culture英美文化.docx
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culture英美文化
LosAngeles
•Metroareapopulation-about17,000,000
•Citypopulation-3,695,820
•BehindNewYorkasthesecondbiggestcityintheUS
•47%Hispanicpopulation(12%nationally)
•13%Asian(4%nationally)
•UnlikeNewYork,mostimmigrantsinLosAngelescamefromLatinAmericaandAsia
•LosAngeleshasmorepeopleofHispanicheritagethanpeopleofEuropeanheritage
•“Tehrangeles”-thelargestIranianpopulationoutsideofIran
•ThetelevisionandfilmcapitaloftheUS
•MostUSfilmandtelevisioncompaniesareheadquarteredinLosAngeles
•LosAngelesweatherissomeofthebestintheworld-theyearlyaveragetemperaturedoesn’tgetbelow9orabove30
•Verylittlehumidity
•OneofthereasonswhysomanyAmericanchoosetomoveto“TheCityofAngels”
•WhatIsLAFamousForInTheUS
•Angelinosarethoughttobetooworriedaboutglamourandappearances-superficial
•Greatweather!
•Movies,ofcourse
•Liberalmindsetbothpoliticallyandsocially
•Terribletraffic,someoftheworstintheworld
•And…
•LosAngelessitsnearoneofthemostactivefaultlinesintheworld
•Frequentmildearthquakes
•Occasionalseriousones
•Thereasonwhythecity’ssubwaysystemissmallcomparedtothepopulation
•ThisexplainswhymostAngelinosdrive
•Alsothereasonwhytherearen’tmanytallbuildingsinLA
•LA’sdowntownisrelativelysmallgiventhecity’ssize
•January7,19946.7magnitudeNorthridgeearthquake
•Withsomanydifferentpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld,raceissometimeaseriousissueinLosAngeles
•Mostrecently,tensionssurroundingtheLatinAmericanpopulation
•Historically,theAfricanAmericanpopulationhasbeenthefocus
•The2005movieCrash,winnerofTheAcademyAwardforBestPicture,isprobablythebestfilmexplorationofracerelationsinLosAngeles
•AmericanHistoryX
•Averygoodmovie,butnotindicativeofthecomplexitiesofracialrelationsintheUnitedStates
•StarsEdwardNorton
•WattswasandisaprimarilyblackareaofLosAngeles
•BeginApril11,1965-last5days
•34peoplekilled
•Over1000injured
•Almost4000arrested
•TodayWattsstillhaspovertyandcrimeproblems
•1992“RodneyKingRiots”
•BeganafterpolicemanaccusedofbeatinganAfricanAmericanaredeclaredinnocentinaLosAngelescourtroom
•RodneyKing’squoteaimedatendingtheriots
•MoreonSports
•TheLosAngelesLakersarethemostfamousinternationally,buttheDodgersarejustasfamousintheUS
•LosAngelesDodgersvs.SanDiegoPadresinBeijingin2008
•TheyusedtobetheBrooklynDodgersbutmovedtoLosAngelesinthe1950’s
•VeryupsettingtopeopleinBrooklyn,butwildlypopulartothoselivinginLosAngeles
•TheNBAlogoismodeledafterLakergreatJerryWest
•LosAngelesAngelsofAnaheim-baseball
•AnaheimDucks-Hockey
•AnaheimisasuburbofLosAngeles
•LosAngelesClippers-basketball
•LosAngelesKings-hockey
•Currently,noAmericanfootballteamplaysinLosAngeles,butinthepasttheRaiders(nowinOakland,California)andtheRams(nowinSt.Louis,Missouri)calledLosAngeleshome
•LAhostedthe1984SummerOlympics
•Boycottedby16nationsinretaliationforaround60nationsboycottingtheMoscowGamesfouryearsearlier
•UCLA
•TheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles
•Establishedin1919
•38,500studentswith27,000asundergraduates
•Oneofthetop50universitiesintheworld
•22%acceptancerate
•#1collegeathleticprogramintheUS(124nationalchampionships,10inbasketball)
•Oneofthebestfilmschoolsintheworld
•ThemembersofLinkinParkallattendedUCLA
•TheHollywoodBowl
•Thenaturalacousticsmadethespotapopularlocationformusicians
•Itdebutedasanopenair,allyearmusicalvenuein1922
•EverymajormusicalperformerorbandthatgoesthroughLosAngelesplaysTheHollywoodBowl
•Theseatingcapacityis17,000
•AmericanAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences
•TheAcademyAwardswerefirstawardedin1929
•Itistheoldestandmostprestigiousfilmaward
•ItwastheideaoflegendaryfilmproducerLouisB.Mayer
•Thegoldplatedstatueisbasedonaknightofthecrusadesstandingonareeloffilm
•CriticsbelievetheAcademyAwardsaremoreapromotionschemethananhonestrecognitionofachievementinfilm
•ThemostfamousmovietheaterintheUS
•HometomanyHollywoodpremiers
•Alsothelocationofthe“WalkofFame”
•“Homeoftherichandfamous”RodeoDrive
Chicago
•Citypopulation-2,900,000
•Metropopulationofabout8,000,000
•Europeanheritage-907,000,31%
•Hispanicheritage-754,000,26%
•Africanheritage-1,084,000,37%
•Asianheritage-140,050,5%
•MayorRichardM.Daleyjustretired
•RahmEmanuelwonthemostrecentelection,soChicagowillhaveanewmayorforthefirsttimein22years
•EmanuelwasObama’sChiefofStafffrom2008to2010
•OfallAmericancities,Chicagohasperhapsthemost“colorful”history
•Gangviolence,politicalcorruption
•NYC-Chicago-LA
•Chicagoisgeographicallyandatmosphericallyin-betweenNYCandLA
•Notasfast-pacedandaggressiveasNYCbutlifemovesfasterinChicagothanitdoesincasualLA
•Chicagoansaren’tasfiercelyproudoftheircityasNewYorkers,butaremoreproudofChicagothanAngelinosareofLA
•Theunofficial“capital”oftheMidwest
•Thelargest,wealthiestcityintheregion
•Theindustrialandeconomiccenteroftheregion
•TheculturalcenteroftheMidwest-music,museums,sports,entertainment
•LikeNewYorkitisapoliticalandsociallyliberalcity
•Theheartland’scenterforagriculturalcommerce
•TheChicagoBoardofTrade-thecenterforbuyingandsellingcommoditiesintheUS
•Illinois
•TheLandofLincolnHonestAbewasfromSpringfield
•Myhometown,Dunlap,isrightoutsidePeoria
•Chicago,theMidwest,andNativeAmericans
•Like“Chicago”and“Illinois,”manycityandstatenamesintheMidwestcomefromAmericanIndiannationsandwords
•Michigan,Missouri,Iowa,NorthDakota,SouthDakota,Ohio,Kentucky,Wisconsin,Detroit,Milwaukeeareallexamples
•ThereareliterallyhundredsofotherexamplesintheMidwest
•“CityOfTheBigShoulders”
•FromCarlSandburg’spoem“Chicago”
•Chicagohasawellfoundedreputationasabluecollar(workingclass)city
•EventhoughChicagohastransformeditselfintoamoderneconomiccenter,citizensarestillproudofthebluecollarworkethicandstillprojectaworkmanlikeattitudetowardslife
•TheGoldenArches
•McDonald’swasfoundedinSanDiego,California
•IscurrentlyheadquarteredintheChicagosuburbofOakBrook,Illinois
•SkyscraperCity
•AlthoughNewYorkclearlyhasmoreskyscrapers,ChicagoearnedthisreputationasanindirectconsequenceoftheChicagofireof1871
•ChicagowasthefirstAmericancitytofocusonsky-scraperconstruction
•Afterthedestruction,Chicagorebuiltherselfvertically
•TheWillis(Sears)Tower
•Thesecondhighestobservationplatformintheworld
•EveryoneinChicagostillcallsit“TheSearsTower”
•TallestbuildingintheUSuntil1WorldTradeCenterinNewYorkiscompleted
•“MagnificentMile”
•Thebiggestshoppingdistrictinthecity
•IslocatedontheeastendofMichiganAvenue
•MichiganAvenueusedtooverlookLakeMichigan
•AllthelandbetweenLakeMichiganandMichiganAvenuewasreclaimedbyusingdebrisfromtheChicagofireof1871
•TheUniversityofChicago
•FoundedbyJohnD.Rockefellerin1891
•Arguablythebestplaceintheworldtostudyeconomics
•Ofthe64peoplewhohavewonaNobelPrizeinEconomics,45havebeenAmericansand25havebeenconnectedwithUC
•Adjustedforinflation,Rockefelleristherichestpersoninhistory
•Chinatown
•ChicagohasoneofthelargestChinatownsintheUS
•About68,000ChineseliveinChicago
•Inthelate19thCentury,manyChineseimmigrantstooktheTranscontinentalRailroadtheyhelpedbuildandsettledinChicago
•CurrentlytheChicagoChinatownisn’tmuchtosee,butthecityhasrecentlytakenstepstoincreaseit’sstandingasatouristattraction
•LakeShoreDrive
•MostfamousstreetinChicago
•Runsthelengthofthecity
•Asyougonorth,thecityisonyourleft,LakeMichiganonyourright
•EarlythispastFebruaryLakeShoreDrivewasclosedafterChicagowashitbyoneoftheworstblizzardsindecades
•Commuterswerestranded
•ChicagoBluesFestival
•Chicagoistheunofficialbluescapitaloftheworld
•Therearehundredsofbarswithliveblueseverynightoftheweek
•EveryyearinearlyJunetheChicagoMayor’sOfficesponsorsthreedaysandnightsoflivebluesinGrantParknexttoLakeMichigan
•TheChicagoBluesFestivalattractsmusiciansandbluesloversfromallovertheworld
•Chicagovs.NewYork
•Foralongtime,ChicagowasthesecondbiggestcityintheUSA
•NewYorkersbegancallingit“the2ndcity,”tryingtoputitdown
•Chicagoansembracedthename
•ThisnicknamebecamesopopularinChicagothatafamouscomedyclubisnamedafterit
•ChicagosportsfansstillhaveaparticulardislikingforanyNewYorkteams
•MoreSports
•TheAmericanfootballteamtheChicagoBearsarethemostpopularteaminthecity
•TheChicagoCubs,baseball,arenearlyaspopular
•TheCubshaven’twonachampionshipsince1909
•TheChicagoWhiteSox-baseball-2005champions
•TheChicagoBulls-basketball-6championships
•TheChicagoBlackhawks-hockey-2010champions
•The2010NHLchampswithChiefJosephontheirjersey
•MayorRichardJ.DaleyandCorruption
•RichardM.Daleywasmayorfrom1989-2010
•Hisfather,RichardJ.Daley,wasalsomayor(1955-1976)
•TheseniorDaleywasunquestionablypopularamongvotersalth
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