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The Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World
2021. urn:nbn:hr:142:043646
Tomakić, Izabela
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Tomakić, I. (2021). The Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:043646

Tomakić, Izabela. "The Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:043646

Tomakić, Izabela. "The Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:043646

Tomakić, I. (2021). 'The Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 03 January 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:043646

Tomakić I. The Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2021 [cited 2025 January 03] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:043646

I. Tomakić, "The Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2021. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:043646

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TitleThe Evolution and Significance of American Culture and Its Impact on the Cultures of the World
Title (croatian)Razvoj i važnost američke kulture i njen utjecaj na kulture svijeta
AuthorIzabela Tomakić
MentorJadranka Zlomislić (mentor)
Committee memberJadranka Zlomislić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberSanja Runtić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberLjubica Matek (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2021-09-29, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper explores the development of the United States from the colonial period to the present, with a particular emphasis on its reputation as the land of opportunity and global superpower. The bright side of America based on the promises of the founding principles and basic traditional values has been the source of unsurpassed national pride and admiration by much of the world. However, the dark side of America has dimmed the beacon of democracy which has been overshadowed by instances of inequality of opportunity based on race, gender and other backgrounds, displacement, exclusion, discrimination, segregation, systemic racism, and mistreatment of its workers. The paper highlights particular events that belong to the tragic side of American history that have devalued the American creed in order to raise awareness to the fact that if America is to be truly great, it needs to rebuild its founding principles and honor its constitutional rights and responsibilities. This is illustrated in the poems “Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes and the Inaugural Poem “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman. The selected works focus on America as a work in progress, a country that needs to rebuild and heal in order to achieve the American Dream and live up to its creed. Only then will America be a country of which its citizens can be proud and a role model for other cultures. Thus, to achieve the aspiration of a City upon a Hill, the United States needs to restore and reconstruct itself using the same founding principles to right the wrongs and eliminate anti-American sentiment.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:043646
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Hungarian Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Communication Training
Course: Teacher Training
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije mađarskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije mađarskog jezika i književnosti)
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