1、The American CharacterGroup 402 The United States is composed of fifty states,so there are fifty stars on the flag.What is an American?What are his attitudes and values?&outgoingfriendlycheerfulhumrousrootlessnessSportsman shipSelf-conceitedindependentpracticaladventurousOutgoingHumorous The typical
2、 American believed in trying something new in an attempt to make life better.The pioneering spiritThe pioneering spirit led American Settlers to travel westward by the Thousands in search of land and gold.This westward movement has never ceased.Americans have the courage to explore.The average Ameri
3、can moves fourteen The average American moves fourteen times in his lifetime.The highly mobile times in his lifetime.The highly mobile American society leaves individuals with American society leaves individuals with feeling of feeling of rootlessnessrootlessness,isolationisolation,Indifference,Indi
4、fference to community welfare,and shallow personal to community welfare,and shallow personal relationships.relationships.RootlessnessisolationAdventurousAdventurous IndividualismAll men are created equal This statement doesnt mean that all human beings are equal in ability or ambition,but that all people should be treated equally before the law and given equal privileges and opportunities.人人生而平等人人生而平等the statue of liberty American dream The belief that any individual,no matter how poor,can achieve wealth and fame through diligence and virtue.
