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    small town my grandparents and family lived in. She expressed that she did not want her children to experience the type of racist trauma she had witnessed other young African American children experience. Therefore, the family decided to move to Southern California for a better life and better educational experience for the children. My grandmother also stated that her mother and two brothers had already moved to California and assisted with my grandparents’ moving process; and, the hope for us,

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    there is such a thing as American culture. I know it’s hard to see America as having it’s own culture because the US is considered a melting pot, and so many different cultures contribute to our everyday lives, but the US does have it’s own culture. Just as other cultures influenced the United States, the US has also influenced other cultures. American culture can be broken down into many categories but I’ll just do six. Food that is considered part of American culture are hamburgers, hot dogs, potato

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    Culture is everything that defines a group of people, from the food they eat, to the values they practice each day. To some people, their cultural identity is the most important thing to them, while to others, they may not even know which cultures they belong to. I am part of the second group, so it took a lot of time and work to really discover my cultural identity. I am defined by a few cultures, some very different from each other, but nevertheless, they define me. The cultures that define me

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    somewhere. We all feel a connection towards a place that we call “home”. Yet this statement doesn’t apply to all people because not everyone is lucky enough to have a strong identity that they are certain about and that is linked to their country and culture. Sudan and South Sudan display great examples of countries that were once united as one nation but had had to split because their citizens had different perspectives of themselves and of their national identities. In addition, boundary disagreements

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    Southern Gothic literature has rooted itself in American culture and created several classic short stories that have pushed literary boundaries and minds. Among the most influential of these Southern Gothic stories is “A Rose for Emily”, by William Faulkner; “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, and “Good Country People”, both by Flannery O’Connor. After first discussing what characteristics make up the genre of Southern Gothic, each of these stories will be evaluated and discussed in terms of what makes

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    its norms, identifiable values or shared views for their communication which orders the use of violence in various circumstances. Subcultures are not entirely different from a larger culture to which they’re surrounded. On the other hand, the subcultural supporters contribute many social beliefs of the dominant culture and observe a separate set of principles and ideals that are not overlooked by the larger class of society. Observing to the beliefs of a subculture of violence or the use of violence

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    there is such a thing as American culture. I know it’s hard to see America as having it’s own culture because the US is considered a melting pot, and so many different cultures contribute to our everyday lives, but the US does have it’s own culture. Just as other cultures influenced the United States, the US has also influenced other cultures. American culture can be broken down into many categories but I’ll just do six. Food that is considered part of American culture are hamburgers, hot dogs, potato

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    Final S-Town is a contemporary piece of Southern Gothic Literature because of the use of social issues, outsiders, and violence. Southern Gothic literature has been around since the early nineteenth century. This type of writing deals with the moral issues and conflicts surrounding the South. More contemporary versions of Southern Gothic Literature can be found today and differ greatly from classic pieces due to the elements inserted throughout the plot. Southern Gothic pieces of literature such as

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    within the characteristics of the culture in the era of Southern Gothic Literature. This era manifested authors like Harper Lee, Flannery O’Conner, William Faulkner, and Edgar Allen Poe who were all “illuminating” their readers while heir focus was around the history of southern slavery. The artistic direction simultaneously permits scholars to appreciate when identifying with this music video signs and symbols while realizing the reasonable grounds behind Southern Gothic Literature. Burke’s identification

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    The Southern Gothic genre uses dark and sometimes supernatural stories to expose the deeper issues faced in society. When reading Southern Gothic literature one could miss the deeper meaning in the story because it is not always the clear message but rather the underlining message. Both William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor achieve this in their stories “A Rose for Emily” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Faulkner and O’Connor bring the issues of mental illness and hypocrisy to light in their works

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