American Identity & American Dream.ppt

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1、American Identity&American Dreams,Founding Fathers,American Power,An American Family,A Melting Pot,An American friends remarks,When I was about 14,my old Jewish optometrist（验光师）,told me a story.He said that Communists can only see what is wrong with America.They cant see what is right.America has mo

2、re opportunity for the common man than any nation in the world.“Paper tiger”,I.What is an AmericanAmerican Identity?,What is an American?,Letter from an American Farmer written by a Frenchman called J.Hector St.John de Crevecoeur in 1782-He is either a European,or the descendant（后代）of a European,hen

3、ce that strange mixture of blood,which you will find in no other country.,He is an American,who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices(偏见）and manners,receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced（拥抱）,the new government he obeys,and the new rank he holds-Here individuals of all n

4、ations are melted into a new race of men,whose labors and posterity（后裔）will one day cause great changes in the world,The American is a new man,who acts upon new principles;he must therefore entertain new ideas,and form new opinions.-this is American.,American Identity,Since the United States was fou

5、nded in the 18th century,Americans have defined themselves not by their racial,religious,and ethnic identity but by their common values and belief in individual freedom,There simply is no one picture of a“typical”American.,From the powdered-wigged(戴假发的)Founding Fathers to the multiracial golf champi

6、on Tiger Woods,Americans share a common identity grounded in the freedom consistent always with respecting the freedom of others to live as they choose.,If American identity embraces all kinds of people,it also affords them a vast menu of opportunities to make and remake themselves.Americans histori

7、cally have scorned efforts to trade on“accidents of birth,”such as great inherited wealth or social status.,Americans instead respect the“self-made”man or woman,especially where he or she has overcome great obstacles to success.Many rags-to-riches stories,in which poor shoeshine boys or other street

8、 urchins(顽童)would rise,by dint of(借用)their ambition,talent,and fortitude(坚韧),to wealth and fame.,Americans Great Pride,Having risen to be the number one world superpower since 1776,Americans are very confident:Put men on the moon seven times and brought all men back safely.No other countries in the

9、world can do that.,Have the largest GDP at$14 trillion.Invented most of the technology that is modernizing the world,such as shipping containers,mass factory production,computer hardware and software,internet hardware and software,commercial jet airplanes,radio,television,ATMs in banks.The list is e

10、ndless,FDR created the 4 international institutions to stabilize the world,including UN,IMF,World Bank,and GATT/WTO.(General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)Most of the time,the generals and admirals（海军上将）brought us victories in war to create and expand the United States.,American values owe much to

11、the Puritans,Gods morality:self-controlIntolerant moralism 难以容忍的道德观(punish drunks,adulterers通奸,violators of the Sabbath安息日）IndependenceIndividualismHard workRespect of education,Some famous peoples remarks,Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.-by

12、George Washington,Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal;nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.-Thomas Jefferson,You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough.You can be anything you want to be,do anything you set out t

13、o accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.-Abraham Lincoln,Far better it is to dare mighty things,to win glorious triumphs,even though checkered（成功与失败并存）by failure,than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much,because they live in the gray twili

14、ght（灰暗的光线）that knows neither victory nor defeat.-Theodre Roosevelt,Questions:What common ideas can we derive from the above remarks?What is American Identity?,II.What is the American Dream?,The big/ambitious dreams,A city upon hill(山巅之城）an ideal community,view the country as a great experiment,a wor

15、thy model for other nationsDemocracy（民主）,liberty（自由）,equality（平等）,Pursuit of Happiness（追求幸福）,The individuals dreams,The belief of Americans that their country offers opportunities for a good and successful life.For minorities and immigrants,the dream also includes freedom and equal rights.,Different

16、 American Dreams at different times,During World War II,in the foxholes(战壕)and gun turrets(回转炮塔),the American Dream was a rose-covered cottage with a white picket fence（篱笆）,a front porch（院子）with a squeaky swing（秋千）,a shady street,bright and obedient children,camping trips,fishing,the corner soda fou

17、ntain,and seeing your children taking part in school church plays.-depicted by Norman Rockwell,American golden dream,In 1848,James W.Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams.That 19th century American Dream motivated the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of th

18、e Golden State.California is full of foreign immigrants who came to the US to share the American dream,a popular belief that hard work will bring forth Americas bounty(富饶）in the form of material well-being（物质财富）.,What are the modern peoples American Dreams?,To do what they wantTo own a home or rise

19、out of poverty.To serve God,country,or community.To want to learn to read or run their own business.To exercise fundamental American rights:to openly practice their religion and to speak what is in their minds and hearts.,Declaration of Independence,We hold these truths to be self-evident（显而易见）,that

20、 all men are created equal,that they are endowed（赋予）by Creator with certain unalienable（不可剥夺的）Rights,that among these are Life,Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.That to secure these rights,Governments are instituted（建立）among Men,deriving their just（正义）power from the consent（赞同）of the governed（被统治

21、者）,That whenever any form of government becomes destructive（毁灭性的）of these ends,it is the right of the people to alter（改变）or to abolish（废除）it,and to institute new government,-,Constitution of the US,It went into effect in 1788Since 1789,27 amendments have been added to itBill of rights were ratified

22、Dec.15,1791,Preamble 序言,We the people of the United States,in order to form a more perfect Union,establish justice,insure domestic tranquility（安宁）,provide for the common defense,promote the general welfare,and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity（后代）,do ordain（法律主宰）and esta

23、blish this Constitution for the United States of America.,American Anthem美国国歌星条旗永不落,Oh,say can you see by the dawns early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous lightOver the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming

24、?And the rockets red glare,the bombs bursting in airGave proof through the night that our flag was still thereOh,say dose that star-spangled banner yet waveOer the land of the free and the home of the brave,A summary for American Dreams,The American Dream illustrates that the basic American desire f

25、or“life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness”is alive and well.It also confirms what their founding fathers always believed:that we are a country of visionaries(具有先见之明的）,in ways big and small.,The American dream is the idea(often associated with the Protestant work ethic)held by many in the United S

26、tates of America that through hard work,courage and determination one can achieve prosperity.These were values held by many early European settlers,and have been passed on to subsequent generations.,Lincolns Gettysburg Addressin 1963,Fourscore(八十）and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this

27、 continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition（主张）that all men are created equal,The famous Speech:I have a dream-Marin Luther King,Civil right(民权）leaderAdvocated non-violent protestCalled for civil rights such as:equality and libertyAssassinated in1967,I Hear America

28、Singing-By Walt Withiman,I hear American singing,the varied carols(歌曲）I hearThose of mechanics,each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason（瓦匠）singing his as he makes ready for work,or leaves off work,The boatman singing

29、what belongs to him in his boat,-The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench,The wood-cutters song,the ploughboys on his way-The delicious singing of the mother,or of the young wife at work,of the girl sewing or washing-Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else-Singing with open mou

30、ths their strong melodious songs,Second Inaugural Address（就职演讲）of President William J.Clinton,We must keep our old democracy forever young.The promise of America was born in the eighteenth century out of the bold conviction（大胆的信仰）that we are created equal.,We began the nineteenth century with a choi

31、ce,to spread our nation from coast to coast.We began the twentieth century with a choice,to harness（附加于）the Industrial Revolution to our values of free enterprise,conservation（保护）,and human decency（尊严）.Those choices made all the difference.,At the dawn（黎明）of the twenty-first century a free people mu

32、st now choose to shape the forces of the Information Age and global society,to unleash（释放）the limitless potential of all our people,and,yes,to form a more perfect union,We-the American people we are the solution.Our founders（先驱）understood that well and gave us a democracy strong enough to endure for

33、 centuries,flexible enough to face our common challenges and advance our common dreams in each new day.,The successful examples of American Dream Benjamin Franklin the founder of America,the forefather Abraham Lincoln the 16th PresidentRock Feller-the petrol tycoonCarnage the steel tycoon They are s

34、elf-made men(白手起家）,The Governor of California,Arnold Schwarzenegger（施瓦新格）,the model of the new American Dream.After years of hard work,he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a movie superstar and then governor.Bill Clinton the 42nd US president Barrack Obama the first US black president,Ame

35、rican Dreams in Literature,Forrest Gump 阿甘正传Sister Carrier 嘉里妹妹The Death of a Salesman一个推销员之死Great Gatsby 了不起的盖次,American dreams are driving people to go forward to achieve their goals.,Is The American Dream disappearing?,Is American Dream disappearing?,Now we have little condos(乐观的精神）,boom boxes(喇叭

36、)blaring rap(指责)and rock(摇滚乐),hot rods(改装成的高速汽车）,drugs,alcohol,cheap sex,abortion（人工流产）,guns,hate and violence.Nearly every sin is applauded on television talk shows.Is there still an“American Dream”?-Robert Kieckhefer,From American Dreams to Chinese Dreams,From American Dream to Chinese Dream,But a

37、t the other site of Pacific Ocean,a historical country is raising again China.Chinese people used to pursue their dreams in US years ago,of course,it is still going on travel across Pacific Ocean,come to US.But now,most of Chinese and people from other countries begin to pursue their dreams in China

38、.,Chinese Youths Dream,What do Chinese youth do as Chinese Dream?Now,not only Chinese players,more and more players from South Korea,France,Denmark,USA,and Russia come to China.China offers the best E-Sport market and it is still growing.,What are the common Chinese peoples Chinese dreams?,What are

39、the common Chinese peoples Chinese dream?,A big houseA big fortuneA harmonious familyA happy marriageTraveling around the world,Whats the big dream of China?,Super power?A harmonious society?Stable development in economy?,Whats your Chinese Dream?,Thank you for your attention!,Obamas nomination speech,Below is the link,http:/Hope that it can help you.By the way,this link http:/refers to Obamas speech.,