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American culture
Art, music, literature, people, sports, technology, business, politics, religion and more in the United States. American culture is primarily Western, but is influenced by African, Asian, and Latin American and Native American cultures.
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infomercials
Culture; American culture
Extended (30-minute) advertising that often masquerades in the more neutral formats of a talk show or news program. Celebrity endorsements as well as testimonies from “ordinary people” sell kitchen ...
fashion
Culture; American culture
Fashion in America can be discussed from two different perspectives—as a general statement about American styles, based on generally casual conformity or in terms of the growth of an art and industry ...
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Culture; American culture
Federal development project in the Upper South. Constructing sixteen dams between 1933 and 1945, the Tennessee Valley Authority brought jobs and training, flood control and electricity to marginal ...
lacrosse
Culture; American culture
Field sport that resembles both soccer and hockey, with a ball being moved towards the goal through the air using nets attached to sticks. Lacrosse’s origins are found in the American Indian sport ...
Filipino Americans
Culture; American culture
Filipino Americans constitute the second-largest group of Americans of Asian descent; almost 60,000 Filipinos enter the US every year. Filipino immigration to the US prior to the annexation of the ...
film agents
Culture; American culture
Film agents are negotiators on behalf of actors, directors and others within Hollywood dealmaking of the post-studio era. Typically portrayed in mass media as leeches because of their lack of ...
Eastman Kodak
Culture; American culture
Film and imaging company founded by George Eastman (1854–1932) in Rochester, New York. Eastman produced rollable film on transparent cellulose that made the camera an everyday family experience and ...
