5 symbles in American culture

DoyouknowabouttheAmericanculture…MaybeweknowsomeabouttheAmericanculture.Butwecanknowmorethingsaboutitfromthisclass.Solet`sgo.…WhatmakessomeoneorsomethingtypicallyAmerican?ThisisaveryhardquestiontoanswerbecausetheUnitedStatesismadeupofpeoplefromallaroundtheworld.But,thetruthis,ifyouaskpeoplewhatqualitiesdefinetheAmericanpeople,TheywillprobablysaythatthetwodominatingcharacteristicsofAmericansareinventivenessandindependence,andtheymayhaveastorytoshareaboutthesymbolsthatexemplifythosevalues.FiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureTheStatueofLibertyBarbieAmericanGothicTheBuffaloNickelUncleSamTheworld-famousStatueofLibertystandstallonthefreedomoftheislandinNewYorkharbor,asymboloftheAmericanpeople,theloftyidealsoffreedom.StatueofLibertyinscriptiononthecornerstoneoftheJewishpoetoftheSonnetsLoveMalaZhaRuthnewgiantsinthepoem:TheNewColossusNotlikethebrazengiantofGreekfame,Withconqueringlimbsastridefromlandtoland；Hereatoursea-washed,sunsetgatesshallstandAmightywomanwithatorchwhoseflameIsimprisonedlightning,andhernameMotherofExiles.Fromherbeacon-handGlowsworld-widewelcome；hermildeyescommandTheair-bridgedharborthattwincities.Keepancientlandsyourstoriedpomp!criesshewithsilentlips.Givemeyourtiredyourpoor,Yourhuddledmassesyearningtobreathefree,Thewretchedrefuseofyourteemingshore.Sendthese,thehomeless,tempest-tossedtome,Iliftmylampbesidethegoldendoor!TheStatueofLibertyThatsameyearBartholdihadassembledthestatue'srightarmandtorch,anddisplayedtheminPhiladelphia.Itissaidthathehadusedhiswife'sarmasthemodel,butfeltherfacewastoobeautifulforthestatue.Heneededsomeonewhosefacerepresentedsufferingyetstrength,someonemoreseverethanbeautiful.Hechosehismother.TheStatueofLibertywasdedicatedonanislandinUpperNewYorkBayin1886.Ithadhismother'sfaceandhiswife'sbody,butBartholdicalleditmydaughter,Liberty.Inthemid-1870s,FrenchartistFredericAugusteBartholdiwasworkingonanenormousprojectcalledLibertyEnlighteningtheWorld,amonumentcelebratingUSindependenceandtheFrance-Americaalliance.Atthesametime,hewasinlovewithawomanwhomhehadmetinCanada.Hismothercouldnotapproveofherson'saffectionforawomanshehadnevermet,butBartholdiwentaheadandmarriedhislovein1876.BarbieintheNutcrackerBarbieasRapunzelBarbieofSwanLakeBarbieasthePrincessandthePauperBarbieandtheMagicofPegasusBarbieFairyTopia—Mermaidia《芭比与胡桃夹子的梦幻之旅》《芭比之长发公主》《芭比之天鹅湖》《芭比之真假公主》《芭比与魔幻飞马之旅》《芭比彩虹仙子之人鱼公主》HaveyoueverseenthemovieBarbie?HerearesomeoftheBarbiemovies.BarbieBarbaraHandlerwasthedaughterofElliotandRuthHandler,co-foundersoftheMattelToyCompany.RuthcameupwiththeideaforBarbieafterwatchingherdaughterplaywithpaperdolls.Thethree-dimensionalmodelforBarbiewasaGermandoll—ajokegiftforadultsdescribedashavingtheappearanceofawomanwhosoldsex.Mattelrefashionedthedollintoadecent,all-American—althoughwithanexaggeratedbreastsize—versionandnameditafterBarbara,whowasthenateenager.BeforeallthedifferenttypesofBarbiedollsforsalenow,therewasjustasingleBarbie.Actually,hernamewasBarbara.Sinceherintroductionin1959,BarbiehasbecometheuniversallyrecognizedQueenoftheDolls.MattelsaystheaverageAmericangirlownstenBarbiedolls,andtwoaresoldsomewhereintheworldeverysecond.Nowmorethansixtyyearsold,Barbara—whodeclinesinterviewsbutissaidtohavelovedthedoll—maybethemostfamousunknownfigureontheplanet.Barbie'sboyfriend,Ken,wasintroducedin1961andnamedafterBarbara'sbrother.TherealKen,whodiedin1994,wasdisgustedbythedollthatmadehisfamilyfamous.Idon'twantmychildrentoplaywithit,hesaidin1993.WoodspenttwomonthstimetocompletethepaintingintimetocatchupwiththeArtInstituteofChicagoexhibition.Whiletherefereeswererightathebeginningwhetherornottoaccepthispaintingtherearedifferences,butthepaintingwasfinallyexhibitorsandreceivedtheBronzeAwardand300U.S.dollarsreward.Atthattimethepaintinghasarousedgreatcontroversy,anartcriticaccusedthepaintingisaninsulttoordinaryruralpeopleofthecomic.SomepeoplethinkthatWoodusedthispaintingtosatirizethenarrowcentralandwesternculture,anddepression,ButWood,Irejectedthisargument;someunderstandingofthepaintingfortheUnitedStatespraisedthequalityofruralmorality;alsoexpressedthatthethemeofthisworkisveryambiguous,bothpraisedtheaffirmation,butalsonoshortageofirony.Woodhimselfwaslaterrevealedthathispaintingscontainsatiricalelements,butastowhatfactorshewasmollified.AmericanGothicGrantWoodinstantlyrosetofamein1930withhispaintingAmericanGothic,anoften-copiedInterpretationofthesolemnprideofAmericanfarmers.Thepaintingshowsaserious-lookingmanandawomanstandinginfrontofafarmhouse.HewasstronglyinfluencedbymedievalartistsandinspiredbytheGothicwindowofanoldfarmhouse,butthefacesinhiscompositionwerewhatcapturedtheworld'sattention.Woodlikedtopaintfacesheknewwell.Forthegravefarmerheusedhisdentist,asour-lookingman.Forthewomanstandingalongsidehim,theartist.NanlaterremarkedthatthefameshegainedfromAmericanGothicsavedHerfromaveryboringlife.chosehissister,Nan.Hestretchedthemodels'necksabit,buttherewasnodoubtwhoposedfortheportrait.1911,bythefamousAmericanartistJamesEarlFraserbegantodesign,1913-1938yearsintotheproductionofacoin.Buffalonickeliscurrentlyalotofcoinenthusiasts,