It is also ludicrous to think that we can get an entire nation to stop speaking their native language and to adopt and learn a completely different one. ... If we were to take away the right to speak in a people's native language we would take away their first amendment right of freedom of speech and religion, this goes against all that our forefathers fought for nearly 300 years ago, and what makes this country so great. To strip people of their right to speak their native tongue is to strip them of their native religion, customs, culture, and the history of their people. ... The fi...

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America has traditionally been referred to as a "melting pot," welcoming people from all over the world, different races and religions; all hoping to find a better life, new opportunities and freedom. ... America is the most diverse country in the world. ... They don't need this, because everybody around speaks their native language. ... American perceives himself as a center of universe. ... American society consists of many individuals. ...

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He showed this by the way he judged the natives. ... This is evident because the pilgrims left England because of the rules and religion and cultural persecution. Therefore because of all of that they came to America for religious and cultural freedom, and upon settling they wanted the natives to change their way of life. ... To be a better American is to first be a better person. ... To be a better American is to show the real reason everyone came to settle in America, which is for freedom. ...

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The oppression of the Native religion serves as a predominant theme as King satirizes Christianities book of Genesis, with the anecdote of the creation of the earth and Adam and Eve. Throughout the text the four Indians attempt to narrate their North American Native Mythology as they undermine Christianities canonical beginnings where the Judeo-Christian God is merely portrayed as a troublesome figment of the Native trickster Coyote's imagination. ... In a world where Christianity rules, it is obvious how any oppressed religions may feel. But the fight fo...

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Yam (African), cookie (Dutch), pretzel (German), tobacco (Native American), and ranch (Spanish) are words describing things we think of as being "American". What is American? What is an American? ... People usually try to change a culture or a religion to fit their own views, instead of accepting it and its diversity. ... Once we accept someone's religion and nationality we accept them as human beings. ...

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People's religion and their beliefs on what things mean and stand for. ... Where as Americans are tend live and work farther away from each other. ... Even Native Americans have their own values and traditions. ...

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She was born in Thailand and prior to moving to America, lived in Bangkok with her parents and two sister's. ... E.S. came to America to get married after meeting her soon to be husband on the Internet. ... s cultural definition is Thai and she remains culturally oriented and continues to practice her religion as well as cooking Thai food and listening to her native lands music much of the time. ... While speaking with her husband in her native tongue she speaks in a strong voice, rapidly, with a high pitch and to me sounds as if she runs her words together. ... She does however report ...

• Word Count: 2075
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

For tradition to survive in family, culture, or religion an effort must be made to consciously repeat. ... Even in cultures such as Native American culture that are rich in tradition, without exposure to these traditions children like Turtle cannot be exposed to traditions without repetition. Continuing cultural tradition is impossible for the Native American unless their traditions are taught to the next generation through repetition. ... A good example of a lack of cultural tradition is present in the modern day American culture. ... Tradition must have a forced effort to exist in famili...

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She writes, I choose to describe myself on my own terms, as an American, rather than as an Asian-American. ... She felt proud of being an American. Mukjeree believes that all citizens should be treated equally regardless if they are native born or an immigrant. ... Stereotypes create a misconception of how people are and how they exist in other cultures, religions, or countries. ... It is also important to teach them to be open-minded of each other regardless of sex, race, culture, and religion. ...

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We hear people call themselves African American, German American, Asian American, and any number of other country slash American. ... If we build off these definitions for this paper we could build a working definition and say that culture is the projection of the production of all abstract things, such as art, religion, sports, and leisure activity, by a given people in a given area. ... The answer I think brings us back to the definition of culture as encompassing the abstract things such as religion, art and other abstract things. ... Taking myself again as an example I could easily label...

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My ethnography field work is based on the immigration of people from India to the United States of America. ... Isn't America a free and liberal county? ... Religions such as Buddhism, Christian, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Sikhism are one of many thousands of religions that are followed. ... American's are very spoiled. ... America does not have culture; culture is just based on a tradition of any event. ...

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Independent Reading Essay In the book I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven, it talks about how a young man, named Mark, goes to a Native American village, called Quee, and their he learns about the Native American life. ... That he was just there to help with their religion and not to change their ways and customs. ...

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These standards may be based on religion, different social groups in which people belong, as well as the social environment that surrounds us. ... Costello states, "They are very common They are the sorts of Americans that one does one's duty by-not accepting" (p. 13). ... He stated, "when you deal with natives you must go by the custom of the place. Flirting is purely and American custom; it doesn't exist here" (p. 45). ...

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They are a North American group that lives between the Canadian Cree, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. ... Several times each day, the natives use tools to rub the insides of their mouths in an intricate pattern. ...

• Word Count: 2054
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School