英美历史文化介绍(英文).ppt

Politically NRA We will never disarm any American who seeks to protect his or her family from fear and harm. US Presidential Election Democrats vs. Republicans Elections are held on party level Every four years On the first Tuesday in November Schedule for US Section 5 Since Mayflower Section 6 Whitehouse Section 7 American Dream American Character American Dream African Americans Chinese Americans 使用率最频、最诚挚的爱国口号 God bless you, and may god bless the Unites States of America! Sense of superiority Chosen People= Puritans =Pilgrims Liberty Equality American Dream “We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Equality of Opportunities American Dream Equality of Opportunity Any individual, no matter how poor, can achieve wealth and fame through diligence and virtue. The New Prometheus--- Kant Lightning rod Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) Born poor obscure Jack of all trades Founding Father Eminent scientist The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin “God help them that help themselves.” the first to celebrate American dream Six Basic Beliefs *Individual freedom *Self-reliance *Equality of opportunity *Competition *Material wealth *Hard work African Americans The black’s situation after the Civil War In the South In the North Racial Segregation Racial Discrimination De Jure Segregation – segregation by law – prohibited in the United States since the mid-1960s De facto Segregation – segregation in fact – continue even when state and federal civil rights laws have explicitly prohibited racial segregation Black Lynching – public, often sadistic, murders carried out by mobs – the most extreme forms of Jim Crow violence the Lynching of Emmett Till August, 1955 Emmett Till, African-American boy helped spark the Civil