Amercan Culture/ American Ways

I would start my summary with a definition of culture in general. Culture is a vessel of many things such as; language,habits, history,gestures, knowledge, weather, surrounding environment.......etc.As every world has its different culture , most people come to be shocked if they are given the chance to live in another world with another culture.
Someone of the wisemen said;"I can't understand my own culture until I live in another culture". That means that everyone is exposed to experience some similarities and differences if he/she gets the chance to live in the American society. One of these differences is clearly shown in the structure of the society itself.The American society is a mixture of different nationalities living together and getting a mutual effect from each other on a basis that all people are treated equally.
As the Americans are aware of their individual freedom, they do and say what appeals to them. In fact , although most of the Americans are immigrants, they have the same rights in this big society. One of the clearest differences in the American world is self-reliance. "Help yourself" is the main motto in the American society. Everywhere you should do what you want whether you are in houses,stores,supermarkets,petrol stations...........etc.
No doubt that all the Americans are aware of their strong privacy. They believe that power isn't the main factor of a strong government. Lord Acton assured that when he said;"Power is just corrupt".Americans also think in a futuristic way.They look to the future ,not the past,so they miss their experiences with mistakes.They don't pay any attention to the past, so they may make the same mistakes. Time is a good factor in having progress because there is a strong belief that ;"Time is money".They also keep in their mind that progress depends on change, but not all changes are good and they mean change that leads to progress. As for language , it is regarded an important criteria and a main feature of culture. Language can mean words, sentences, movements, and gestures, so our behaviour may affect language.
Presented by,
Dr/ Chris Wolfe
Prepared by,
Lamiaa kamal