American Culture Final Thoughts

    In he American culture class, we discussed lots of different topics. First, I really admire American heroes. Those heroes who I have seen on the movies were fascinating. They encourage me a lot. Spiderman teaches me that the importance of listening to our conscience. Batman teaches me keep going even when the going is very tough. Second, I also like Billy Holiday and Norah Jones. When I drove the car, I have heard their songs on the radio but that time I even didn’t know who they were. Fortunately, I could read their life story and could listen to their music again. Third interesting topic for me is art. I really enjoyed Ansel Adams’ works. He is landscape photographer in twentieth century. He made up photography into a recognized shape of art. That was amazing. I really like learning those topics with my classmates. My classmates and I are from different countries. We have different point of view on those topics but we really enjoyed discussing them together. Additionally, we have a greatest teacher Louise.

   

    The American class has various aspects of American society. I learned many academic terms in different subjects such as art, music, business, etc. Those terms are helpful for academic reading. Most interesting topic for me is business while I really do not like politics. I also learned writing structure. I used the structure to write those subjects and posted them on the blog to share with my classmates. Honestly, I do not like the blog, but I learned numerous useful academic materials in this class.

American culture class

    Superheroes have inherently advantageous qualities and good accomplishments. Iron man is very self-confident. He teaches us that violent can not keep peace. Spider man is smart. He teaches us that the importance of listening to our conscience. Batman is tough. He teaches us keep going even when the going is very tough. Those heroes have same accomplishments. They save people when they are in danger. They also stop the crimes as well. Though we don’t have abilities and achievements, we learn lots of benefits form them.

American Culture Class: Superheroes

    In American culture class we discussed the American idea of superheroes. There are many famous super heroes in American such as, Batman, Spiderman, and Iron man. We read an excerpt form the book ‘superheroes and philosophy’ by Jeph Loeb and Tom Morris. Many people believe that stories of superheroes embody our deepest hopes and fears. People also feel that superheroes help us deal with our worst nightmares. Every superhero has superpower, such as the ability to fly, to leap over tall buildings or to develop human abilities to superhuman level. According to the Greek philosopher, Plato, he believed that good is inherently attractive and that is why superhero stories have been popular for so long. For instance, superheroes can remind us of the significance of self-discipline, self-sacrifice, and using our lives for something good and noble. Moreover, when we confront adversity in our lives, we are inclined to give up easily, but superheroes show us how to face the difficulty. For example, Batman teaches us keep going even when the going is very tough. I really like stories of superheroes that inspire me a lot.

American Musicians of The 20 century

    In our American culture class, we learned about two musicians of the 20 century, Billie Holiday and Norah Jones. Their lives were very different, but both became very successful. Holiday had a tough childhood. She had problems because of poverty. In contrast, Norah’s parents are a famous musician and dancer. She was able to get a good education. According to the their different lives, they also had different musical training. Billie Holiday learned music form musicians around her and created her own style of singing. Norah Jones did have piano lessons and learned jazz piano at University of North Texas. Finally, their musical style is different, but they are mainly jazz singers. They often sing quiet and emotional songs as well. However, Billie Holiday only sang jazz songs. Jones sings country, pop songs, and faster pop songs. I really admire both singers’ music. Although they have different lives, training and musical style, they both appeal to me a lot.  

Twentieth Century Ameerican Art

    On Friday class, we learned about three famous American artists in 20 century. We enjoyed their terrific art works and discussed their biographies. Louise Nevelson was a sculptor. She used wood to create her art sculptures and also refreshed the art appearance for American women. Second, Ansel Adams was a landscape photographer who made up photography into a recognized shape of art. Finally, we talked about Jackson Pollack who was an Abstract Expressionist. His art style was throwing paint on a canvas. It was really unique and amazing. Those artists are still well-known until today. We were really happy to learn some American arts from them.

Debate in American culture class

    In United States, before citizens vote the president, there are American political debates between Republicans and Democrats. Last week, we read both side policies. Our team supported Democrat candidate Mr. Obama. We indicated that Obama wouldn’t like to make a war in Iran. Romney predicted that Iran would develop nuclear weapon, so he wanted to make a war in Iran to stop they invent this weapon. Obama thought that it’s just a prediction. We can wait and we don’t have to make a war now. War cannot solve problems. We also agreed with Obama about education and health system as well. We were really happy to learn American political culture during the fascinating debate.

Do you think that debate is important before voting?

Racial Prejudice

        We read a story about John, African American who lived in a white suburban neighborhood. First, after working as a lawyer, he went jogging in his community. And then, something always happened to him. When white people saw him running toward to them, they were instant to kept away from him. Moreover, police officer often stopped him on the street and checked his ID. These things disturbed him a lot and made him angry.

         From my point of view in this story, white people were prejudice against John. They thought that he didn’t belong this neighborhood, he committed crimes here and why he was running. Society still has racial discrimination. For example, People may not say they dislike racism and different color people.

American culture (Tirangle fire)

   

    Triangle fire event changed American culture a lot. That event began from someone dropping cigarette in the factory. In that day, someone found out that factory started fire and he told the factory owner. The owner didn't call fire station and didn't tell the workers. The owner just left. The workers didn't know that it's on fire and they were still working until they got off work. When they got out the door, it was locked. The fire surrounded them. They didn't have any way to get out of the factory. No one helped them. That fire killed 145 people. Most of deceased were teenager girls. After this event, American government realized this was a big issue. They started to make laws to protect the worker and kept their right for them. Now day, the government is still making benefits for the workers.