The root of most American culture is British.doc
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ItisundeniablethattherootofmostAmericancultureisBritish.ThemajoroftheearlysettlersinAmericaareBritish.Theybroughttheirculturetothisnewland.Homologymakessomanylikenessesbetweenthem,suchastheirlanguage,theirregion,thesocialintercourse,thefestivalsandsoon.However,withhistoryevolutionandinheritingculture,Americanculturewhichhasdevelopedindependentlyformorethan200yearshashadmanychangesbecauseofdifferentenvironment.DifferenceinlanguageAlthoughthesetwocountriesbothspeakEnglish,AmericanEnglishisdifferentfromBritishEnglish.BritishEnglish,relativelyspeaking,pronouncesmoreclearly,lessLiaisonandwithHYPERLINK"app:ds:a"\t""aHYPERLINK"app:ds:mellow"\t""mellowHYPERLINK"app:ds:and"\t""andHYPERLINK"app:ds:full"\t""fullHYPERLINK"app:ds:tune"\t""tune.ButwhenAmericanspeakEnglish,theyupholdtheprincipleofsavingasmuchaspossibleandLiaisonisabigpartofAmericanEnglish.Therefore,forpeoplewithEnglishassecondlanguage,itismuchmorecomfortabletolistentoBritishEnglish.SocialEventsandCeremoniesInAmericanhighschoolsthereisaformalceremonyforGraduation.Studentswearaspecialcapandgownandreceiveadiplomafromtheheadoftheschool.Studentsoftenbuyaclassringtoear,andayearbook,containingpicturesoftheirfriendsandteachers.TherearealsospecialsocialeventsatAmericanschools.Sportseventsarepopular,andcheerleadersleadtheschoolinsupportingtheschoolteamandsingingtheschoolsong.Attheendoftheirjunioryear,atage17or18,studentsheldintheevening.Thegirlswearlongeveningdressesandtheboysweartuxedos.InBritain,therearenoformaldancesorsocialoccasionsassociatedwithschoollife.Someschoolshavespeechdayattheendoftheschoolyearwhenprizesaregiventothebeststudentsandspeechesaremadebytheheadteacherandsometimesaninvitedguest.However,inmanyBritishschoolsstudentsandteachersorganizeinformaldancesfortheolderstudents..EducationinBritainandTheUSInBritainallchildrenhavetogotoschoolbetweentheagesof5and16.IntheUSchildrenmustgotoschoolfromtheageof6tobetweentheagesof14and16,dependingonthestatetheylivein.SubjectinEnglandandWalesthesubje