our upbringing influences these choices. The way we speak, dress, the food we eat, the

music we listen to tells allot about us and how we came to be. Everywhere we look in

America we can see different cultural signs. It’s really amazing how we can tell the

difference between an American person, and a non American just by looking at them; and

between people from different parts of our own country.

I think the most significant cultural sign in modern day America is that this

year in the state of California, there were hundreds of political candidates running for the

governor of California. It illustrates what kind of country we are and that we like

diversity and choice and how in the end decisions will be based on introspection. It shows

that we are capable of levity even in the midst of a serious campaign. It speaks to the

cultural intelligence that is America.

I believe that now in the 21st Century the media is responsible for influencing

much of our culture. We are saturated with television advertisement. During television

commercial brakes we are bombarded with brand

he describes his work in his essay really touched me. I found him to be the most

at it, but he could not do anything with himself there. Only once he came to America

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