The United States.doc

The United States, English also called America (transliteration-amreeka, after gradually for the translation- In fact, America represents America. Americans will be it used to call the whole the United States. Americans often say: God bless America, is God bless America, not God bless America. American original idea is the American people, including Canada, Mexico and the United States. Now basically only on behalf of the American people. Everyday speech, also use United states, or The states to call The United states. Shout slogan, ors time, from USA. In addition, Uncle Sam is also used to call the United States, meaning for Uncle Sam.National flag: the national flag for the star-spangled banner. A horizontal rectangles, is long and the wide than for whom. The main way red, white alternate with 13 of the article wide of article 7 way red, 6 way white; In the upper left corner (for blue rectangle, which points, nine rows with 50 white stars within a circle placed. Red symbolizes the powerful and courage, white represent purity and innocence, the blue symbolizes vigilant, perseverance and justice. Article 13 the word wide representatives launched the war of independence and win the 13 states, 50 stars represent the number of state of the United States of America.In 1818 the United States congress passed a bill that flag, red and white article wide for 13 fixed way, a star with the United States should state the number of uniform. Every increase a state, and flag will increase a star, general in the new state of the second year after accession on July 4, execution. So far the flag has increased to 50 stars, represents the 50 states. June 14, for the American flag make anniversaryThe national emblem: the United States for a national emblem subject with his shield form design of the hoary head bald eagles (bald eagle), Americas national bird. On blue shield for half the rectangle, below half for the red and white ShuTiao, its implied meaning with the national flag. The eagle on the top of the symbol in the world of the sovereignty of the country and was born in a new independent countries-the United States of America; Turban has 13 white stars within a circle, representing the United States the 13 original states. Eagles two claws grabbed the olive branch and arrow respectively, the symbol of peace and force. Carrying the yellow sash cutters for with Latin write a lot, meaning by many states of the United States of America, is a whole country.LiteratureAmerican literature has been translated into various world languages as early as in early American history, the United States produced many distinguished writers.s First Cooper James Fenimore Cooper, Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving and Irving describes a young and growing U.S. Later, Melville Herman Melville wrote the novel to explore the ocean moral issues. Mark leaves France showed the spice of life on the Mississippi River and humor. 7 Americans have won the Nobel Prize for Literature: playwright particular worship with the novelist Saul Bellow Jinounier Saul Bellow, Pearl Buck, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis and Stein paintingIn 1913, a modern art exhibition in New York City Ordnance Building. The ordnance building greatly reformed the American Academy of Arts exhibition, a group of realist painters who opened the exhibition, to protest against those who refuse to display their works of conservative gallery This exhibition also displayed the works of European artists, these abstract works attractive, people who think modern European art can be understood, or that is scary enough; and U.S. artists will find that they are rich to stimulate the . so many American artists began to adopt European style, thirties some of the artists, such as Grant Wood Grant Wood, are only describe their own home area advocates, but by the 1940s, many artists Hapei Edward Hopper and the like, are considered realist painter. abstract art is in the fifties before setting its status today, the United States, artists are constantly trying new style, for example, Pop Art (which means generally popular , or because it seems like a poster, or the use of comic lines), first appeared in the fifties, while in the sixties, the most notable are those visual illusion picture - Op Art.BuildingIn the early history of the United States, the building has been showing the U.S. style of the 19th century, Sullivan Louis Sullivan designed a skyscraper, while Wright Frank Lloyd Wrights imaginative architects around the world also affects Today, more American architects the use of steel, glass and concrete design of the grand, outstanding buildings.SculptureAmerican sculpture in the 20th century, has been the impact of European-style Saint Gordon Augustus Saint-Gaudens in the 19th century, his works demonstrate real imagination of the American sculptor. Today, the United States is entirely a personal sculpture, performance, It appears in various forms, and materials all-inclusive for example, Techwayson Jo Davidson is famous for his lifelike bronze sculpture known. Steinem their health is hereby Richard Stankiewicz welded metals is based on the sculpture to create a stunning abstract works.DanceDance in the United States reflects the desire of Americans continue to change, and their preferences for novelty and some, such as Shawn and Denise other well-known dancers, and constantly introduce new life in the traditional and new dance forms, which to help create modern dance. dance and through the natural action of stress, the Americans in new ways the performance of classical ballet. Most of the opera is based on folklore, legend and history adapted from, such as Douglas as Douglas Moore Moores Baby Song duo Ballad of Baby Doz about Colorado is a big silver kings rise and fall of the first successful American opera is a Gershwin George Gershwins folk opera great, Wavelet and Bessie Porgy and Bess, it is staged in New York in 1935.FilmAmericans in the silent era, the first of the film as an art form of expression. Since then, the film has become a millions of people around the world to provide the best entertainment from the silent era, has been a film actor international celebrity, but Charlie Chaplin is the worlds most famous movie stars first one early 20th century music, American composers began the development of American music styles, they soon get world recognition. conductor, composer Peter Ensi Tan Zi Leonard Bernstein and pianist Andre Watts of USA Today are among those leading the list of music. jazz, it is created by the Americans in this well-known entertainers are jazz and other home Gilles Spiro Dizzy Gillospie people.FoodU.S. food fairly homogeneous, mostly hamburgers, fries, salad, soft drinks, generally do not have cooking skills, and not much nutrition. But the United States also introduced foreign food, so food is very rich Americans. Americans eat the food, depending on the area they live and their cultural background. Sometimes there will be Americanization of foreign foods, such as American-style Chinese dishes. Recently immigrated to the United States, people usually eat similar foods to their country of birth. If a family has several generations in the United States, they usually eat the food and the country of their ancestors lived or grew up in the regions most popular food. Regional dishes include New England cuisine, Midwestern cuisine, Southern cooking, Texas - Mexican and California cuisine.SummaryThe main content of American culture emphasizes individual values, democracy and freedom, respect and open competition, emphasis on rational and practical, its core is the individual-centrism: individuals first, desires first, the pursuit of personal interests and personal enjoyment, stress the importance of personal struggle, personal self-design, the pursuit of the ultimate realization of personal value. This deliberate shaping of self, the pursuit of personal individualism has its positive side and negative side. It mobilized the enthusiasm of individuals, so many peoples wisdom and full potential, thereby contributing to the revitalization of the entire nation and national development. However, all self-centered, harmonious relationships would be difficult, the whole society will lack cohesion. Focus on achievements of the American public, admired hero, a deep worship and hero worship of achievements of psychological accumulation. American values of individual achievement is all the highest value in the evaluation of one. Americans have a strong achievement (or success) of consciousness. Success is the pursuit of all Americans, is an attractive prospect, forward momentum. They believe that a persons value is equal to his career achievements. Some successful career entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and all kinds of stars, has become a new era of heroes. Their pr