{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"12703297","dateCreated":"1244482193","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"ErikaMAanonsen","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ErikaMAanonsen","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703297"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"My Culture","description":" My family heritage ia routed back to Norway, Ireland, Scotland, and England. My great grandparents came to America to start a new life. Even though my grandparents come from different countriee, English is the language spoken in mmy home.
\n On my fathers side their religious faith if Prostestant. And on my mothers side they are Catholic. My sisters and I are raised both Lutheran and Catholic. I attend church every Sunday.
\n My family traditions may vary to others. At Christmas we start our holidays by decorating a tree. We place family ornaments on the family picked tree. The decoration of my tree, my Aunt Deborah's tree, and my grandmothers tree is always a family affair.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703295","dateCreated":"1244482190","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"ArianaSottile","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ArianaSottile","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703295"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"My Culture","description":"I'm Italian, so my family does a lot of things that are realted to the Italian culture. We eat a lot of Italian food in my house. We listen to all kinds of music. We dress like americans and all speak english. The funny thing is, we were all born and raised in New York, so we all have New Yorker accents!
\n All my siblings and I","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703287","dateCreated":"1244482156","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"AmbikaS","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AmbikaS","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703287"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"My Culture ","description":"I was born in America but my parent's family are from India. My dad's family is half Native American and Indian from India. WE do have some traditions like celebrating a traditional festival called "The Festival of Lights", where Indians gather around eat, watch fireworks, and exchange presents. The Festival of Lights is my favorite celebration, where we go to Southstreet Seaport every November or October. The languages that my family and I speak at home are English and sometimes Hindi, which is the most spoken language in India. English is the main language we speak at home though. I was born listening to my mother speak to me in Hindi, but I still need to learn. In my family we have an Indian station that we watch almost everyday. My parents and myself gather around to watch Indian episodes that tell a story. It's actually for grownups though its a very easy way to learn how to speak Hindi, because there are subtitles and you can tell what everyone's saying. The food that my parents cook are very diversed. My father, brother and I eat every kind of food, from every culture. My dad is the one who cooks American meat with an Indian touch to it. My mom is a vegetarian, so she mostly cooks the very traditional vegetarian food. Though sometimes my mom would cook meat. Since I was born in America I wear the regular American attire, which are T-shirts, jeans\/pants, shoes, dresses, etc. and with that I also mix in my own style. Sometimes on special occasions I would wear Indian clothes and my mom would draw Henna designs on my hand. I get a lot of gifts throughout the years, because my family and I celebrate July 4th, Thanksgiving, New Years, plus our own cultural festivals, and other holidays too. Music is also very diversed in my family. My parents both listen to classical Indian and American music. While my brother and I both listen to current contemporary music. Overall, in my family we are very diversed and keep our Indian traditions with us.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703283","dateCreated":"1244482138","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"FionaGannon","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/FionaGannon","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703283"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"My Culture","description":"My Culture
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\nMy culture consists of many things, because my family has different aspects to it. We are Christian, but specifically we're Lutherans. In my house me and my family speak one language, English. At school me and my brother are both taught Spanish but we don't speak it at home. On my mom's side of the family we are Irish and West Indies, but on my dad's side we are Italian and Irish. My dad is the real Italian of the family because he cooks the most dishes regularly and he actually is the most Italian. My mom cooks all of the desserts and breads. As a Lutheran we go to church every Sunday and we celebrate holidays such as Good Friday, Easter and Christmas. Some other holidays that we celebrate are St. Patricks Day, The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day and Birthdays. A few traditions that we have are on Christmas Day, Thanksgiving and St. Patricks Day we have a traditional meal with the entire family.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703279","dateCreated":"1244482111","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"DarahJustineWilliams","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/DarahJustineWilliams","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703279"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"My Culture","description":"this is Darah, again this time I'm telling you about my American culture. I am an African American girl with the background of being Panamanian, Barbados and on my dads side imp from down South like in North Carolina. Aside from my background I don\u2019t talk any different than a regular American however my mom and her family have a West Indian accent. While my dad and his family have a Southern accent. As for the way we dress, yes you guessed it we dress regular just like anybody else. A very popular outfit for girls in the U.S is jeans and a shirt. We sometimes eat special meals from like Panama such as really hot curry chicken and rice. Me personally don\u2019t like chicken all that much but I sometimes am forced to eat it. On my dads side they eat ducks and rabbits. Crazy I know but that is how they eat. So there you have it my culture.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703273","dateCreated":"1244482090","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"FionaGannon","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/FionaGannon","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703273"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Does the U.S. Have a Single Culture?","description":"Does the U.S. Have A Single Culture?
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\nNo. The U.S. does not have a single culture because the U.S. is mostly immigrants from all over the world who settled here and made a living and a family. America culture is a melting pot of other cultures. Our culture is based on the rights of humans and how to express themselves. The values which most americans hold are hard work and becoming rich and successful. When it comes to material items that are important to american\u2019s there\u2019s not one specific status symbol. When we look around us we see many different types of people and lifestyles. People say that America is a refuge, a home and a sanctuary to different nationalities around the world. The Statue of Liberty has a motto, \u201cGive me your tired and your poor\u201d, which shows that Americans have freedom in all that they do.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703231","dateCreated":"1244481918","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"Daniel_Vazquez","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Daniel_Vazquez","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703231"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"American Culture","description":" Does America have a single Culture? No, America does not have just one culture. It is made up of many different cultures. There\u2019s English people, Spanish people, Italian people and many others. America is a diverse country. In America many people celebrate many different traditions. Also, America does not speak one language. There are many languages, such as Spanish, English, Italian, Dutch, French and many more. America also does not have one religion, it has many. There is The Christian Religion, the Roman Catholic Religion, The Hindu Religion and many more. Also here in America we celebrate many different holidays. We celebrate Christmas, Thanksgiving, Three Kings Day, 4th of July, and, many more. That is our American Culture.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703215","dateCreated":"1244481868","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"MelodyBrady","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MelodyBrady","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703215"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"American Culture","description":"The development of the culture of the United States of America--music, cinema, dance, architexture, literature, poetry, cuisine and the visual arts--has been marked by a tension between two strong sources of inspiration: European sophistication and domestic originality. American music is heard all over the world, such as through Channel V, VH1 and by singers such as Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cindi Lauper, Mariah Carey, and the Backstreet Boys; American movies and television shows can be seen almost anywhere, including icons like Star Wars, Titanic and The Matrix; American sports figures are wildly known, such as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, Mike Tyson and Michael Johnson; and American movie actors and actresses are widely recognized such as Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Marilyn Monroe, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise. This is in very stark contrast to the early days of the American republic, when the country was generally seen as an agricultural backwater with little to offer the culturally advanced world centers of Europe and Asia. At the beginning of her third century, nearly every major American city offers classical and popular music; historical, scientific and art research centers and museums; dance performances, musicals and plays; outdoor art projects and internationally significant architexture. This development is a result of both contributions by private philanthropists and government funding.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703195","dateCreated":"1244481804","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"ArianaSottile","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ArianaSottile","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703195"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"American Cultures","description":"
\nAmerican Cultures
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\nWe have so many cultures in the Uniteed States. It is really amazing to see how many there really are. All of the cultures that we have here in the U.S. contribute to the different things that we do here. All cultures are different in U.S. and that is what makes the culture we have as americans so great. We all celebrate different holidays. Americans usually celebrate Christmas, Easter, Independence day, Thanksgiving, and so many more. Other cultures may celebrate their own holidays. The different culures in the U.S. share their ideas of music, food, dressing, holidays, and other things. Our country has so many different cultures that we are called "The melting pot." I interpret this expression that we have so many cultures that we all melt together and bcome one big culture of Americans. Our country stands for freedeom, equal rights, and justice.
\nAriana Sottile","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12703161","dateCreated":"1244481593","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"JoelleU","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/JoelleU","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/sjlpearls.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12703161"},"dateDigested":1532091891,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"My Culture","description":" I am American and Hispanic (Colombian and Puerto Rican). My dad was born in Colombia and my Grandmother was born in Puerto Rico. In my house we speak mostly English, but both my parents understand and speak Spanish, even though I don't. In my house we eat and cook all different types of foods. Even though we are Hispanic we don\u2019t celebrate any Hispanic holidays, we are not a traditional type of family; we are a very American family. My family celebrates holidays such as Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving. Every New Years we go to my aunt's house on my dad's side of the family and we party and listen to Spanish music such as salsa or merengue. Personally I don't have a certain way to dress, I don\u2019t have any traditional Hispanic clothing, or anything like that, like I said we are very American. I am a Seventh - day Adventist which means I go to church on Saturday. This is what I would basically say my culture is.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}