2. According to Turner, how did the frontier define the American identity? -The frontier defined American identity “as the margin of that settlement which has a density of two or more to the square mile..” because the American frontier lied on free land and ran through populations. 3. How could Turner’s thesis be used to explain the development of an American “empire” abroad?
He argued that social development studies showed changes in their social behaviors and their interactions once in their new environment. Thus, he concluded that the new society was uniquely America. He has a very valid argument, but I believe he could have maintained the strength of his argument while also including the fact that the American people coming from British roots, the Puritans, the Royalist elites, the North Midlanders of England and the North British and Irish were still unique as a sub-culture melded together by the choice for religious and economic freedom. The pursuit to own land and accumulate wealth, and not be under the rule of the crown was first and foremost in the early colonists minds. Fisher rests his entire point of view based on the roots of the four British folkways that separated the settlers in America.
Introduction The rapid increase of overweight and obese people in the United States has been described as an “epidemic” (U.S. government), but people still do nothing or are not worried enough to stop this up going problem. Morgan Spurlock is an north American cineaste who filmed the documentary “Super Size me”. The documentary daily narrates his 30 day Mc Donald’s diet and the consequences that it had on the health and physical appearance of Spurlock. Furthermore, it also interview people in the streets and experts in order to gain credibility and have a stronger impacts in the viewer opinion. Nevertheless the documentary is extremely biased, it makes the fast food companies looks like enemies and it doesn’t even give a point of view which could go against his ideas.
Some of them don’t even know who their own president is but they know who Ronald Macdonald is. This doesn’t only happen to children it was proven that a lot of adults have little knowledge outside of Macdonald’s as well, in the documentary Supersize Me it is shown that some adults that live in America don’t even know the national anthem but they know every slogan at Macdonald’s. “Young children don’t understand the concepts of fat and sugar and carbohydrates and they see these ads and think it looks good so they want it” (Herald Sun). Macdonald’s uses over 1.4 million dollars on advertising this includes TV advertisements, newspapers ads, special toys that come with happy meals which makes the children want Macdonald’s even more just to get the toy. Macdonald’s spends all their money on advertising, special toys and playgrounds to make your
Name ___________________ Jackson’s Frontier Thesis What is the Frontier Thesis? The thesis shares his views on how the idea of the frontier shaped the American being and characteristics. He writes of how the frontier drove American history and why America is how it is today What role does Turner argue the frontier has played in American history? _Turner's contribution to American history was to argue that the frontier past best explained the distinctive history of the United States. He most cogently articulated this idea in "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," According to Turner how has American society evolved?
Made in America In this economy people find it difficult to buy things that are Made in America for several reasons. It is difficult to find things that are actually Made in America and if you find something the price is usually higher than the same item made in China, India or Honduras. However in this economy we need to buy things Made in America because we are putting Americans out of work when we purchase things made in other countries. The United States Government has approximately 300 million people to make policies for and the Chinese Government have a few people who make policies for the over 1 Billion people who live there. That is the huge difference in why our Government has difficulty making policies to keep manufacturing
The typical thought of the average American is that America is a melting pot and culture is only imported into America when in reality American Culture is an Export and companies like Coke, McDonalds, and Walmart are proving this fact. Richard Pells goes into further detail by describing Hollywood entrepreneurs as immigrant entrepreneurs. Richard Pells argument on Hollywood could not be more wrong. There are numerous flaws in his opinions on Hollywood not to mention the other arguments in the essay. This essay has
Since $1 was not a lot of money the chances of them doing it again were very high. People in America started to get so lazy that they would not even want to leave their cars. As a result Business such as banks, movie theaters, motels, and restaurants took advantage of this and built drive-ins. These drive-ins would typically hire teenage girls to attract boys by dressing them in attractive outfits. The birth of fast food began when the desert was turned to orange groves with the help of irrigation paid by taxes during WWII.
David Blumeyer Professor Cooper English 205 October 7 2008 In Todd Gitlin’s investigation of the theme of Americanization and its global influence in modern and post modern times entitled “Under the Sign of Mickey Mouse and Co.” he offers us an analysis from many interesting perspectives. I shall begin my analytical response by first examining certain carefully chosen qualities, values, and attitudes that Gitlin identifies with American cultures. In this area I shall try and explain why in his view, are these aspects of American cultures so attractive to most outside cultures. I shall also emphasize to what extent these qualities and attitudes can be determined as predominately American. However I would take to extend this argument by adding to Gitlin's list my own which would comprise of how America is passing on a culture based on amusement and simplicity.
The fact that Wal-Mart is a company not even a country; and is China’s eighth largest trading partner; just makes us realize how much economic growth depends on businesses to produce more goods and services faster and more efficiently. According to many economists, continuous economic growth leads to greater prosperity for everyone, but because so many countries are trying to achieve the same exact thing, competition is harsh. These are some positive and negative perspectives that are caused by international trade. As you can see, the relationship between the three sources is that they are all based on trade. All around the world, different countries import and export goods to each other so they can benefit themselves with economic growth.