languages, styles, and ideas coming together. The United States is often referred to as a melting pot due to the different communities that colonized the country and the diverse nationalizes which migrated in later years. Although many consider the United States a melting pot there is also the idea that this metaphor does not actually represent the reality of the different ethnicities and national groups in the United States. Although the United States is a country in which the majority of its population
number of cultures, ranging from the cultures its indigenous people to the cultures of almost every ethnic group from across the globe. Walking down the streets of New York or Toronto, you will likely hear six or seven different languages spoken by the people you are walking past. While many immigrants are insistent on assimilating into American culture and society, their unique presence and culture is what helps create the American culture and society they hope to live in. A culture within North
Latin America Distinguishing cultures from one another has become increasingly difficult as various societies continue to intertwine and share their aspects of popular life. Constant exposure to US and other world cultures has changed the cultures of Latin American countries somewhat, but much of society remains unchanged. Moving to the United States from Latin America alters life a great deal, and keeping touch with one’s original culture may sometimes seem unimportant or simply impossible
The United States and Haiti There are many countries in the world, and all of them have different aspect, politics, culture, education and other opportunities they offer. There are poor countries but not forget some of them are also rich too. The United States of America has been classified as the greatest country in the world. Although they have some similarities, however I would not trade Haiti for the United States. I grew up in Haiti, but I am currently living in the United States. One thing
The United States and China boast the two largest economies in the world but, despite this fact, these two countries have very little in common. At first glance, this may seem very obvious to most people but, what exactly is it that makes these two countries so different? How is it that such different perspectives and approaches can both lead to great success? Hofstede’s six dimensions of culture are an attempt to answer these questions and more. Dr. Geert Hofstede, studied employees of the computer
American Culture The American Culture is rich, complex, and unique. Our culture, which is an important component of the nation's identity, emerged from short, rapid European invasion of the Americas, sparsely settled by diverse native peoples. The African’s arrival added yet another layer of unique cultural complexity to the territories named the New World. These three cultures, European, Indian, and African were very different and yet a lot alike. Their ways of life were greatly diverse although
Immigration & the American Identity Since first settled by the Pilgrims, the United States has been a nation of immigrants united together in a common ideology of democracy. The concept of cultural assimilation is inapplicable to the United States, considering its very existence as a giant mixture of different cultures. Recent political events have been very foreboding towards the future of immigration into the United States. Therefore, it is important to recall that throughout all the 239 years the
The United States of America used to be known as the world’s largest melting pot. Meaning many different ethnicities and backgrounds coming and living with one another, and sharing each other’s culture. This can also be defined as assimilation. The United States of America has slowly drifted away from assimilation to isolating those who are different and diverse. The United States first became identified as the world’s greatest melting pot after the waves of immigration from Europe and neighbor
China and the United States has its own unique culture. What is culture? According to Kluckhohn and Kroeber ‘Culture consists in patterned ways of thinking, feeling, and reacting, acquired and transmitted mainly by symbols, constituting the distinctive achievements of human groups’ (Dowling, Festing, & Engle, 2013, p. 24). There are many interesting facts surrounding their culture. In this paper I will compare China’s culture to the culture of the United States to determine if China is a good match
Colby Wall Hour 2 Rome vs United States Rome vs the United States had some major differences and some similarities. Their government has some differences and similarities including: The Roman government was a strange mix of republic and democracy and another interesting fact was that they got most of their ideas from the Ancient Greeks. Julius Caesar was elected to be the ruler of the Roman government in 60 B.C. with the help of Crassus, and then later around 44 B.C. Julius Caesar changed