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Subido el 26 de abril de 2020 por Cp santodomingo algete

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Hello guys, this is Mr. Charles here again today with another lesson, okay? 00:00:01
And today we'll be talking about, as you can see, of American culture and values, 00:00:15
specifically independence and equality. Yay! 00:00:21
So, as you might be able to figure out, independence and equality are very important values in American culture, right? 00:00:26
They are the core of what it means to be American. 00:00:36
And you guys might wonder what it is that I mean first and foremost by independence, okay? 00:00:40
And when I speak of independence, okay, I am talking about how Americans strongly believe in the concept of individualism, alright? 00:00:49
so we strongly believe in individualism all right now what does this means okay to believe in 00:01:02
individualism right means that we believe in the power of doing things for yourself 00:01:17
okay in the power of hard work all right we consider ourselves to be separate individuals 00:01:22
okay, who are in control of their own lives, so we are, we're separate individuals in control 00:01:30
of our own lives, all right, and on top of that, okay, you might wonder what does this 00:01:41
means, right, about how we manifest as a group or in our culture or individuals, right, 00:01:54
Okay, and you might be able to see that this belief in individualism, all right, kind of makes our relationships, like, for example, with family and friends, maybe slightly different from people around other places in the world, all right? 00:02:00
We're not as dependent on other people, okay? 00:02:18
We don't have such a close knit within our family. 00:02:22
We don't tend to be as close as maybe people in other countries like here in Spain, okay? 00:02:25
So we consider ourselves individuals, all right, rather than members of a close knit 00:02:32
or intent dependent family, religious group, tribe, nation, or other group. 00:02:40
however this is all you know uh how can i explain this is all general idea doesn't mean that 00:02:46
everybody is this way okay because the united states is a melting pot of cultures and people 00:02:55
so you have a little bit of everything now guys a good example of how in american culture this 00:03:00
independence takes place right this great sense of independence is um this expectation that you 00:03:07
You know, kids at the age of 18, once they're done with high school and they're going to college, they move out of their parents' house, you know, go outside of the nest and start living their own lives and make a life for themselves. 00:03:15
Often the colleges are out of state, you know, and this makes it somewhat inevitable. 00:03:28
But there is these expectations both from parents, right, as well as for young teenagers that they should, you know, start living their own lives once they finish high school at the age of 18. 00:03:34
Now, guys, here I have the Declaration of Independence, or at least a picture of it, okay? 00:03:47
And in this great document written by our founding fathers, okay, they state that all people are created equal. 00:03:52
Okay, and this is a very strong and embedded belief in American culture. 00:04:04
Therefore, we believe that all people are of equal standing, 00:04:09
and therefore we might feel uncomfortable with excessive displays of respect, 00:04:15
such as bowing in Asian cultures, etc. 00:04:21
Another way in which this sense of equality is displayed in our interaction 00:04:24
might be with how informal and direct we tend to be with one another, 00:04:29
while communicating. Now my dear students because all of this talk of independence 00:04:33
now I have to mention what many may consider the most important American 00:04:38
holiday. Yeehaw! That is 4th of July or Independence Day. As you can see all over 00:04:42
here I have highlighted the date in the Declaration in which you can see 4th of 00:04:49
July of 1776. Ironically the document was actually signed on July 2nd of 1776 by 00:04:54
John Adams and on July the 4th then Congress approved the final text of the 00:05:03
Declaration. However it wasn't finally signed until August 2nd of 1776. Now I'll 00:05:08
leave you guys over here with a meme that depicts American stereotype as well 00:05:14
as a good and nice video of the tradition of fireworks on 4th of July in 00:05:18
my hometown of Miami. I hope you enjoy it and have a good day guys. 00:05:23
Yeehaw! Goodbye! 00:05:26
Subido por:
Cp santodomingo algete
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Fecha:
26 de abril de 2020 - 22:55
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CP INF-PRI SANTO DOMINGO
Duración:
05′ 38″
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1.78:1
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