101 Characteristics of Americans/American Culture To help you compare and contrast what you observe of American culture and your own‚ mark the similarities and differences between your culture and what you have read about in this book. 1. America is enormous: the third largest country in the...
which reflects the interaction between culture and language. American slang has its own unique linguistic features and rich cultural connotations, and is also a special carrier of American culture; with its vivid and concise language style truly and vividly reflects the ...
(1)推理判断题。根据第二段中的If the analogy(类比) of a melting pot is applied to American culture,subcultures might be the individual ingredients in the soup. (如果把美国文化比作熔炉,那么亚文化可能就是汤里的各种食材。)以及Subcultures exist within
As American as the two-car garage —Anon As British as roast beef —Anon As English as tea and scones —Elyse Sommer The variations to this are virtually limitless; to cite just a few: “As English as the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace,”“English as clotted cream,”“As ...
aIf you ask people what qualities define Americans, they will probably say that the two dominating characteristics of an American are inventiveness and independence. America is truly the land of cars and car culture. 如果您问人们什么质量定义了美国人,他们大概认为美国人的二个控制的特征是创造力和独立...
aIf you ask people what qualities define Americans, they will probably say that the two dominating characteristics of an American are inventiveness and independence. America is truly the land of cars and car culture. 如果您问人们什么质量定义了美国人,他们大概认为美国人的二个控制的特征是创造力和独立...
TheKumauni hill tribes of northern India offer a vivid example of aculturethat traditionally celebrates distinct stages in every child’s life. When a girl reaches puberty, her home is decorated with elaborate representations of the coming of age of a certain goddess who, wooed by a young god...
Because the characteristics that define the organizational advantages of bureaucracy also contain within them the possibilities of organizational dysfunction, both the flattering and unflattering depictions of bureaucracy can be accurate. Thus, the characteristics that make bureaucracies proficient paradoxically ...
Are there other demographic, cultural or acquired traits (such as gender, power, educational background or foreignness) that are relevant to risk-taking? To answer these questions, we follow a threefold method. First, we define a set of C.E.O. profile variables to measure C.E.O. risk ...
Greek Revival furniture can be found in a number of neoclassical-inspired styles, but there are some trends that are common throughout all of them. Specifically, we're interested in those things that define the Greek (as opposed to Roman) aesthetic. After all, Greek Revival furniture is neocl...