Live Science it is “The characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people.” Culture is defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. (REFERENCE). There are many cultures in the world, some have their similarities yet are unique in their own way and have a connection to the people of that region. It is extremely important for United States personnel and

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    The United States is an individualistic culture. Americans emphasize the goals and actions of the individual rather than society in its entirety. Therefore, one’s identity becomes very important; personal identity is more valued than community identity. The personal identity looks a person just as an individual. Community identity is the association to others and feeling as though one is a part of something much grander than just solidarity (Domenici & Littlejohn 2006). This focus on the individual

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    Political culture in the United States is about a person’s behavior, value and belief. Most important ideas of political culture are the rights of people, responsibility of both the people and the government and the relationship between people and the government. Common languages and symbols are used in political culture to unite people. However, the understanding of a constitution, freedom of speech and voting divide people. What is a constitution? A constitution is an agreement that represent

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