Globalization of American culture has been growing extremely fast since the last century. Nowadays most people listen to American music, watch American movies and eat American food. Not every non-American person knows the history of his or her culture. In fact, everyone knows American history better than any other history. That, of course, affects the growth of globalization of other industrial and post-industrial countries. The history of the past is being removed with the history of now. Walt Disney has replaced Plato, burgers have replaced ravioli and “Blended” has replaced “Battleship Potemkin”. American globalization causes loss of historical memory, while historical memory could teach us to think right, “It’s not clear whether fast food, …show more content…
Nowadays most products people use are made or invented in the USA. Besides that, not only physical products increase the Americanization, but also American culture and life-style do. According to B. Singer, “America seems a lifeline to a wounded, beleaguered France” (Singer, B. “Americanization of France”, p. 175). Being the most powerful post-industrial country in a modern world, America rules the globalization of the world by putting its ideas into other countries. What is the most known American product that people know? Of course, McDonald’s fast food. According to McDonald’s website, in 2011, the McDonald’s restaurant was operating in 119 countries, which is almost a half of the world’s countries (History of McDonald’s Restaurants, 2014). This restaurant stands on top of American globalization because it is being the most known American product in the world. It creates an idea of American lifestyle by giving people American food. American culture has been used in almost every country in different ways. Some countries just copy American lifestyle, while others, in fact, transform it. Because of that, the history of other countries is being left behind and forgotten. For instance, in Japan people prefer to eat at Americanized fast food restaurants than at home or at restaurants with national food. In Russia the amount of Russian movies that are shown in the cinema is less than the amount of …show more content…
Nowadays Greek theorist Plato is not known even in Greece. In India people play basketball instead of cricket. Even though modern society wants to remember good events from the past, people keep forgetting about it because of new events happening at the moment. The most popular movies are made in Hollywood, when at the same time British movies, for instance, make more sense for British audience. Globalization of American culture is moving other cultures away by its growth. Since the USA is a new country, compared to all the other civilizations, it already knows what the world wants. In ancient times people put a lot of effort in developing new ideas and theories to make life easier. Then, when America has been discovered, all these theories have already been developed, which left Americans more opportunities to create things that people want. American culture has become so popular because it was new to people and at the same time it was already developed. People like and remember things when they are unique. That is the reason why people still remember Plato, Chanel’s little black dress, Michael Jackson’s moonwalk and Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. It all was new to people of the time when it was created. Now, when Jackson’s moonwalk could be replaced with Minaj’s anaconda dance and “Hamlet” could be replaced with “50 Shades of Grey”, people started forgetting about other great things
I believe having American culture means that you embrace freedom, celebrate the national holidays, vote, and many other things. Since I do live in the United States of America I believe that American Culture tends to valued more than all the other subcultures within the nation. This can be seen if you look into the media. It’s not uncommon that media outlets will portray certain sub cultures as not wanting to assimilate or that they are somehow causing trouble somehow. You can also see that people who come from cultures that aren’t American tend to have harder times finding jobs. I would have to say that my culture gives me many rights and
... now, have changed the way America’s society operates; the way we think, and the way we express ourselves. For example, Elvis affected the music business, such as; its demographic for certain types of music and its amount of influence. John F. Kennedy affected the world of politics in the way that people look at the candidate’s personality as well as their qualifications, and plan if they are elected president. Television, though slow in development at first, had unlocked a brand new realm of entertainment, information, as well as influences on the future generations of America. In all, America wouldn’t be what it is today without these items in history.
Ideas from the Enlightenment in Britain and the lasting effects of Anglicization in the American colonies ultimately caused American culture to be founded on British beliefs, yet westward expansion and the Great Awakening provided additional American ideals as well, which made American culture indistinct from Britain.
Over the last 50 years, the fast food industry did not only sold hamburgers and french fries. It has been a key factor for vast social changes throughout America. It has been responsible for breaking traditional American values and reinstating new social standards that specifically aims to benefit the industry’s growth. These social standards have inevitably changed the way the American youth respond to education and self-responsibility. Eric Schlosser, an author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, excellently uses logic to present the tactics used by the fast food industry to cheapen and promote labor along with the social changes that occurred in the American youth as a result. Schlosser aims to dismantle and dissect
Most Countries see America as very overbearing and overwhelming, American likes to buy things and take them if it”s not
middle of paper ... ... It seems our culture is a mixture of many cultures and is uniquely American, even with all the conflict to resist incorporating the many cultures. Many cultures have managed to retain part of their cultural identity and blend in with the dominant culture; Merriam Webster defines this as acculturation. Benjamin Disraeli, a British Statesman in the late 19th century, may well have referred to America when he stated; “In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.”
‘Fast Food Nation’ by Eric Schlosser traces the history of fast food industry from old hot dog stands to the billion dollar franchise companies established as America spread its influence of quick, easy and greasy cuisine around the globe. It is a brilliant piece of investigative journalism that looks deep into the industries that have profited from the American agriculture business, while engaging in labor practices that are often shameful.
From the movie episodes of, “America the Story of Us” I saw how America globalized to become the “unique nation” tha...
In the book Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser talks about the working conditions of fast food meat slaughterhouses. In the chapter “The Most Dangerous Job,” one of the workers, who despised his job, gave Schlosser an opportunity to walk through a slaughterhouse. As the author was progressed backwards through the slaughterhouse, he noticed how all the workers were sitting very close to each other with steel protective vests and knives. The workers were mainly young Latina women, who worked swiftly, accurately, while trying not to fall behind. Eric Schlosser explains how working in the slaughterhouses is the most dangerous profession – these poor working conditions and horrible treatment of employees in the plants are beyond comprehension to what we see in modern everyday jobs, a lifestyle most of us take for granted.
In America there is a huge sense of nationalism and community.
Food is traditionally considered as a simple means of subsistence but has developed to become filled with cultural, psychological, religious, and emotional significance. Consequently, food is currently used as a means of defining shared identities and symbolizes religious and group customs. In the early 17th and 18th centuries, this mere means of subsistence was considered as a class maker but developed to become a symbol of national identity in the 19th centuries. In the United States, food has been influenced by various cultures such as Native American, Latin America, and Asian cultures. Consequently, Americans have constantly Americanized the foods of different cultures to become American foods. The process on how Americans have Americanized different cultures’ foods and reasons for the Americanization is an important topic of discussion.
The world we live in is known as the present. They call this the present because every day is a gift. With each passing day, the world seems to be changing and evolving forming new ideas and new ways of living, but we live in a society of repetition. From the trend in recent fashion resembling a day in the 1990s, to the reboot of past hit television shows such as Will and Grace it is as if we strive to never fix anything that is not broken. The concept of reliving the past is best viewed through the inspiration the world draws from the ancient Greeks and Romans. Specifically, the modern world is influenced by ancient Greece and Rome through the aspects of the arts, technology, and culture in a way to relish in their past fame and portray
Over the last three decades, fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of American society and has become nothing less than a revolutionary force in American life. Fast food has gained a great popularity among different age groups in different parts of the globe, becoming a favorite delicacy of both adults and children.
You might enjoy an epicurean food at a sit down restaurant but have you tasted authentic street food? Street food is growing rapidly in every corner of the world and it has its own unique stories from different cultural perspectives whether from Mexico to India. I think street food brings out the best of what each particular cultural has to offer to our society and it helps society become stronger than ever. It can encourage individuals to make a difference to society by creating entrepreneurs who can help with the economy. On the other hand, there is some polemic about street food regarding microbial contamination and government implementation to move them indoors.
History is everywhere today. I don’t think some people really realize how broad the word history really is. Basically when someone hears the word history they automatically think of some sort of culture like the ancient Egyptians, or some important date like December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor, when the United States officially entered the Second World War. But people don’t really realize there are so many other types of history. World leaders are making history with wars, conflicts, and new laws; movies are making history by selling outrageous numbers of tickets, athletes are making history by setting records everyday, and students are making history by graduating college. Every part of what you do is some type of history