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My culture, as it pertained to me, was to always see myself as an American, and to take special pride in being the son of immigrants. While I may be another dime-a-dozen mixed-European-immigrant-child, I take pride in my special cultural background.

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German: my maternal Grandfather immigrated from East German.
American: my maternal Grandmother has family stretching back to the Revolutionary War.
Welsh: my paternal Grandfather's family moved to NYC from Wales.
Italian: my paternal Grandmother's family moved to NYC from Sicily.

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Traditions: My family isn't much for tradition, but we do have one for naming newborns. The middle name of the baby is the name of their father, if it's a boy, or of their mother, if it's a girl.
Customs: My family's main custom way of behaving is with strangers: we treat them "as kind as they will let us be."
Holidays: We celebrate all the standard American holidays (New Year's, 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas, etc.).

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Whether it be from the lessons I had in the classroom, or my family telling me over and over again, I like to think I act and behave according to one rule: treat others how you yourself would like to be treated. This Golden Rule has carried me far, made me several friends, and kept me from coming to blows of my own accord.

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"As it harm none, do as you will." My family, barring some old-fashioned values from the eldest members, and typically liberal and tolerant of most things. I feel similarly, and feel no contempt for others except when they do harm. Live and let live.

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As I said before, I'm not necessarily a unique American. I'm a mix of various European immigrant groups, a descendant of those who came to America for something new. What I see about me and my ethnicity that makes me unique would have to be the groups that helped to bring me life.

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"He loved life, and it him."

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How I Feel about my Culture, Traditions, and Heritage

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How I Feel about my Culture, Traditions, and Heritage

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For myself, my culture doesn't play as significantly in my life as it my for somebody else. Since I'm part of the American majority, who I am doesn't matter as much when you're a dime-a-dozen. The only time my culture seems important is when I need to distinguish myself from everyone else.