Culture of the United States

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    Hollywood and Anti-Americanism Movies and celebrities are a very important part of our culture today, around the world Hollywood is known to be the leading industry in filmmaking along with Bollywood and Nollywood. However, let’s focus on the American movie industry Hollywood. Around the world Hollywood is used as an inspiration for other filmmaking industries. With this kind of creation of media, there are always going to be opinions of other nations in which many believe that Hollywood has created

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    immigrant culture and assimilation. Assimilation, according to Rodriguez, is the integration of one’s culture with another. Rodriguez is not in favor of or against assimilation but acknowledges that it is occurring in America. Rodriguez first discusses the Canadian model of assimilation, where individuals in a mixed-race culture prefer to remain ethnically and culturally separate. Rodriguez proposes that America adopts a Mexican model of assimilation, where one is classified by the culture that one

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    The History Of America

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    the United States. The life forms here called, "humans," have agreed to help me repair my ship. I have made an alliance with the government to stay disguised as a human so long as they allow me to travel over this land to learn its history and its people. The name "The United States of America" is so powerful and I wanted to know all about the history of its culture, people, and food. If you are an American, you are more than likely an United States citizen. I have learned The United States

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    The immigration is always an important issue throughout the history of the United States. The government is struggling to assist the diversity of cultures and ethnic groups because immigrants continuously bring their traditions into America. This raised the metaphor “melting pot” and “salad bowl,” which described the term of assimilation and integration of the many different cultures in America. Today, the United States society no longer matches the "melting pot" metaphor; it shifts to "salad bowl"

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    Many immigrants come to the United State for various reasons, whether it is to escape war conflicts, jobs, freedom, or to receive better medical attention. However, the number one reasons immigrants come to the United State are to advance from poverty and oppression from their homeland. The United State is known for freedom of speech and having an open-door policy to welcome other immigrants to the United State. When other immigrants come to the United State some take on the acculturation as the

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    Immigration in the first years of the twentieth century had a profound impact on American society, culture and the political landscape. The effect of this immigration helped to determine the United States’ global persona for the entire century. As larger groups of Western Europeans immigrated to the United States, in the first twenty years, they brought with them, their culture, traditions, and European (old world) mode of thought. These modes of thought were based on their social, political and

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    language spoken. The United States is one of few countries to not have an official language. In America today, roughly 75 percent of the population speak English. The English language should be adopted as the United States official language as it is its founding language, plays a role in the safety of the citizens, and will aid in the progression of the economy. The United States was established by a body of English settlers, from England, who sought to expand the English culture among the world. The

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    Americans Must Share a Common Language, English The United States of America has no history; it is a new state. Though it does have a few indigenous inhabitants, the overwhelming majority of its inhabitants are immigrants. There is no history of a common culture or a common language developed over hundreds or thousands of years in the United States; however, the various backgrounds of the United States have combined to form a new American culture. Immigration continues, and with this immigration a

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    American and European cultures seem similar; both cultures have roots coming from Greek and Roman philosophy, most Americans have heritage tracing back to Europe, and the United States and Europe have extremely close diplomatic ties. In fact, these diplomatic ties span over the course of more than a century. However, in reality American and European cultures are extremely distinctive; they differ in both trivial matters, such as food or music, to more greater and important elements, such as how much

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    United states is a country with a lot of diversity. This is the place where all the cultures get blended, creating even new cultures. In this country many cultures had blended, but there are some people who are ignorants. They don’t get the idea of combining their cultures with other’s culture, as they think that what their culture has made up for them is perfect and should be respected. All cultures and their people should be respected because all these traditions and cultures get there to contribute

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