AMC_Padlet_Francy_Meulen_CAE1 by F. Meulen 475285 https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp American Culture Workschop: Padlet Portfolio Assignment en-us 2021-04-15 12:11:06 UTC 2022-05-23 15:52:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f985.png Uncle Sam Wants You! FMstudent https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp/wish/1420622230 Samuel Wilson, also referred to as Uncle Sam who has the same initials (U.S.) as the United States. Uncle Sam is the one who convinces you to sign into the army at your nearest recruiting station. With the slogan “I WANT YOU FOR THE U.S. ARMY” (Wikipedia contributors, 2022b). Uncle Sam represents the government of the United States of America since the War of 1812 and originates by the legend of Samuel Wilson during the War of 1812, Samuel owned a slaughterhouse and provided meat for the war troops and became the meat inspector for the American army. His meat which had an U.S. stamp on the packaging, which indicated that the meat was made for the United States army. This meat then was shipped to the army camps where he got known as Uncle Sam as nickname for Samuel with the U.S. stamp (Schauffler, 1912). There are still some different ideas of the origin of the name of Uncle Sam, but it’s mostly speculated to be originated via the legend of the meat (Wikipedia contributors, 2022a). The poster of Uncle Sam is based on the British Lord Kitchener poster from 1914, that was also developed as recruitment poster for the British army, where the slogan was “BRITONS WANTS YOU” (Wikipedia contributors, 2022c). 


Sources:
Museum of the American G.I. (n.d.). The United States Earns the Nickname “Uncle Sam” [Illustration]. Americangimuseum.Org. https://americangimuseum.org/the-united-states-earns-the-nickname-uncle-sam/

Schauffler, R. H. (1912). Flag day: its history. Moffat, Yard and Comany New York.

Wikipedia contributors. (2022a, April 16). Samuel Wilson. Wikipedia. Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wilson#Historical_legacy

Wikipedia contributors. (2022b, April 29). Uncle Sam. Wikipedia. Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Sam

Wikipedia contributors. (2022c, May 4). Lord Kitchener Wants You. Wikipedia. Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Kitchener_Wants_You

]]> 2021-04-15 12:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp/wish/1420622230 Donut worry, be happy! FMstudent https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp/wish/2177309578 Is it donut or doughnut? Donut worry, both are grammatically correct! But, only if its sweetness tastes like happiness! Donuts are also known as the snack you can bribe a police officer with, it’s the true teammate and companion in the passenger seat of the police car in each movie an officer is starring. It is round, sweet, and has a hole in the middle. Some say it’s to prevent an uncooked center, others say it’s because a captain wanted to sail across the sea handsfree and spiked his donuts on the steering wheel. The true origin of the hole will probably remain a mystery. Donuts originate from the Netherlands. In the Dutch culture it is tradition during the Christmas season till New Years to eat “Oliebollen” which means oily cake balls. These fried oily cake balls were imported to the United States of America in the 1800s, when they used to be prepared from a traditional Dutch dough mix that contains pieces of apples and/or raisins (Picone, 2014). In the USA the oily balls evaluated into having holes, being sweetened with glazing, and being topped off with sprinkles, sugar, and chocolate (Balagur, 2021). Making it the most popular snack since the first World War where donuts were served to all soldiers to remind them that when the war was over, they could return to their home (Picone, 2014).

Sources:
Balagur, A. (2021, November 13). Where Did the Doughnut Actually Originate? Greatist. Retrieved 23 May 2022, from https://greatist.com/eat/where-did-donuts-originate#Rising-Up-from-Contested-Origins

Food Insider. (2020, November 20). Best Doughnuts In Every State | 50 State Favorites. YouTube. Retrieved 23 May 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4T0VVNm07o

Picone, K. (2014, September 25). The (Seriously Sweet) History of Doughnuts. All That’s Interesting. Retrieved 23 May 2022, from https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-of-doughnuts

]]> 2022-05-10 09:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp/wish/2177309578 Who is Karen? FMstudent https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp/wish/2177311249 Karen is the queen of real-life stereotypes. Because Karen is nickname for a white woman who needs to pick a bone because she is ultimately self-centred, being a douche, in need for attention and most of the time also racist. Mostly, leading to very unpleasant encounters. A common reaction of social media uses is “Calm down, Karen!”, referring to her white skin, crazy response, and/or self-centred behaviour. The name Most Karen can be recognized when say “Can I speak to the manager?” to complain about something small or triviality (Bedo, 2020). For example, an infamous “Karen” is Amy Cooper from New York who calls 911 when a bird watcher asked her to leash her dog to protect birds in the area and to follow the Central Park rules. Amy said to the police they had to come and save her from an African American man who would be threatening her and her dog’s life. Meanwhile, she was so self-centred that she didn’t even notice that she was strangling her dog by holding on to his collar, instead of putting him on the leash. The male bird watcher recorded the encounter and posted it on social media. This resulted for Amy in to losing her job, being prosecuted for falsely calling 911, and had her dog taken away to a rescue shelter. This is only one example of many cases where a white woman, a Karen, thinks she needs to create a conflict or exaggerates a situation to win her idiotic and senseless right (Laura Ly, 2020). 


Sources:
Bedo, S. (2020, July 28). Why we should stop calling people Karen. News.Com.Au. Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/why-we-should-stop-calling-people-karen/news-story/9602d33498cfada2888c05c99f1bd8fb

Laura Ly, A. C. V. A. (2020, May 26). Amy Cooper: White woman who called police on a black man in Central Park has been fired. CNN. Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/26/us/central-park-video-dog-video-african-american-trnd/index.html

Retail Nightmares. (2021, October 16). Most Viewed Karen’s Who Got Owned and were Humiliated 😂 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wojAD7Ul4eI

]]> 2022-05-10 09:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp/wish/2177311249 The American Eagle FMstudent https://padlet.com/FMstudent/in194x09ya5pvhpp/wish/2177312560 The symbol of America is the Bald Eagle, as it’s portrayed on the Great Seal, this is a principal national symbol of the United States of America (USA). The birds scientific name is Haliaeetus leucocephalus and belongs in the order of Accipitriformes. The Bald Eagle is a raptor which hunts live prey, such as fish, and eats decaying flesh of dead animals. They are excellent in hunting due to their sharp vision. This helps them locate protentional food at a distance and during flights. They grasp prey with their claws, and shred flesh easily with their curved yellow coloured beak. The Bald Eagle lives in the USA and can reach an age of 20 in the wild. Due to hunting the population declined to 417 nesting pairs in 1963 and the Bald Eagle was almost extirpated, which means an extinction in one area or location but still exists somewhere else. The species was placed on the U.S. government's list of endangered species till 1995. After which, it was transferred to the threatened species list till 2007 (National Geographic Partners, LLC, n.d.; Wikipedia contributors, 2022). According to an estimation of the population size in 2018-2019 there are 316,708 Bald Eagles in the USA. In ten years’ time the population of the Bald Eagle has quadrupled (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2021).


Sources:
BEASTERS. (2021, August 12). BALD EAGLE ─ The Mighty Symbol of AMERICA [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhNHGMAu_JM

National Geographic Partners, LLC. (n.d.). Bald Eagle. National Geographic. Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/bald-eagle

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (2021, May 24). Bald and Golden Eagle Management. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/bald-and-golden-eagle-management 

Wikipedia contributors. (2022, May 7). Bald eagle. Wikipedia. Retrieved 10 May 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle#Habitat


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