What is an American essays

What is an American essays American is a word that we use almost everyday to express what we are. But exactly what does that word mean? Does it mean that we work a standard 40 hour week? Does it mean that we have exactly 2.5 children and half of our parents are divorced? The word American entails more than those trivial facts about the United States of America. Is an American one who will run into burning builds to save another? Someone who believes in all that America does criticizing nothing at all? A true American means that a person is entrenched into America's culture, takes advantage of all our freedoms, and has a sense of their history. First of all, an American knows full and well the culture of the country that they are living in. They should know what sports is known as our national pastime as well as other small facts that make our country special. They should know who our president is as well as being entrenched in the music and movies of the times. However, culture is more than just knowing the famous and well known aspects of our country. Culture is just the environment that every American lives in. For example, how many Americans could go through an entire day without watching TV? Things like TV, coffee, and the internet are staples of the American culture that we all are involved in, in some way, shape, or form. Yet and still it's easy for Americans to not be into the culture even though they wake up in it every morning. Case in point, the two biggest issues in the last few months have been the presidential election and the war over in the Middle East. A true American is abreast of all the issues that will directly affect their and their families' lives. They watch the news every few days and participate in elections if they are able to. Americans now want to be more culturally conscience of other cultures. Even fifty years ago, W.E.B Duboise saw the need for all people to live in a harmonious society. In his Credo, he writes, "I BELIEVE in Go...

The New England and Chesapeake Regions essays

The New England and Chesapeake Regions essays Culture is the flavor to any society. Derived from what makes a society successful, culture brings society to life. By 1700, the English colonist had developed two diverse cultures in the societies of the New England colonies and in the Chesapeake region due to religious and agricultural reasons. Religion was the basis of culture in the New England colonies, yet it played a lesser role in the development of culture in the Chesapeake colonies. Due to strict enforcement, Religion influenced family life, education, and unity in the New England colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Many Puritan Separatists, unsatisfied with the Church of England, moved to Massachusetts for religious unity. Newcomers had the choice of converting to Puritanism or leaving Massachusetts. To not attend church regularly or live near the church was illegal. Not committing oneself to Puritanism was as much a crime as treason. The first public schools were set up in the New England colonies so that everyone could read the Bible, which resulted in a higher level of education. Winthrop implies in A Model of Christian Clarity that the communities worked together as "one man." Everyone knew one another because they attended church regularly and lived in proximity. In the C hesapeake colonies of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, religion seemed not nearly as prevalent in the culture. Many newcomers turned to the Chesapeake colonies for its religious tolerance. Maryland initially established as a refuge for Catholics, also accepted Protestants. Protestants soon outnumbered the Catholics. As a result, the Act of Toleration, introduced by Lord Baltimore, established religious freedom in Maryland. Even Jews came to practice their religion freely. Puritanism was the backbone of New England society, yet religious toleration in the Chesapeake colonies was an open door that many newcomers decided to take. Rich soil became key to the sur...