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1、TheDifferencesbetweenChineseCultureandAmericanCultureAfterlearningthecourse“English-SpeakingCountries:ASurvey",IhavelearnedaseaofknowledgeaboutEnglishspeakingcountry,fromwhichAmericaisthecountrythatattractsmemost.ThecourseinspiresmetothinkingabouttheculturedifferencebetweenChinaa
2、ndAmerica.Wealwayssaythatpoliticalandeconomydeterminesculture,whichisreflectedbypoliticalandeconomyinverse.Besides,historyaffectsculturetoagreatextent.Chinaisacountrythathasalonghistory,inthelongperiodculturalaccumulation,thetraditionalculturewithChinesecharacteristicscameintobei
3、ng.Moreover,Chinaisasocialist,one-partysystemanddevelopingcountry,whichdecideitscountryinmanyaspects.Oncontrast,Americaisashort-history,capitalist,multipartysystemanddevelopedcountry.Theculturethesetwocountriespresentmustbequitedifferent.DavidHume，whoisafamousScotlandphilosopher，
4、economist，andhistoriansaidthat:“Customisthegreatguideofhumanlife”.Knowingthecustomsofacountryis,ineffect,aguidetounderstandingthesoulofthatcountryanditspeople.OnaccountoftherearelotsofdifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandAmericanculture,I’lllaymystressmainlyonreligion,people’svalue
5、sandbehaviors,educationandeatinghabit.Religionsinthesetwocountriesarequietdifferent.Americaisacountrywhoadvocatesfreedom,sopeopleinAmericahavetherighttochoosewhetherhebelieveinareligionornot.TheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesindicatesthat"Congressshallmakenolawes
6、tablishingreligion,orprohibitthefreeexercisethereof."Speakingingeneralterms,thecontemporaryAmericanisaChristiancountry.Christianityhastheideathat people have original sin, becausehuman’sancestorsAdamandEvahadsinned,andtransmittedtheeviltotheirdescendants.Obviously,Christianitybel
7、ievesintheseparationofmanandnature.Besides,Christianityadvocatestherightandfreedomofindividuality.SoinAmericanfamilyvalues,theythinkeveryoneisacharacterandtheyowntheirrightstobethemselvesandfree.Chinaisamulti-religiouscountry,whosemainreligionsareBuddhism,Taoism,Islam,Catholicism
8、andChristian.Chinesepeoplealsoenjoythefr
