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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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cheerleading
Culture; American culture
The Greek chorus of American athletic events, cheerleading developed at the end of the nineteenth century in the Northeast and Midwest as an extra-curricular school leadership activity to help ...
fusion
Culture; American culture
The history of this multiplex musical category tracks an advent in American music, as well as the entanglements of a global mass media with local musics. Fusion as an experiment in musical aesthetics ...
Environmental Protection Agency
Culture; American culture
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the primary federal agency responsible for enforcing environmental laws, including those governing air and water quality and the disposal of hazardous ...
National Audubon Society (NAS)
Culture; American culture
The NAS traces its roots to the 1880s, when it began as an organization to promote the protection and appreciation of birds. Although the NAS began expanding its activities into broader environmental ...
surfing
Culture; American culture
The “hot dog” style of surfing based on a traditional Hawai’ian practice began on the west coast of the United States in the mid-1950s, made possible by the development of new boards manufactured ...
reapportionment and redistricting
Culture; American culture
The US census was established largely for the purpose of determining the reapportionment of legislative districts. As population shifts around the country congressional seats are taken from cities of ...
graffiti
Culture; American culture
While painting and writing on buildings has a millennial history graffiti in late twentiethcentury America faced two contradictory evaluations. An explosion of extensive stylized words and pictures ...
