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I have always celebrated Christmas, which is a huge part of my culture. To celebrate, I always spend time with friends and family as we come today, cook together, and party.

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my family always participates in Thanksgiving, whether it's making a feast at home or stopping by a family's house.

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I think that the music aspect defines my culture, specifically hip-pop/rap. Many people are familiar with the hip-pop origin, and I think it is something that defines my culture
(picture of Dj Kool Herc, known for contributing to the development of hip-pop)

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Technology affects my culture by giving many black artists, authors, etc. a platform to share their work for others to see and appreciate.
(Soundcloud is an app where people can openly share their music)

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it gives people a sense of order and security in my culture. Christianity is a common religion within my culture.

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I believe the dialect aspect defines my culture, because there are a lot of different regions in which black people are from. So there isn't a set language or dialect in my culture.

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A custom or tradition my family follows is the Posadas. A Christmas festival originating in Latin America that dramatizes the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging. The posadas are usually celebrated through Dec 16, - Dec 24, though it may vary.

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A piece of art that defines my culture is Mexican music. One that's well known is Mariachi music. Mariachi has long been considered a uniquely Mexican sound, representing a homegrown tradition that embraces both indigenous and foreign elements. The mariachi orchestra emerged in the late 1700s or early 1800s in west-central Mexico.

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Because my culture is in many different places the economy can vary. And because I live in the U.S where there are a plethora of resources and jobs, the life I want is just something I need to work towards.

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The government affects my culture by allowing it to continue to thrive and preserve our traditions and customs. The government helps the Mexican people when they feel like it.

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Roman Catholicism plays a big role in Mexican culture. We believe in God and that he should be our number 1 at all times.

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I would say i'm apart of an extended family social group. Many of my family live close by and I think it's because we value family and if we ever need help my family a few minutes away.

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Spanish is spoken everywhere in México, but there are different dialects depending on where in México you live or are from. I acquired these parts of the language because my family speaks Spanish.

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Thanksgiving is a big part of my family because it's really the only time that every person in the family gets together and will be drama free.

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Removing shoes before entering a house is a tradition to be respectful and not get your house dirty.

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My family celebrates Christmas because it is a tradition we have celebrated for generations because it is apart of our religion.

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Being able to call people on the phone and speak to them from almost anywhere, can start for cultural acquisition.

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at my dads house we light bayberry candles on christmas eve and if they burn out before 12 it means we'll have good luck

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In my family, on Easter the adults hide eggs with candy or money inside, on a grassy field and let the kids look for them and whatever we found we'd keep.

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The economy is a part of my culture in a way that affects one's livelihood. Every Mexican that I know works hard so that they can provide for their family no matter how hard the job is. Money is a big thing in Mexican culture especially because of the amount of parties we throw.

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Religion isn't a big part of my culture and I don't believe in a higher power.

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My family listens to all kinds of music from country music, to some rock music, and some R&B music.

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A custom my family celebrates is Three King's day we do it by cutting up a bread called a rosca. the rosca has little plastic babies randomly placed inside the ones who get them have to make tamales

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When my family travels to Europe the economy is different so we have to trade in money from the U.S in order to get Euros so we can pay for goods

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Technology affects my culture because my family loves to be on their phones, computers, ect.

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Everyday i pray 5 times, in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, and midnight. First i clean myself and put cologne on and get ready to pray, then i pray on a rug. I stand and say my prayers then put my head on the floor and say more prayers, i do it twice midnight, 4 times in the morning, 4 times in the afternoon, 3 times in the evening, and 4 times at night.

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Mosques is a place Muslims go to pray and it's a big part in my culture.

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In my culture rap and Hip hop are big parts of the art/literature culture.

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My family has always celebrated Christmas since it is very important to us to be together during this time and to share music, food, and love all throughout this time.

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Technology affects my culture because you can get in contact with people when you need to by calling, and texting, it also plays a role with things like TV and YouTube also being able to play video games.

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In my family, mostly my mom, aunt, and grandma like to listen to Romeo Santos for Birthdays and to dance or just sing his songs

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My family and I always have Thanksgiving dinner at my grandmothers house and we go around the table and say what we are thankful for.

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It's a piece of technology I use everyday and can connect people from all around the world.

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Technology is a big part of my culture because it's the way we communicate with our family and friends. It's very common to see a Mexican call someone who's back in México by phone or even a computer. Also everyone is stuck on their phones because it's entertaining.

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Dancing with others and enjoying it. every year in the spring there is a festival that a lot of people go to and enjoy the weather outside and have a good time together and celebrate newroz.

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Music really is a big part of my culture because it brings the family together. Whenever we are out together there's always a song playing and it especially brings us together when we hear a song or an artist that reminds us of where our roots are from. (The picture is of Burna Boy a famous Nigerian Artist)

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When we lived in Georgia the country we would eat shashlik and now its part of our tradition and we would make it

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In a way my family is religious they are like the people that only go to church when something bad happens to someone or for a holiday. So this is like something that they have kinda let go throughout the years.

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Christianity plays a role in my culture because we believe in God, and he is important to us.

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Almost year for easter my family and family friends get together and setup and easter egg hunt that's open to anyone.

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My family likes to celebrate Cinco De Mayo but it always seems to rain on that day and we cant go out to the festivials and parades to have fun. Cinco De Mayo is celebrated on May 5th of every year, on this day, it is the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla. We eat and dance and listen to music with everyone and just simply have a fun time.

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My family uses phones to stay in contact with each other and it helps us know who's birthday or what holidays are coming up and where we'll be to celebrate.

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A piece of art that defines my culture is Mariachi bands music play a big part in mexico and Mariachi bands are one of the most recognizable ones

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Islam is the religion that affects my culture the most and I do believe in Islam and it's teachings.

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phones has done a lot of things to the culture in a good way and bad way. the good way is that people could get the things they want easily but at the same time it affects their mental health and their visions by using it a lot.

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The music that I listen to is a big part of my culture. We all like rap, hip-hop, and R&B artists. Every time we have parties, we listen to these artists, especially the older ones.

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watching movies affects my culture because it's something me and my family do together even when it's mostly just me and my dad

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English is the main language spoken but other languages that are spoken are Italian, and Spanish.

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My family is big on Christianity and I'd say most of us have a bible in our houses. I do believe in a higher power.

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Islam is what my culture follows and i believe that there i a higher power that made the universe and us humans.

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An aspect of art that define my culture has always been mexican music. The rhythm, sounds, and lyrics have always caught my attention as a little kid and now as a teenager it continues to be in my life everyday.

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It affects how I speak to my family everyday. I acquired these parts of language since my family speaks it.

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I'm a part of a very close social group. My family is very close to everyone we're related to, we hang out with our family every Sunday after church. We have the normal Father and Mother households where the father is the head but the mother makes the final decision. To sum it up we're all close to each other [ so basically a normal Mexican family ].

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Throughout the years art has really been a big part of my culture especially anything that symbolizes peace. This is because it gives a way to express how we are feeling especially in the last 4 years when we kept losing people due to illnesses.

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Technology affected my personal culture because it helped me know about different types of music and expanded my taste

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The economy can affect people because it is how you are able to buy goods but it can also affect your job.

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Kurdish is the main language and sometimes Arabic if the person knows it or leaned it

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Phones are a big part of culture for me because it's how I talk to and have met my friends and how I connect to people who have the same interests

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On my moms side of the family in Ukraine she speaks Russian and she has gotten me to speak some of it aswell

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My culture is mainly based around Spanish and even though I can't speak it I can understand small words. We acquired this language from our ancestors who were born and raised in Puerto Rico.

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In my culture my family loves music, they don't say it but they cannot drive or clean without blasting their favorite records. I've always grew up listening to reggaeton which isnt from Mexican culture but it is connected to it, it is Spanish hip hop/rap music. Banda and corridos is also apart of our culture.

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Religion affects my culture in way in how we think and what is moral and not moral and also play a big role in our art.

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The government affects my culture because I am allowed to practice my religion, and work the kind of job I want.

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Oil is the main part of my culture's economy thats where all the money and needs come from.

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Technology affects my culture because it gives me the chance to speak with my family in another state or country and it lets us communicate from a distance but still be together. We either text or call because it's the easiest way to keep in touch.

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The Iphone has become a part of almost every culture it can help us by allowing us to find directions to somewhere and allow us to speak to someone that can be across the world

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It affects how I say some things but nothing much else

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The economy plays a massive part in m culture. From paying bills to feeding our family everyone has a job to try and obtain the life they wish to live.

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The economy is part of my culture since it affects how everyone lives. It affects how I spend money and what I spend it on.

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The government affects the religion because the government is a democracy government and they have the same culture as the people and follow the same path.

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I don't really think language really affects my culture. It only affects it when it comes to talking to different people that have an accent or don't know how to say certain words so they say it in a different language and have to piece together the words to figure out what they said.

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In my family, we all use iPhones. That is the easiest way for all of us to communicate with one another since we all have iMessage and facetime. This makes it easier for me and my family because I get to see my family even if it is not in person.

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I have a large family that is almost always together and supporting each other, I was born into it.

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My family is christian but not as big as my other relatives, but this is one of the biggest traditions in the world

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Christianity is a big part of my culture because my family believes in a higher power and I do believe in a God.

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Spanish affects my culture by allowing me to communicate with more people

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My family is religious, they dont push the religion on us but we still like to follow it. In my family we practice Christianity. It is such a big part of our culture and we love to celebrate it.

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The government affects my culture by boosting the economy and following customs and traditions.

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I am a part of a close family, we value family we have family get togethers, and and we are always there for each other.

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My family is atheist and my dad is also part of some satanist group but he doesn't actually believe in satan so he's still an atheist

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The way school are funded affect my culture because it can affect how I learn

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The government affects my culture by allowing adults to vote for a representative that can introduce laws that will benefit my culture and religion.

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Im a family and social person I reach out to anyone who needs something that i could do for them and friendly to everyone, i don't hate on anybody.

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The US government allows us to have cultural freedom, to freely express our culture.

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The Government can affect the social aspect of my culture. Discrimination is a common thing in my culture, but I am allowed more freedom/rights compared to other governments.

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It's part of my culture because it's how things get paid and how much we can afford when it comes to necessities and wants

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The government affects my culture by the way they allow some types of freedom to do what makes you happy. But then it comes to other things like the legal age you have to be to be able to get a drivers licence or to more out and make your own decisions.

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Language is a big part of my culture because my family speaks only Spanish in my house. I acquired these parts from my parents and they acquired them back in Mexico.

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I'm apart of a nuclear family and I became part of it by being born into it.

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In my culture spanish is spoken first before english. In my house I mainly speak spanish with my parents but with my siblings since they can understand english I dont really speak spanish to them.

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In America we are able to believe what we want to believe and do whats right and this effects people around us and this can bring us all together

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The government affects my culture by keeping and preserving  traditional cities like San Miguel De Allende

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I have a rather large family so it's hard to keep track of everyone and make time for them throughout the day. I was born into my family which allowed me into the group.

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The economy affects my culture by giving or denying access to certain things. It can allow us to live the kind of life we want and have the things we want.

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Government is part of my culture because it tells me when I can vote and if I'm allowed to marry or not

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The economy is apart of my culture because I want a stable income and financial security when I get a job. It affects my life I want to live because I want to be sure I have enough money to get want I need like food and a roof over my head.

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Social Groups are really the important thing in my family because they like to talk a lot. Which gives them a way to express themself and mans they have no problem with telling people what is bothering them or communicating that they are not ok.

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The government affects my culture because it allows me to have the freedom I have and allows me to practice my religion for example Christianity.

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The government affects my culture by allowing us to vote if we are of the age 18. My parents immigrated here legally from mexico but my siblings and I were born in the US making us citizens.

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In my family, we believe in higher power aka God. My grandmother was a pastor before she passed away and she had her very own church in Maryland with a street named after our last name. I'm not sure if the church is still open but we continue to go to church because I know that is what she wanted for us.