Sports play an important part in American schools. More important than anywhere in the world. Athletic scholarships are scholarships to go to a college or university because of your achievements and abilities in a sport. The better their sport teams are, the more money a university gets. For example with ticket sales, merchandise, advertising, pep rallies, donations and other activities. All school community’s are extremely sports minded in America, they are always looking out for youngsters who distinguish themselves from other teammates and try to get them to go to their school.  The ranking of a university depends on how many of these students actually choose to go to the school.

 

I imagine when you think of American sports you immediately think of American Football, Basketball and Baseball. However you can also get scholarships for example when you are outstanding in Skiing, Volleyball, Bowling, Fencing and many more.  

 

It is very attractive for new students when they can choose a variety of sports in a school. Athletic scholarships give athletes the opportunity to go to college or a university without having to pay the full amount. The college money, rent for a place to live, food and other university costs can lead up to more than $40.000 a year, depending on which school you go to. 

 

I think this is one of the reasons almost every student has extracurricular activities. This is an important thing in America because when you aren’t good with sports, you should find something else you’re good at and which shows you are a great addition to a university or college. I think you can find something of the American Dream in this, when you work had enough and do things you will end up in a good school.

Which attract me most to the twenties in America is their lifestyle and fashion. I love the pearls, the silk and the dresses which accentuated just enough to challenge the men and get what they wanted.   It was a whole change in the woman’s typical silhouette; the dress length went from floor length to ankle and knee length, becoming more bold and seductive. 

Cosmetics  became extremely popular for the first time, it wasn’t used by most women before the twenties because of the association with prostitution. 

Women started taking over ‘men jobs’ in the army which allowed them to wear comfortable clothing and this made the wasp waist women were expected to wear disappear and a healthy woman’s body became the beauty image. I think this is an important evolution which helped me to be able who I want to be and how I want to look like in 2017.

 

Walt wasn’t only known as a producer but also for his innovations in the entertainment industry, the theme park industry and as a great presenter. He created many different characters which went all around the world and till the day of today are still very popular. A fun fact is Walt had all of these ideas but he couldn’t implement them himself so he hired a team to do it for him. This collaboration of him with his many contributors couldn’t have worked out better. One his biggest successes of all is Mickey Mouse. He not only created Mickey, Walt himself also voiced the little mouse. In his career he got nominated for an Oscar 59 times and he won 22. Add 3 honouree Oscar prizes and it will give you the man who won the most Oscars of all times.  

Almost every child in the Modern World knows Disney. The children of today still grow up with Donald Duck, Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale, Huey, Dewey and Louie and many more. These characters invented and created by Walt Disney himself have a great influence on the world. Children from all ages dream of going to one of the many Disney theme parks who are stationed all around the world. Walt Disney started a new area with his company and everything that came from it. 

353 planes flew over Pearl Harbour at 7:48 am and started bombing the naval base. 4 of the American  battleships sunk and the 4 remaining ships were all damaged. 188 US aircrafts were destroyed, 2,403 American people were killed and 1,178 were wounded. The Japanese losses were a lot less disastrous. They lost 29 aircrafts, 5 submarines and 64 people. 

Negotiations were still busy when the attack happened so it came as a shock to America. The lack of a formal warning led President Roosevelt to declare December 7 “a date which will live in infamy”. The attack was a war crime because of the lack of warning. On December 8 America declared war to Japan and this was the beginning of their participation in the second World War. 

Many people were lost in combat that day but also many people showed to be true heroes. Because of this 15 Medals of Honor, 51 Navy Crosses, 53 Silver Stars, four Navy and Marine Corps Medals, one Distinguished Flying Cross, four Distinguished Service Crosses, one Distinguished Service Medal and three Bronze Star Medals were rewarded in total to all of the service men who survived. Later all veterans received a special military award, the Pearl Harbour Commemorative Medal. Since that day 7 December is Pearl Harbour Day. Although it is not a national holiday, there are annually ceremonies held at Pearl Harbour and every year the veterans who are still alive visit these ceremonies.