Modern American Culture

The USA A land of cultural diversity

Made by Tímea Szálas

Melting pot

Salad bowl

Typically American

Every school day, over 480,000 school buses transport 26 million children to and from schools and school-related activities in the USA.

Mickey Mouse

• Walt Disney cartoon character

• He’s 94 years old, he was created in 1928.

Oscar statuette

• 34 cm tall, weighs 3.85 kg • a knight holding a sword and

standing on a film reel with five spokes that represent Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians

Obesity

• over 70 % of Americans are considered overweight or obese...

• „junk food” (food that has little or no nutritional value such as crisps, potato chips, fast food)

B-boying or breakdancing

• street dance that was created as part of hip hop culture among young African Americans and Latinos

• dance battles or competitions

The American Dream

• freedom is guaranteed to all and everyone has a chance to achieve success and prosperity

• the Statue of Liberty is regarded as a symbol of the American Dream

Macintosh computers

• widely used in America• produced by Apple Inc.• musicians, visual artists

and other professionals like using

• resistant to viruses, great design but much more expensive than a PC

Silicon Valley

• an area in northern California

• home to many of the world’s largest high technology companies: eBay, Google, Yahoo!, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, Adobe Systems, Apple Inc, Intel, Facebook, Youtube etc.

The EndThanks for your attention!