科比语录-端午节的手抄报

　
2007
年
11
月
第
36
卷　第
6
期
内蒙古师范大学学报　
(
哲学社会科学版
)
J ournalofInnerMongoliaNormalUniversity
(
Phil osophy&SocialScience
)
Nov.,2007
　
Vol .36
　
No.6
美国人价值观及其成因
郭贇
(
内蒙古师范 大学外国语学院
,
内蒙古呼和浩特
010022
)
美国是一个移民国 家
,
在其历史上共有两次持续时间较长的移民运动
,
来自欧洲、亚洲、非洲和 美
　　
[Abstract]
　
洲的移民不仅带来他们的技术
,而且也将其文化带入美国社会
,
这对美国人价值观和世界观的形成起了很大的影
响 作用。追求平等自由独立和自我是美国人价值观的核心组成部分
,
这些价值观的渊源既可上溯到 清教文化
,
同
时
,
独立战争中发表的美国《独立宣言》对其形成也产 生了深远的影响。
美国
;
移民
;
核心价值观
;
《独 立宣言》
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郭贇
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1986
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,
女
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内蒙古师范大学外国语学 院在读本科生。
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AmericanValueandItsOrigin
fromplacetoplaceinsearchforabetterlife,butalso
trytoraisethesocialhierarchybecausetheycherish
theAmericanDreamsomuch.
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TheOriginsofAmer icanValues
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Declaration ofIndependence.
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niesinNorthAmericawerefightingfor theirfreedom

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theywereentitledtohavesomeunaliena blerightssuch
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Conc lusion
Americaisanimmigratedcountry,sopeople
’
s
valuesarediverse,whichmakesthisnationha vemany
sorigins,theimmigrationcul
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tureh asshapedthecountry
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sdevelopmentsaswellaspeople
’
svalues,andatthesametimetheDeclar ation
ofIndependenceshowsandguaranteespeople
’
svalues
andrights.
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