Modern American Culture
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Transcript of Modern American Culture
Typically American
Every school day, over 480,000 school buses transport 26 million children to and from schools and school-related activities in the USA.
Oscar statuette
• 34 cm tall, weighs 3.85 kg • a knight holding a sword and
standing on a film reel with five spokes that represent Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians
Obesity
• over 70 % of Americans are considered overweight or obese...
• „junk food” (food that has little or no nutritional value such as crisps, potato chips, fast food)
B-boying or breakdancing
• street dance that was created as part of hip hop culture among young African Americans and Latinos
• dance battles or competitions
The American Dream
• freedom is guaranteed to all and everyone has a chance to achieve success and prosperity
• the Statue of Liberty is regarded as a symbol of the American Dream
Macintosh computers
• widely used in America• produced by Apple Inc.• musicians, visual artists
and other professionals like using
• resistant to viruses, great design but much more expensive than a PC
Silicon Valley
• an area in northern California
• home to many of the world’s largest high technology companies: eBay, Google, Yahoo!, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Adobe Systems, Apple Inc, Intel, Facebook, Youtube etc.