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5.The most famous river: The Mississippi River (密西西比) 6. The largest lakes: The Great Lakes(大湖区) 7. The mountains: the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉) 8. 50 states (48 contiguous states, 2 non- contiguous ones 最早13州 南卡罗来纳州、佐治亚州、弗吉尼亚州、北卡罗来纳州、肯塔基州、田纳西州、路易斯安那州、密西西比州、亚拉巴马州、阿肯色州、佛罗里达州、得克萨斯州、俄克拉河马州。 The Union Flag/Jack Super bowl---Whitney Houston oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light, what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the perilous fight, oer the ramparts we watchd, were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof thro the night that our flag was still there. o say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave? 你有信仰吗？ Money? Power? Buddhism? original 13 states, during the 19th 20th C. 37 were added 4. American Civil War(1861---65) 5.Reconstruction (1865---77) (rapid growth, urbanization, industrial development, European immigration) 6. (1917-18) participated World War I 10. Participated in the Korean War(1950---53) 11. Entered into the Vietnam War(1964) 12. In 1960s, race riots, anti-war demonstrations, civil rights movements 13. In 1991,The first Persian Gulf War(两伊) US led a coalition of forces against Iraq. Do you support ? Obama and Mayor of NYC’s support of the Mosque building on the Ground Zero 据了解，在废墟附近兴建清真寺费用将达1亿美元。 　　根据纽约谢纳学院(Siena College)所做的必威体育精装版民调，63%纽约州民众反对在那里兴建清真寺，只有28%赞成兴建。 　　另据美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)的民调，70%美国民众反对兴建，29%赞成。 　　不过CNN的民调也显示，64%美国民众认为穆斯林依宪法有权在那里兴建清真寺，28%认为他们没有权利。 美国人对移民的称呼paper Bo bunk Mick Spice Spaghetti Joosh Limey Polack Frank Chcano Latino The Orientals Chink Canuck Injun Nip Assize 多元特色的美国文化词汇 American Mosaic A diverse society Cultural bouillabaisse Salad bowl Kaleidoscope Cultural fraying quilt rainbow Gorgeous Mosaic Garden salad Tape stray A fruit cake Pot of stew Tossed salad “三权分立” (Separation of Powers)--- “Absolute power leads to absolute corruption”. “制约与平衡”(Check