... . Also, other industries that supported sea-based trade like barrel-making and dry-docks brought wealth to New England shipwrights. The culture of New England was most deeply affected by the Puritan founders of the original settlements of New England. The Puritans were a ... The major cultural factor of the Middle States was diversity. Each area had its own separate culture and origin. The New York area was first settled by the Dutch West India Co. in 1664. The result of this was a Dutch-like strong trading economy like the ... Netherlands. Along with this came many Dutch customs that r...

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Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine, (New York: Fawcett Crest, 1989). Mukherjee was born in Calcutta, India in 1940 to upper-caste (Brahmin) parents. She emigrated first to the United States in 1961, and then to Canada in 1968. ... critically acclaimed books, of which Jasmine is one of the most recent. Most of her novels reflect her personal experiences traveling between two worlds; her native India and North America (represented by the USA and Canada). All of her books deal with young women trying to cross cultural boundaries, reconcile old and new ... identities, and somehow create a stable life. ...

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... more places than many people will in their lifetime. Due to the fact that my mother is an employee for United Airlines, my family have been to places including India, Germany, Great Britain, France, Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, and most of the states in the United States to name a few. Although I brought back something different ... New York City is also the home of MTV and BET, another interest of mine as an adolescent, thus making the city huge on pop and hip hop culture. The city teaches me the latest on urban fashions, music, and lifestyle. I have always been a city girl and plan on g...

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