Essays on American Culture

What is it about these moving pictures that keeps its audience glued to the screen for hours on end? We may watch them simply because we enjoy the art of cinema and the entertainment of others creating stories of things we dream about. We watch…

Could you imagine leaving all you’ve ever known to attempt to start over in hopes of living the “American Dream”? Most of us can’t because we haven’t been low enough or hit rock bottom to be willing to risk it all. However, there may be…

The Bay Area is better than Sacramento because it’s very diverse, there’s a lot of nice scenery, and easy transportation without a car. Living somewhere with a lot of different people from around the world, or getting to explore different sceneries that are close to…

The Beat Movement was a literary and artistic movement that was founded by a core group of leaders that consisted of Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. This movement emerged in the area of Columbia University in New York in the…

Most issues of adequate significance and significance to Dark Americans start and end in Manichean frame, and Gambino’s most recent, “this is America,” is a prime precedent. From the dark opening casing with its white lettered, cursive title, to the last pursue scene, we are…

When thinking about certain rituals or ceremonies that pertain to an individual culture or society, some would probably think of foreign countries, such as Japan or Spain; however, what most people fail to realize is that Americans, too, have a set of rituals of their…

Colonial America was represented as the land of opportunity in which people they were able to have a fresh start and create a better life for themselves. Colonial America provided resources for settlers such as gold, work, and land and provided a chance for people…

According to Merriam-Webster, the American Dream, coined by James Truslow Adams, is defined as “a happy way of living that is thought of by many Americans as something that can be achieved by anyone in the U.S. especially by working hard and becoming successful.” Although…

Staying updated on the daily occurrences of celebrities has never been so easy with the presence of technology combined with America’s growing obsession with pop-culture. One famous family that dominates the headlines: the Kardashians. For every time a Kardashian decides to go out to dinner,…

The Great Depression was an era of deep social changes in the United States. The continuous factors that affected everyone were reminded daily in the streets and fields of America. With a high unemployment, pay cuts, no savings, no new investments that lasted ten years….