the american way of life
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A presentation about American values, a bit about Norwegians in the USA, American DreamTRANSCRIPT
The American Way of Life
Melting pot or salad bowl?
• China Town Little Italy Jewish area in NY
Leif Ericson
• C.970 – c. 1020• a Norse explorer regarded as the first
European to land in North America, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus
• L'Anse aux Meadows , Newfoundland
Norwegians in the US
• More than 4,5 mln• 10th largest American ancestry group
Map with the numbers of Norwegians in the U.S states.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF3z-j8o39I
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy2HfixB9_8
Statue of Liberty
Designed and created by Gustave Eiffel in 1886
• The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
American values
• Freedom. • Equality. • Democracy.• Capitalism. • Independence. • Strength.• God. • Freedom of religion. • Family. • Wealth. • Faith.
American Dream?
• If you work hard you can have a a happy, successful life.
• Racism, poverty, starvation, economical crisis.