英美文化资料.doc

一、Abstract Many cultures inhibit the world around us. Who we are and the personalities we develop are often shaped by the upbringing we had, the experiences we had, and the individual we are to start with. Some cultures learn how to live side-by-side and embracing other neighboring beliefs, traditions, and language. Though to be an American is to embrace the English language and all it has to offer. Being America is the home to many people from many cultures; English is the chosen language, in the many forms that our different heritages generate. American Culture and The English Language Growing up in the United States, how could one not write about a culture so diversified? One could write about many different cultures around the world; though the United States contains a variety of cultures not alienated from each other, rather they are a part of the big mixing bowl of cultures that make up the American culture. ? Living among each other are Native Americans, African Americans, Muslims, Indian, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Amish, and not to forgetting the Hawaiian Islands and its people. The United States is so diverse; it really depends on where an individual grows up in the land of independence and the systems of beliefs that determines the shape of any individuals’ personality. ? Being the educational system usually integrates a mixture of cultures in one classroom, teaches the same curriculum and share in the same activities, the American culture has emerged over the generations. ? The typical American boy and girl go through life changes together; completing much of the same pattern, though religious beliefs do cause variances. ? For the most part, children enter the education system around four or five years old. ? Growing up in the educational system, children develop hobbies, sports,... 二、中国80后一代眼中的美国文化和中国文化 AbstractThe wave of globalization has been shaking every nook and cranny of the world. Peoples’ ways of thinking and activities have