Blog Project

At first, I found this project pretty awesome, until I realized that only the Anderson people (mostly) would reply.  It's really funny, though, to see how people from different places use a whole different vocabulary then we do.  That was kinda cool.  Replying would also become a hard thing to do, too, because people would never post their blogs or post them a few days after it was due, and I usually couldn't find the time to log on and read their blogs with all the other responsibilities I have.  

It was a relatively easy project, although some of the topics really made me think.  I'm pretty sure my blogs got repetitive, which kind of made my blogs boring.  During the last six weeks, it was really hard to remember when a blog was due (but that's partly because I'm not very organized.  Thats going to be my New Years Resolution, though) with reviews for finals and major cramming of information in the brain to make up for Thanksgiving break. 

Overall, it was a pretty darn creative project that I wouldn't mind doing again next semester (but it would be pretty sweet if there were more than two people from a different country to communicate).  I liked seeing other's opinions on things like immigration and terrorism, and how people from different places opinion's differed. 

Diversity in the U.S. of A.

In the United States, diversity is not only present in the culture, but also things like food, sports, music, etc.  In Texas especially, there is a large Hispanic impact on our food (breakfast tacos, anyone?), religion (like Catholicism), and music (Selena).  These influences have made places like Austin special in its own way, and without these influences, the people of Austin wouldn't be who they are today. 

Every single place in the United States has their own influences on their culture, which makes almost every place in the United States different from one another.  But, even though these places differ, things like food can be found common.  For example, pizza is one of the most loved american dishes even though it actually originated from Italy.  Also, chinese food, Mexican food, and many other types of food from different countries have blended with the american culture to form many of the favorite dishes that America has today.   

When it comes to music, it is easy to tell that it has a large impact on American society.  Genres range from bluegrass to rap, and from classical to rock.   Some of these genres have actually blended to for new types of music that americans grow to love.   

Religion is also a large part of american society, along with politics.  Sometimes, both religion and politics go hand in hand with each other, which makes many issues debatable.  Things like abortion in the U.S. is something that many americans have been very opinionated about, along with things like deciding who the next president is.  Both religion and politics have molded the United States into the very differently opinionated society that it is today. 

Overall, america wouldn't be the "melting pot" it is today if it weren't for the vast variety of influences from other countries that lets the citizens of America chose what type of lifestyle they live.