Essays on American Culture

Could drinking at an early age be safer for children? By introducing children to alcohol early on in their life gives them the ammunition they need to handle alcohol responsibly. In other countries parents will let their children drink some alcohol at family diners to...

Being polite is an unspoken rule of thumb in order to be accepted in our world based on social communication and technology. Phases such as “ How are you” “nice to see you” are used to convert politeness rather than the true meaning of the...

When I started reading the Body Ritual Among the Nacirema people, I initially thought they had some interesting rituals. The Nacirema people are found in North America between Canada and Mexico. The first thing that struck me to be familiar with was throwing wampum across...

Artists use and deliberately manipulate objects in order to provoke or generate a discussion that force their audience to think deeper about personal and philosophical ideas. Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker whose work is often associated with modernist art movements such...

The excerpt is from the novella Daisy Miller, written by “Henry James “in 1878; pages80, 81. It is a realistic novella belonging to the genteel tradition of the American realism. The story is about a young American girl named Daisy from a newly rich family....

“The fight for legally recognized same-sex marriage dominates the contemporary gay rights movement and has ignited national debate.” Gay marriage is a huge topic in America. Many people agree as well as disagree with the allowance of gay marriage in this country. Gay marriage offers...

The debate on the decriminalization of drug use in the United States is a long and complex one, started many years ago and likely to go on for many years to come. While everyone has their own opinion on whether or not people should do...

Cultural Imperialism is a big equity issue that we need to pay more attention to. Communication and Cultural Domination, Herbert Schiller defines Cultural Imperialism as: the sum of the processes by which a society is brought into the modern world-system, and how its dominating stratum...

Puerto Rico and the United States of America share a lot of history together; one of the most important moments was the colonization of Puerto Rico. The US tried to impose most of their customs and culture, mostly their language. In Public schools started teaching...

I have chosen the “ American and Their Flag” as my research topic. This topic was inspired by the actions of Colin Kapernick remaining seated for the national anthem. The topic conveys different symbols of patriotism. Researching the topic following Cornell Law School U.S. Code 301 law...