5. American
Literature
American literature is
the literature written or produced in the
area of the United States and
its preceding colonies. For more specific
discussions of poetry and theater,
see Poetry of the United
States andTheater in the United States.
During its early history, America was a
series of British colonies on the eastern
coast of the present-day United States.
Therefore, its literary tradition begins as
linked to the broader tradition of English
literature. However, unique American
characteristics and the breadth of its
production usually now cause it to be
considered a separate path and tradition.
6. Class of
Literature • Colonial literature
• Post-independence
• Unique American
style
.
7. Colonial
Literature
Towns older than Boston include
the Spanish settlements at Saint
Augustine and Santa Fe, the Dutch
settlements at Albany and New
Amsterdam, as well as the English
colony of Jamestown in present-
dayVirginia. During the colonial
period, the printing press was active
in many areas, from Cambridge and
Boston to NewYork, Philadelphia,
and Annapolis.
8. post
independence
In the post-war period,Thomas
Jefferson's United States
Declaration of Independence,
his influence on the United
States Constitution, his
autobiography, the Notes on
the State ofVirginia, and his
many letters solidify his spot as
one of the most talented early
American writers.
9. Unique
American
style
With theWar of 1812 and
an increasing desire to
produce uniquely American
literature and culture, a
number of key new literary
figures emerged, perhaps
most
prominentlyWashington
Irving,William Cullen
Bryant, and James
Fenimore Cooper.
11. • The two most significant American poets of the nineteenth century were radically
different in both their temperaments and styles. Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was a
worker, traveler, nationalist, nurse by choice during the Civil War of the United States
(1861-1865), and an innovator in his poetics. Its central work was Leaves of Grass, in
which it uses lines of irregular extension to represent the inclusion of the whole of the
society in the American democracy. Going deeper into this same subject, the poet
equates the vast scope of the American experience with himself, and does so in such a
way that it does not sound as if
• Whitman was also a body poet, "the body electric" as he called it. In Studies in Classic
American Literature, the English novelist D.H. Lawrence wrote that Whitman "was the
first to demolish the old moral conception that the soul of man is something 'superior'
and 'above' that the flesh" "was the first to smash the old moral conception that the soul
of man is Something `superior 'and` above' the flesh. "
12. Poetry in
Thecolonies
As England's contact with the Americas
increased after the 1490s, explorers
sometimes included verse with their
descriptions of the "New World" up
through 1650, the year of Anne
Bradstreet's "TheTenth Muse", which was
written in America, most likely in Ipswich,
Massachusetts or North Andover,
Massachusetts) and printed/distributed in
London, England by her brother-in-law,
Rev. JohnWoodbridge.There are 14 such
writers whom we might on that basis call
American poets (they had actually been
to America and to different degrees,
written poems or verses about the place).
13. P o s t
Colonial
Poetry
The first significant poet of the
independent United States
wasWilliamCullen
Bryant (1794–1878), whose
great contribution was to write
rhapsodic poems on the
grandeur
of prairies and forests.
14. mordernism
This new idiom, combined with
a study of 19th-century French
poetry, formed the basis of
American input into 20th-
century English-language
poetic modernism. Ezra
Pound (1885–1972) andT. S.
Eliot (1888–1965) were the
leading figures at the time,
with their rejection of
traditional poetic form and
meter and ofVictorian diction.
20. Eugene Oneill
Winner in 1936 of the Nobel
Prize of literature, Oneill
resorted to the classic
mythology, the bible and the
novel cienca of the psychology
to explore the human interior
life
22. Neoclassical
Architecture
It appears from France early
century XVII like an artistic
movement opposite the excess
of Baroque and Rococo, it
extends quickly with illustrated
ideas for all Europe and it
arrives until.
United States
Examples
39. Walt Disney World
Resort
Walt Disney World Resort, commonly called Walt Disney
World or Disney World, is a famous international resort for its theme
parks and numerous hotels.
40. Yellowstone
National Park
Yellowstone National Park (in English, Yellowstone
National Park) created by the United States Congress and signed into
law by then President Ulysses S. Grant on 1 of March of 1872 , is a
national park located in the United States, primarily in the state
of Wyoming , although spans Montana and Idaho .
41. Navy Pier
Navy Pier is a 3,300 feet (1,010 m) pier on
the Chicago shore of Lake Michigan . It is located in
the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North
Side community area.
42. Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls are a group of waterfalls located on the Niagara
River in northeastern North America , on the border between
the United States and Canada . Located about 236 meters above
sea level, its fall is approximately 64 meters.
43. National Mall and
Memorial Park
National Mall and Memorial Parks (formerly known
as the National Capital Parks-central) is an administrative
unit of the National Park Service (NPS) covering many
national monuments and other areas in Washington, DC
44. Times Square
The Times Square is an intersection of Manhattan ( New
York ). Longacre Square formerly called, is located at the corner of
Avenue Broadway and Seventh Avenue . It received its current name
by the offices of The New York Times , who were in the building One
Times Square .
45. Manhattan Beach
(California)
Manhattan Beach, founded in 1912 , is a city of Los Angeles County in
the US state of California . In the year 2000 it had a population of
33,852 inhabitants and a population density of 3,323.1 persons per km²
46. Santa Mónica,
California
Santa Monica, founded in 1769 , is a city of Los Angeles County in
the US state of California . In the year 2008 it had a population of
87,664 inhabitants and a population density of 4,096.4 persons
per km² . It is located on the shore of the Pacific Ocean about 30
minutes from the center of Los Angeles .
47. Las Vegas
Las Vegas , officially the city of Las Vegas and often known
simply as Vegas is the most populous-28 city in the United
States , the most populous city in the state of Nevada and
the county seat of Clark County .
48. White HouseSanta Monica, founded in 1769 , is a city of Los Angeles County in
the US state of California . In the year 2008 it had a population of
87,664 inhabitants and a population density of 4,096.4 persons
per km² . It is located on the shore of the Pacific Ocean about 30
minutes from the center of Los Angeles .
49. Universal Orlando
Resort
Universal Orlando Resort is a complex of theme parks located
in Orlando , Florida ( United States ). It consists of two theme parks
( Universal Studios Florida - Universal's Islands of Adventure ), a
water park (Universal's Volcano Bay), a place of nightlife with
restaurants, shops, cinemas and nightclubs (CityWalk) and four hotels.
50. Mount Rushmore
National Mount Rushmore Monument (in English, Mount
Rushmore National Memorial) is a monumental carved
sculpture between 1927 and 1941 in a mountain of granite
located in Keystone , South Dakota ( United States )
51. Statue of Liberty
Liberty Enlightening the World (in English Liberty Enlightening the World, in
French La Liberté éclairant le monde), known as the Statue of Liberty, is one of
the monuments most famous of New York , the United States and around the
world . It is located on Liberty Island south of the island of Manhattan , near
the mouth of the Hudson River and near Ellis Island
52. Golden Gate
Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait, the
mile wide (1.6 km), one point seven miles long (2.7 km) of canal between the San
Francisco Bay and Pacific ocean . The structure joins the US city of San Francisco ,
California - the northern tip of the peninsula San Francisco - a Marin County , carries
both Route 101 andState Route California 1 through the strait.
53. Central Park
Central Park is an urbanus park in Manhattan , New York . Central Park is the most
visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, [5] and one
of the most filmed locations in the world.
The park was established in 1857 on 778 acres (315 hectares) of municipal land. In
1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux , an architect landscaper and
architect, respectively,
69. #Soccer…
“HISTORY”
Major league professional football is Major
League Soccer, which was founded in 1996 and
currently has 20 teams. For its part, the top
professional division of women's football is the
National Women's Soccer League, founded in
2013 and currently has 9 teams. The United
States Football Federation, founded in 1913, is
responsible for the regulation of sport in the
United States. It has been affiliated to FIFA
since 1914 and to Concacaf since 1961, making
it one of the founding countries of that
confederacy.
70. NASCAR stands for the most commercial
automotive category in the United States and the
most important stock car competition in the
world. He is a member of the Automobile
Competition Committee for the United States. It
is considered the least important category of
motorsport behind Indy car.
71. #Football american…
American football was born more than 100 years
ago in the United States of America as a
modification of English rugby. It is one of the
most competitive contact sports in the United
States and currently practiced in more than 60
countries.2 This sport requires great discipline,
physical training and mental preparation. In recent
years there is a lot of controversy over brain
injuries suffered by some players and more than
1,300 retired players have filed lawsuits against
the NFL claiming to have ignored and failed to
warn players of the dangers of concussion, trauma
and other brain injuries
72. #Golf…
United States Open (Golf)
The US Open is an annual men's golf
tournament held in the United States and
organized by the United States Golf
Association. It is disputed the weekend of
the third Sunday of June, coinciding with
Father's Day. This tournament is one of the
four majors that are celebrated throughout
the year and appears in the calendar of both
the PGA Tour and the European Tour. The
United States Open has been played in
several fields throughout its history,
characterized by a demanding preparation,
with high roughs and fast greens
73. #Baseball…
The Major League Baseball (MLB) is the
highest-level professional baseball
leagues in the United States. Currently
MLB has 30 teams in the National
League and the American League,
founded in 1876 and 1901 respectively.
The champions of the league face in the
World Series to the best of seven
parties.Originally the two leagues were
independent legal entities. In 2000 the
two leagues were legally merged into
the MLB. The commissioner of the MLB
is the chief executive of the MLB..
74. #Ice hockey…
Ice hockey is a sport that is played between
two teams of six players (a goalie with five
players in the ice) with skates on an ice
rink. The skaters should aim a rubber disc
(puck in English, rondelle in French) with a
long stick (stick in English, baton in
French), to try to score in the goal of the
rival. In the end, the team that scored the
most goals scored.
75. #Basketball…
This national federation was founded in
1974 with the name of Amateur Basketball
Association of the United States of
America. It was renamed USA Basketball
on October 12, 1989, after FIBA amended
its by-laws and regulations to allow entry
and competition of professional players
from the NBA in their international
competitions. USA Basketball is
responsible for the preparation of the
national basketball team, both male and
female, representing the United States. In
international tournaments such as the
World Basketball Championship, the
Olympic Games, the Pan American
Games, the Tournament of the Americas
and the FIBA Americas Championship.
109. Language in the United
States
Incredible as it may seem, English has
never been declared the official language
of the United States, although it is the
one of majority use among the
inhabitants.
English spoken in the United States
varies significantly from what is spoken
in England and is constantly growing and
updated by technological innovations and
the influence of the idiomatic roots of the
immigrant population.
110. Current US
languages
1776 English Newspaper According to the United States
Census Bureau, English is the language most commonly
spoken in the United States. Of the approximately 292
million people over the age of 5, as many as 231 million
of them, or 79 percent, speak only English at home.
Twenty-one percent of the population, approximately 61
million people, speak a language other than English as
their mother tongue.
111. Linguistic Policy of the
United States
Throughout the course of US history there have been
many efforts aimed at making English the official
language of the country. Some of these plans have even
suggested "recognizing" one or two other
languages based on their prevalence, or the number of
people who speak it. While it is true that the country
carries out its entire official mission in English, the pure
linguistic diversity of America makes it difficult to
implement a language policy.
In short, the creation of a coherent language policy for
the United States is, and has never been, an easy
proposition. In all, there are more than 300
languages spoken in the United States.
112. The most widely spoken
languages in the United States
Below we will review the four most common
languages in the United States, starting with
English:
• English
• The Spanish
• The Chinese
• The Tagalog