Americanization

you have a vacation to both Ontario and Michigan, you would these two provinces are basically same (Getis 389). Not only the landscapes, but also the commercial chains and advertisements are same (Getis 389). This is an excellent example of the Americanization of Canadian culture. "America appeared to be source of all good things, things that were magical and ingenious and fun -- Cokes, thirteen-inch hot dogs, sodas and milkshakes, soft ice cream, chocolate bars, Walt Disney’s lovable world full…

Understanding cultural diversity in the United States is vastly important when it comes to the modern dynamics and politics that shape the regions and the people who now inhabit and have inhabited the Western hemisphere long before initial European colonization as well the various ethnic groups that subsequently came afterwards in search of religious, political, and economic freedoms the vast American continent had to offer. With Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the year 1492, shortly after the…

much do they control the sport? In a perfect basketball world we would see a great battle of “teams” compete for a title, but because of the media, the rise to superstardom has reigned and being a “team” has lost its meaning. Because of the “Americanization” of sports as some are now calling it, our society focuses more on the satisfaction sports can bring the fans, more than the credibility of the sport. After all, society places value on competition and flashy plays, therefore a value is put…

In other words, the image of Hitler was seen by the people of Germany as a unifying factor designed to pursue German nationalism and the reestablishment of Germany as a leading German power following the devastation that visited Germany in the aftermaths of World War I. Thus, Gurian in 1945 utilized an approach to history that was parallel to that of Kershaw who was writing in 1987. Although these two historians were separated by over 42 years, they both realized that nationalism was a vehicle…

Rambunctious Garden Critical Book Review Emma Marris opens Rambunctious Garden by dedicating the book to her mother for sending her to Audubon Day Camp. Though her statement is unexplained, Marris seems to reference how she began to care about nature. In his A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold wrote about how direct interactions with nature can lead one to care about the land, to develop a land ethic (Leopold 223-225). Audubon Camp was how Marris developed her land ethic. Though this…

The Houston runway was quickly disappearing beneath me, the plane ascending, leaving my stomach dismantled on the tarmac. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I was truly on a plane, by myself, headed to Buenos Aires, Argentina. My mother laughed at the thought of me living abroad; consistently making it known my ideas were childish, financially unstable and unattainable. With a slight grin pulling at my lips, I close my eyes and begin to wonder what the world will look like on the other side…

In the Chicano community, children are an integral part of how the community can be developed due to the fact that they’re still learning things while young. For this reason, works created by Chicanos are especially important because children and young people can see themselves in the different modes of media. A book that helps this endeavor is Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano, where a young girl tells the story of her family’s demise using a deck of loteria cards. This book can be considered…

Who lived in America before the immigrants came? It was the Native Americans, and after them were the European settlers and explorers. When the white settlers came, they were friendly with the Native Americans and vice versa. At least, it looked like that on the surface; secretly, the Europeans, including Christopher Columbus wanted to enslave the Native Americans. Native Americans were tortured and killed, treaties were violated, and fights and raids broke out. Was exploration of the Americas…

Puerto Ricans and The United States. The United States of America since its early days has been the target of mass immigration from all around the world. The promise of the new land, the freedom, and the great nation, was the perfect attraction to many immigrants that migrated for various reasons like a better life, freedom, safety, among others. Out of all the immigrant groups that have historically found their way into the United States of America, Puerto Ricans are a particular case. With the…

Second Reading Review: Topic 9: Morley, D. “Globalisation and Cultural Imperialism Reconsidered: Old Questions in New Guises” From Curran, J. and Morley, D. (Eds) Media and Cultural Theory. New York, Routledge, 2006, pgs. 30-43. Cultural imperialism occurs when one country’s media products dominate the rest of the world, instead of a mutual exchange of media content, often contributing to diminishing local media industry, and therefore a diminished local culture. Morley examines and evaluates…