Introuction to USA.ppt

PPT of Uncle Samby William Hu, associate prof. of Xinjiang Agricultural University May， 2012Email: hqp2521@126.com / william88william@ Tanks will go to anyone who will use this for reference in teaching and learning English as educational / academic purpose. Please observe the intellectual property right. The location of American Cities The Stars and Stripes 星条旗 The Star-Spangled Banner Great Seal of the United States: Obverse (front) and Reverse (Back) American Currency American Coins Bald eagle: National bird Nickname: Uncle Sam Uncle Sam a National Symbol. He, an image of patriotism, the personification of America itself. Classic image: M. Flaggs 1917 poster used to recruit soldiers for both World War I and World War II defined the classic look of Uncle Sam, with a white goatee and dressed in his patriotic suit and top hat. Story: Why Uncle Sam became the nickname Samuel Wilson (1766-1854) was born in Massachusetts. He grew up in New Hampshire, and in 1778 he moved to the State of New York, to start a business in the meat-packing industry. During the War of 1812, Sam Wilson obtained a contract to supply beef to the Army in its campaign further north. He shipped the meat in barrels branded with the initials U.S. as they were government property. The soldiers and the teamsters took to joking that the initials referred to their Uncle Sam, and over time, everything marked with U.S. was linked with Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam became synonymous with the United States itself. All supplies from the United States government were said to come from Uncle Sam. Alaska Eastern United States Hawaii Hawaii Mississippi River One River and Two Mountains One River: Mississippi River 3rd longest river in the world “father of waters” “Old Man river” A potent 使人心服的 geographic symbol: dividing line between “East” and “West” Two Mountains Appalachian Mts Rocky Mts: “the backbone of the continent”; the Continental Divide Pearl harbor South Traditionally, the Southern region refe