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Define culture. (I)
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Write a description of American culture. (I)
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Analyze and evaluate other writer's descriptions of American culture.
(I)
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Explain the function and importance of the following components of a
literary work; setting, point of view, theme, and character. (II)
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Identify specific ways in which literature helps mold a society's
culture and describe specific examples of this influence. (II)
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Identify specific ways in which literature is a reflection of a
society's culture and describe specific examples of such reflection.
(II)
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Define and describe Puritanism, Democracy, and Manifest Destiny. (III)
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Write a personal definition of "the American Dream." (III)
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Describe various interpretations of "the American Dream" as they are
found in American culture. (III)
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Explain how the following environments have contributed to American
culture: agrarian, small town, suburban, urban, the South, New
England, the Midwest, the Southwest, and the West. (IV)
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Describe ways in which the following groups of people have contributed
to and come into conflict with American culture: Native Americans,
Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and immigrants. (V)
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Describe current trends in American culture. (VI)
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