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involvement in community matters, are all embedded in their culture. Art and Sports Cultural diversity in America is seen in their art and sports. The US is widely known as a leader and pacesetter in the production of mass media content, including television, and the film industry. According to the US Department of Commerce, America alone brings to the…

The shareholders were eagerly awaiting the arrival of ships loaded with gold, silver, and other valuable products from the Spanish colonies, which would multiply the return on their investment in the South Sea Company. The problem was that the boats and wealth had only been in the minds of the promoters who, counting on the monopoly to negotiate with the Spanish colonies, were dedicated to spreading rumors about the immense wealth that were waiting for their shareholders in the new world. To…

Realizing the potential of the spice trade, the journey to find the quickest route to the “Spice Islands” was off to a go and the British, Dutch, and Portuguese were off to the races. Similarly to the British, Hollands government encouraged rival merchant companies to unify in order to create a government-run monopoly. Their only goal: to make money. With a stable financial backing and a stronger fleet, the Dutch quickly rose to power in the Asian trade market and was considered the first truly…

In Ji-Yeon Yuh’s article “Imagined Community – Sisterhood and Resistance among Korean Military Brides in America, 1950-1996,” she points out the hardship that military brides had gone through since they migrated from Korean camptown to reside permanently in the United States with their husbands who once served in the military service. In the introduction, Yuk mentions that most of military brides did not sense happiness in their marriages, “some were in the middle of second or third marriages,…

America has always been a vast melting pot of cultures which has been the subject of many writings from a variety of writers. The exploration of American culture and its people has always been heavily touched upon through different mediums of entertainment. The most notable and oldest form that has been used to explore American culture is through readings cultivated by many talented writers. The subjects range from the American people, race and class, gender roles, freedom and change. Today the…

best be described as Nick, an upper class male forma richa family, looks towards these others condescension, as if there is a lack of equality between them. This demonstrates that the American dream, which is said to thrive amongst the cities of America, is being disregarded due to the present social hierarchy. However, The American dream is not singularly a system of social institutions and norms. The American dream is the ability of on to achieve wealth regardless of their background. There…

In his article “The Intricacies of Accommodation: The Proselytizing Strategy of Matteo Ricci,” Yu Liu evaluates the missionary work of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit, in China during the late sixteenth century. While Liu formulates several well supported claims throughout the article, he lacks a strong thesis that unifies them together. In addition, when judging the effectiveness of Ricci’s work, Liu seems to have a bias towards his effect on China, neglecting to mention the important effect…

1) For each episode, write a brief 2-3 sentence summary of the main storylines. Episode 15: “Follow the leader”: In this episode Jack takes leadership and tries to prevent their last three-year from happening. Meanwhile Juliet and Sawyer are trying to get off the island on a submarine. On the present time Locked is on the island now as the Others leader and is trying to kill a man named Jacob. Episode 16: The Incident: Part 1: In this episode we find out who the famous Jacob is and that he has…

The zeitgeist of America is adaptive because of its superiority, evolution, and character. People all around the world come to America for its greatness and advancement. However, people come here not just to be in America, but to be an American and be a part of the magnificent country. With the power America has comes great responsibilities. America has its problems just as any nation does because there is no such thing as a perfect world. There are, however, more positive things to say…

” as well as Toshio Mori’s “Tomorrow is Coming, Children,” both tell tales of what it was like to live in the borderlands between cultures. Certainly their stories are different. Chew recounts the experience of leaving China to pursue wealth in America, while Mori tells a story of being a Japanese immigrant travelling to the west. Both arrived in the United States at different times, for different reasons. Both, while in the United States, struggled to learn the language assimilate into the…