Who is an American?
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Who is an American?
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Who is an American?. America: What do you think?. Take a pen. Write 2-3 words!. What do you think of this?. Are all American families like this? Are most American families like this? 35.9% obese 69.2% overweight. So… Who is an American?. Who is an American?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Who is an American?
America: What do you think?
• Take a pen. Write 2-3 words!
What do you think of this?
• Are all American families like this?
• Are most American families like this?• 35.9% obese• 69.2% overweight
So… Who is an American?
Who is an American?
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Tony Blair, British Prime Minister Barack Obama, President
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Who is an American?
B
Chien-ming Wang, Taiwanese Baseball player Tony Shalhoub, Actor
BA
Who is an American?
A B
Robert Pattinson, Canadian ActorKal Penn, Actor & Civil Servant
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Who is an American?
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Hugh Laurie, British ActorRussell Means, Actor & Activist
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Who is an American?
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Steve Irwin, Australian TV HostWang Leehom, Actor & Activist
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Who is an American?
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Emilia Clarke, British Actress
Halle Berry, Actress
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Who is an American?
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Jeremy Lin, Basketball Player
Steve Nash, Basketball Player
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Who is an American?
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Justin Bieber, Canadian Singer Ang Lee (李安 ), Director
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"I was never a citizen of any particular place... My parents left China to go to Taiwan. We were outsiders there. We moved to the States. Outsiders. Back to China. Now we were outsiders there, too – outsiders from America."
Who is an American?
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Robin Chen, Teacher Rhydian Vaughan, Actor
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Who is an American?
A B
Jim Carrey, Canadian American Actor Malcolm X, Civil Rights Activist
A & B
So you can be American AND from another country!
Do we have time?
• Yes, we do.• No, we don’t.
What do Americans eat?• Do they only like this?
The American Stereotype
• Which food do I like most?
A B
I eat hamburgers 2-3 times per month.
B
The American Stereotype
• Which car do I drive?
A B
C D
The American Stereotype• How much is it?
– $500 USD (about $15,000 NTD)
The American Stereotype
• Do Americans hate nature?
70% of Americans believe in Global Warming1
1Yale Project on Climate Change
The American Stereotype
• Where is my favorite place?
A B
C D
The American Stereotype
• Not all Americans hate nature!!
The American Stereotype
• Does every American have a gun?
About 37% of American families have a gun. 2
2Pew Research Center
The American Stereotype
• But why do they have guns?
There are many reasons. Some reasons are:• Protect your family• Protect your rights• Sport• Hunting
Most people DO NOT have guns to kill people.
So… Americans don’t look like this:
They look like this:
