HISTORY: INDIANS, AMERICAN CULTURE, WARS

History: Indians, American Culture, Wars

History: Indians, American Culture, Wars

1. McMahon: Beginnings of American Culture.

As a foreigner looking inward through a glass window, the base of the American heritage seems to be founded on the idealism of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Each year thousands migrate into the United States in search of flexibility, democracy and the differentiated American Dream.

   During the first two decades of the new century, Americans sought refinement. They overcame their frontier image through artistic maturity. If they could not afford the trappings of gentility, ambitious Americans could live off those who could afford them. For example, America 's first professional sculptor, William Rush, rose from a common wood carver to a mastery of carved portraits. Born in 1756, Rush was a highly skilled carver of nautical figureheads. His work gained public notice and he took advantage of new opportunities. His 1814 stone likeness of George Washington shows the leader standing proudly. The statue is symmetrically perfect and Rush even captured the folds of Washington 's garments with technical precision. No longer would Americans look to Rome or Greece for their heroes. America how had its own figures to admire, and very often the unrefined folk artists supplied the artistic talent to bring these images to the broader public.

The transitional phase in American culture also saw an inward, individualistic turn. American painters for the first time truly could explore their art on a deeper level, without having to subsist on portraits of the wealthy; artists began to mix lifelike realism with flair, charm, and warmth. They rejected insights from ancient Rome ; instead, they were inspired by their own lands. Painters tried to capture impressions of the environment on the soul.

Transition into an out-of-doors heritage dictates acknowledgement and acceptance of basic aspects of a new humanity, which may be very distinct from one's own ethnic background. This is a psychologically draining and intense method, complicated by stained Hollywood illusions. Thus, it can be resolved that the American film industry does not depict a entire likeness of American heritage to one looking inward through the glass window. Immigrants need to gaze beyond the glamour made by the video cameras. Initiation into any foreign culture needs to be done with an objective view; unfortunately, the Hollywood smoke screen deprives its consumers from making an informed judgment.

2. Comer-Eastern Woodland Indians.

Native Americans are people who are local to the Americas. They are also renowned as American Indians. They tend to have light brown skin, brown eyes, and dark straight hair. The name Indian was first applied to them by Christopher Columbus, who mistakenly believed that the mainland and the islands of the Americas were part of the Indies, in Asia. The Native Americans of North America are accepted to be descendants of the Mongoloids, early hunters and gatherers who migrated from Asia to North America round 30,000bc. During the Stone Age it is believed that these people crossed a land bridge across what ...