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Who is an American?

Who is an American?. America: What do you think?. Take a pen. Write 2-3 words!. What do you think of this?. Are all American families like this? Are most American families like this? 35.9% obese 69.2% overweight. So… Who is an American?. Who is an American?.

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Who is an American?

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  1. Who is an American?

  2. America: What do you think? • Take a pen. Write 2-3 words!

  3. What do you think of this? • Are all American families like this? • Are most American families like this? • 35.9% obese • 69.2% overweight

  4. So… Who is an American?

  5. Who is an American? Tony Blair, British Prime Minister Barack Obama, President B A B

  6. Who is an American? Chien-ming Wang, Taiwanese Baseball player Tony Shalhoub, Actor A B B

  7. Who is an American? Robert Pattinson, Canadian Actor Kal Penn, Actor & Civil Servant A B B

  8. Who is an American? Hugh Laurie, British Actor Russell Means, Actor & Activist A A B

  9. Who is an American? Wang Leehom, Actor & Activist Steve Irwin, Australian TV Host A A B

  10. Who is an American? Halle Berry, Actress Emilia Clarke, British Actress A B B

  11. Who is an American? Steve Nash, Basketball Player Jeremy Lin, Basketball Player A A B

  12. Who is an American? Justin Bieber, Canadian Singer Ang Lee (李安), Director "I was never a citizen of any particular place... My parents left China to go to Taiwan. We were outsiders there. We moved to the States. Outsiders. Back to China. Now we were outsiders there, too – outsiders from America." A B B

  13. Who is an American? Rhydian Vaughan, Actor Robin Chen, Teacher A A B

  14. Who is an American? Jim Carrey, Canadian American Actor Malcolm X, Civil Rights Activist So you can be American AND from another country! A & B A B

  15. Do we have time? • Yes, we do. • No, we don’t.

  16. What do Americans eat? • Do they only like this?

  17. The American Stereotype • Which food do I like most? I eat hamburgers 2-3 times per month. B B A

  18. The American Stereotype • Which car do I drive? B A D C

  19. The American Stereotype • How much is it? • $500 USD (about $15,000 NTD)

  20. The American Stereotype • Do Americans hate nature? 70% of Americans believe in Global Warming1 1Yale Project on Climate Change

  21. The American Stereotype • Where is my favorite place? B A D C

  22. The American Stereotype • Not all Americans hate nature!!

  23. The American Stereotype • Does every American have a gun? About 37% of American families have a gun. 2 2Pew Research Center

  24. The American Stereotype • But why do they have guns? • There are many reasons. Some reasons are: • Protect your family • Protect your rights • Sport • Hunting Most people DO NOT have guns to kill people.

  25. So… Americans don’t look like this:

  26. They look like this:

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