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My Culture Project
By Anders Webb
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Thesis Statement
• I am 100% American• My ancestors are from Italy,
England, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, and other European countries.
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That means my culture comes from Europe
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1. Lots of people in our family play music or sing
Beethoven Bach
Liszt For example…
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This is me playing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4c1DsgxRjY
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My teacher is Mr. Garcia, who took piano from teachers all the way back to Liszt, Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart
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My mother’s mother liked piano, too, and her mother did, too!
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2. Religion
• My family is mostly Christian, and we liked church music, too.
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Our family sang music from Europe, like these hymns from Italy and England
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Easter and Christmas
• We passed down many celebrations, mostly from England and Scotland (we think).
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Once my birthday fell on Easter
• April 12
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3. Food and Family
• We pass down a lot of recipes such as cookies, cakes and bread. Some are Dutch, German, English, and Scandinavian.
My great grandmother’s recipe for rolls
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My mom says that her mom (and her mother’s mom) made really
good spaghetti sauce!
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Conclusion
• My culture comes from Europe as you can see from my presentation of music, religion, and food
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Snickerdoodles
• Probably German in origin, a messed up use of the German word Schneckennudeln, which means "snail noodles."
• It could also be from "snicker,” from the Dutch word snekrad, or the German word Schnecke, which both describe a snail-like shape.
• No one knows!