第一篇：英美文化課后答案 Chapter 4 Religion

Chapter 4 Religion

Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false.1-10: TFTFF/TFFTT11-20: TFFTF/TTFTF21-28: TFTTF/FTF

Fill in the blanks with the correct information.1.salad bowl2.Christian3.Catholics;Protestants4.Protestants5.Westminster Cathedral

6.William Shakespeare7.St.Paul?s8.389.the needy;the weak10.“help yourself” 11.tolerance;acceptance12.The Roman Catholic Church;the Protestant Church13.White Anglo-Saxon Protestants14.John F.Kennedy15.Jesus? birthday16.Silent Night17.The Last Supper18.the Bill of Rights19.Self-improvement20.Christian21.archbishop22.direct23.Reformed24.monarchs25.Reformation, supremacy26.presbyteries, bishops

27.Act of Settlement28.Church and State29.Bible, prayer30.Fundamentalism;Protestant

31.secularization32.fundamentalist churches33.new evangelism34.melting pot

Choose the correct answer on the basis of what is stated in the text.1-10: DBACC/DCBDD11-20: CDACB/BDCBA

Explain the following terms.1.The Reformation

The Reformation refers to a period of time in the history.In 1517, a German monk, Martin Luther, led the breakaway from the Roman Catholic Church.The new Christians called themselves ?Protestants? because they were protesting against the teachings and customs of the Roman Catholic Church.Their demand for reform led to this period in history called the Reformation, which later spread all over the European continent.2.Puritanism

Puritanism is a church broken away from the Protestant Church.Puritans objected that the Protestant Church of England had not moved far enough away from the Roman Catholic Church.They do not have archbishops and their services and the decoration of their churches are very simple.At the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, many Puritans suffered from persecution from the Church of England.Then, to seek freedom to practice their own religion, they escaped to the New World, where they set up a new nation later: the United States of America.3.The Church of England

The Church of England came into being during the Reformation of the 16th century.It is the state religion of the U.K.It is the most important denomination in the U.K..The monarch is head of the Church of England.The Archbishop of Canterbury of the Church of England is regarded as the spiritual leader.Today it is characterized by being both Catholic and Protestant.The Church of England plays an active role in national life.4.Worship

Worship is a form of Christian service.Attending religious services provides an opportunity

to glorify God among a gathering of fellow believers.Most services tend to involve prayers, singing, bible reading and possibly a sermon.Christians can worship together in public or on their own in private.The main day on which Christians gather together to worship God is on a Sunday.Other forms of worships include baptisms, weddings and funerals.5.Charity

Charity means the giving of help to those in need.The Roman Catholic Church believes that God brought love to the world, so humankind should do good deeds in return to keep the world a nice place to live in.In its earliest days the Roman Catholic Church met the needs of the lower classes.It taught people to work hard as a way to salvation.The church also called for charitable work, giving help to the needy and protecting the weak.It is still regarded as a moral obligation to help the poor, the elderly and the handicapped, and so on.6.Melting Pot

The melting pot is an expression used to describe societies experiencing large scale immigration from many different countries, just like the U.S., where people of different cultures, races and religions are combined so as to develop a multi-ethnic society.7.WASP

“WASP” stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.It is considered the basis of the mainstream culture of the United States.The people who settled in the 13 North American colonies were mostly white European Protestant believers.The United States was founded and formed largely by Protestants.8.Self-improvement

Self-improvement is one of the most important values mainly held by Protestants in the U.S.Instead of going to priests for forgiveness of their sins, individuals get guidance, forgiveness, and grace directly from God in order to improve themselves.Some Protestants? lives are changed through this.Others believe a relationship with God will improve their lives and will lead them to Heaven after death.Because of these Protestant ideas about personal religion even non-religious Americans often actively seek personal growth and self-improvement.9.Volunteerism

Unpaid service is common in American social life.People think helping others is a way of self-improvement.Individuals make themselves into better persons by contributing some of their time or money to charity, education and religion.This philosophy is called volunteerism.Many Americans believe that they should show their love to people in need by devoting part of their time and wealth.This idea comes from the Christian belief that if you love God, you will also love your neighbors.10.Presbyterian

Presbyterian: a member of a branch of the Christian Protestant Church that is the national Church of Scotland.11.Episcopal

Episcopal:(of a Christian Church)that is governed by bishops.12.Anglican

Anglican: a member of the Church of England or of a Church connected with it in another country.13.Kirk

Kirk: a name often used for the official Church of Scotland.14.diocese

diocese: a district for which a bishop is responsible.15.secularism

secularism: the belief that religion should not be involved in the organization of society, education, etc.16.Non-conformist

Non-conformist: a member of a Protestant Church that does not follow the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church.17.fundamentalism

Fundamentalism refers to a belief in, and strict adherence to, a set of basic principles.It was originally coined to describe a narrowly defined set of beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States in the early part of the 20th century.18.religious pluralism

Religious pluralism is a loosely defined expression concerning acceptance of different religions.It is used as the name of the worldview according to which one?s religion is not the sole and exclusive source of truth, and thus that at least some truths and true values exist in other religions.19.cyber church

Cyber church is the extension the church universal into cyberspace.It includes different aspects of Christian community online, especially by those who view this phenomenon as a subset of emerging church, the developing expressions of the faith in relation to culture change.Translation

1.Christianity was first introduced into Britain by the Romans in the first century BC.2.Before the 20th century, Judaism had been the only important non-Christian religion in Britain.3.British society was more tolerant of Jews than most other European nations.4.After the Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church in Britain experienced much persecution

and discrimination, and had difficulties in surviving.5.It may take diocesan bishops a number of years before they qualify to take their seat.Questions for Discussion

1.Christian Churches: Protestants, Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Churches.2.The fate of America has from the very beginning been closely linked to notions of religious

destiny.The Puritans presented themselves as God?s Chosen People, searching for the Promised Land.Although the Constitution declares the separation of Church and State, religion has always pervaded American political life.During inaugural ceremonies, U.S.presidents take the oath of office on the Bible.Almost all American presidents have claimed affiliation with an established church.3.New telecommunication technologies would boost cyber churches – especially among

professionals, baby boomers, and perhaps large segments of the elderly in the U.S.One can find religious news and chat groups abound on the Net.Currently, Christian denominations, especially Roman Catholics, dominate cyberspace, accounting for almost 80% of the 10 million or so websites devoted to religion.Recently, an increasing number of religious organizations are using computer technology to spread their message via the Internet to people everywhere in the world.

第二篇：英美國家文化概況課后選擇題答案

UNIT3

1.Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution? The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.2.Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?

The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.3.The following were the main Reformation leaders except

Martin Luther King

4.The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except

salvation through the church.5.Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?

separation of state and church.6.Lord Baltimore's feudal plan failed because

the English king did not like the plan.7.The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except

William Penn.8.The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly fromJohn Locke.9.Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism?

Catholics.10.“No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of “

the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.UNIT4

1.Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over,the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined.2.According to the author, the Articles of Confederation failed because of the following reasons.Which is not true?

Some new states wanted to be free from the Union.3.Which of the following states refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention?Rhode Island.4.Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the Constitution was written, there was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.5.Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes?The legislative.6.Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?

The president can make laws.7.The Bill of Rights consists ofamendments added to the Constitution in 1791.8.Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

The freedom of searching a person's home by police.9.The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except

the powers of the president.10.The New Deal was started by

Franklin Roosevelt.UNIT 5

1.The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the state ofRhode Island.2.The “American system” of mass production was first used in United States.firearms industry

3.The United States had the first standard paper currency in 1863.4.In which year was the United States rated NO.1 in terms of production capacity in the world? 1945

5.Which of the following is NOT considered as part of the service industry?

Steelmaking

6.The United States was rated forth in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.7.The United States produces as much as half of the world?s

soybeans and corn.8.Which of the following is generally considered as an important institutional factor that contributed to the success of American business and industry?

Laissez-faire

9.Who has extolled the virtues of farmers?

Thomas Jefferson

10.The latest technology that farmers have adopted is

computers

UNIT6

1.Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination?

The Catholics

2.Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United States?

Public money is provided to support religious schools.3.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs?Islamic

4.Which of the following is true?

Liberal Protestants and Jews join non-believers in maintaining that abortion is a basic right for women,5.Which of the following continues to have an all-male clergy?

The Catholic Church

6.Which of the following features is NOT distinctively American?

There has been very much concentration on doctrine or religious argument in the US.7.In the United States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons except forfinding a job in society.8.Which of the following statement is NOT correct according to the author?

Protestant Church is an established church by law in the US.UNIT 7

1.Which of the following was a writer of the post-Revolutionary period?

Washington Irving

2.Which of the following is considered an American masterpiece?

Moby Dick

3.Which of the following was written by Henry David Thoreau?

Walden

4.Whitman?s poetry has the following characteristics except

fragmented haunting images

5.Mark Twain?s work are characterized by the following except

egotism

6.Three of the following are characteristics of Emily Dickinson?s poems.Which one is NOT? Her poems are very long and powerful.7.Henry Jameswas mainly interested in writing about American living in Europe.8.Sherwood Andersonis NOT included in the group of naturalists.9.Three of the following authors are Noble Prize winners.Which one is NOT?

F.Scott Fitzgerald.10.John Steinbeckdoes NOT belong to the ?Lost Generation?.11.Light in Augustwas NOT written by Hemingway.12.Which of the following is NOT an African-American author?

Alan Ginsberg

13.The following author were women writers who wrote novels in the 19th and early 20th century with the exception of

Willa Cather

14.The following writers represent new American voices except

T.S.Eliot

15.Among the following Native American writers, whose publications are regarded as sparking the beginning of the Native American Renaissance?

Scott Momaday?s

UNIT 8

1.Which of the following subjects are NOT offered to elementary school students?Politics and business education.2.The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by _______.boards of education

3.In the United States school systems, which of the following divisions is true?

Elementary school, secondary school.4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in American higher education?

Research institutions

5.Three of the following factors have contributed to the flourishing of large universities in America, which is the exception?

Large universities offer scholarships to all students.6.The most important reason for students wanting to get into more desirable institutions becausethey find it easy for them to get jobs after having graduated from one of them

7.In order to go to university, secondary school students must meet the following requirements except that _______.they pass the college entrance examinations

8.Three of the following universities have large endowments from wealthy benefactors.Which is the exception?

The State University of New York

9.Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except _______.Investment

10.To get a bachelor's degree, an undergraduate student is required to do the following excepttaking certain subjects such as history, language and philosophy

UNIT 9

1.Black American sang the anthem of the civil rights movement, ______affirming their commitment to fight racial prejudice.We Shall Overcome!

2.The most notorious terrorist group against black civil rights workers in the South was known asKu Klux Klan.3.The reason why many young people were involved in the social movements of the 1960s was that

they resented traditional white male values in US society

4.In addition to such tactics as sit-ins, young students also added ______to educate people about war in Vietnam.Teach-in

5.According to the author, three civil rights groups provided the leadership, the tactics, and the people to fight against Southern segregation.Which is the exception?

The students for a democratic society

6.A historic moment of the civil rights movement was the March on Washington of August 28, 1963 when ______delivered his “I Have a Dream”

Martin Luther King, Jr.7.In January 1965, President Johnson declared “_______” to eliminate poverty “by opening to everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.”

War on poverty

8.Unlike Martin Luther King, _______the chief spokesperson of Black Muslins advocated violence in self defense and black pride.Malcolm X

9.During the early stages of the civil rights movement, the major integration strategy initiated by the Congress of Racial Equality was known as _____to integrate interstate buses and bus station in the South.Freedom rides

10.Due to his firm belief in nonviolent peaceful protest in the spirit of India?s leader Gandhi, _______was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in 1964.Martin Luther King,Jr.11.The one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called____

the Hippies

12.In the 1960s, feminism was reborn.Many women were dissatisfied with their lives, and in 1963, with the publication of _______by _________, they found a voice.The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan

UNIT 10

1.Which of the following statement is NOT true about blacks after the 1960s?

Blacks felt that they could be fully integrated into the mainstream of American life.2.the main factor contributing to the widening income gap between blacks and whites in the 1970s was _____

black had low position and low pay in the workplace hierarchy

3.Which of the following is NOT the reason for the higher arrest rates among minority groups? The aggressive nature of these groups.4.Which of the following does NOT belong to the white-collar crime?

Robbery

5.Which of the following statement is NOT true?

The Northern states did not have racial discrimination.6.Accoding to the text, which of the following is NOT a dysfunction caused by drug abuse? Drug abuse is a major cause of unemployment.7.If white-collar crimes were included in the Crime Index, the profile of a typical criminal in the United States would be the following EXCEPT

living near city centers

8.Which of the following used human beings as guinea pigs to test drugs like LSD?The CIA

UNIT11

1.When did the word stereotype come into use in English?

Early 17th century

2.Which organization in the United States demonstrated strongly against any laws that might restrict gun ownership?

The NRA(national Rifle Association)

3.Which of the following websites are meant to cater to young tastes?

Facebook

4.Who was the author of the popular play The Melting Pot which was associated with life in America since the late 18th century?

Israel Zangwill

5.What was the major historical event that resulted in the separation of the Protestants from the Roman Catholic Church?

The 16th-century Reformation

6.Which of the following expressions represents the core value of the mainstream society in the USA?

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.7.Which of the following was President Franklin D.Roosevelt?s main concern?

Social justice

8.According to the author, the mosaic metaphor for American image has one fatal flaw.What is it?

American is not open to change.9.The internet has several characteristics that reflect life in the USA today.Which one is NOT? People can freely download MP3 music

10.Which of the following institution is responsible for the making of the Internet?

The US military

11.Free use of the Internet in the US responds to the basic American values, except that _____it doesn?t help create material wealth.12.Which of the following helps theorize the concept of Fraternity?Karl Marx

第三篇：英美文化

(二)帶來交際中的尷尬一位50來歲的美國婦女在中國任教,有一位年的中國同事請她到自己家里來吃飯,一進門,女主人就把4歲的女兒介紹給客人。小姑娘用英語說:/阿姨好!0因為她媽媽跟她說過,見了成年婦女就要這樣問好。/對,不能叫阿姨0媽媽連忙糾正說/要叫奶奶。不要叫奶奶, 就叫我阿姨好了。0/那太沒禮貌了,您比我年紀大多了。0美國婦女臉紅了,笑笑說:/就叫我阿姨吧,我喜歡這樣。0為什么美國婦女在這種場合會感到尷尬呢?因為中國人和美國人對待年齡問題的態度不同,即文化背景不同。

(三)造成英漢翻譯的錯位由于文化的差異,用母語互譯的方式理解和翻譯某些句子和詞匯,往往會鬧出不少笑話。例如:/BalckTea0(紅茶)常被當作/黑茶0,/狼吞虎咽0 英語應為/Eatkileahorse0,有人卻譯作/akilteawolfandtiger0。尤其是對一些成語和諺語的翻譯更要慎重,千萬不能從其字面意思來翻譯,否則會錯誤百出,貽笑大方。由此可見,語言和文化相互依存,密不可分,在不了解英美文化背景的前提下,我們就不可能正確理解和運用英語語言。

第四篇：英美文化學習心得

學習英美文化心得

我是09級計算機應用技術1班的“可樂”同學，本著對外國文化的濃厚興趣選擇了這門英美文化選修課，這門課很有趣，也使更深刻的了解到英美文化的差異和各自的特點，同時結合我國的文化也能了解外國文化與我國文化的差異。英國與美國，是當今世界社會上的兩大強國，這兩國在很多方面有著極其相似的地方，都說的是英語，都是資本主義國家，都主宰著當今世界諸多事件的走向，都有著嚴格的法律制度與健全的社會體系，都擁有莘莘學子們夢寐以求的世界上首屈一指的高等學府??英國人和美國人互不服氣，英國人說美國人沒有歷史，美國人說英國人不懂未來。

通過學習知道英美文化的同源性是不可否認的，更確切地說，應該是美國文化秉承了英國文化的很多東西。英國文化是美國文化的根源。這是因為美國歷史受英國的影響。英美文化有非常多的相同之處。但是也有隨著歷史的演變，文化的傳承，獨立發展200多年的美國文化由于有不同的生態環境已經產生了諸多變異。今天我們再來看英美文化，已經有很多區別了。英美語言差異，盡管英美兩個國家都是講英語的，但是美國英語和英國英語是不相同的。這兩種英語的差異還是很大的，學英語的人都知道，英語中有英式發音和美式發音兩種。英國人的英語，相對而言，發音比較清楚，連讀的部分較少，一般聽起來相對比較字正腔圓;而美國人說英語，則秉持這能省則省，能連就連的原則，因此，對于把英語作為第二語言的人來說，聽英國人的發音相比較下會舒服得多，而如果要習慣美音，恐怕只有在美國生活過的人才真正做到了。另外，兩國在字詞上的用法也有很多的不同。還有英美生活習俗差異英國人和美國人在自己日常生活習俗上也有區別。從服飾上看，英國人非常講究衣著，講究紳士風度，西裝革履，皮鞋锃亮。美國人則比較隨便，想穿什么就是什么，以自己舒適為主，不會去介意別人的評價，別人也不會去評價。有的英國女士接待黃皮膚朋友時，專門涂抹上黃色面霜，以表示對朋友的親近和尊重。美國人可方便多了，近幾年，美國流行大花褲衩，校內校外，老老少少，都少不了它的影子。但這也并不是說，他們到處隨意，在一些場合，他們也是西裝革履，文質彬彬，很有些“紳士”的派頭。但如果一看到沒有旁人，這些“紳士”就原形畢露，鞋也脫了，領帶也松了，扣子也解了，腳也搭起來了。再有美國人的性格和英國人也是不相同的。有人把美國人的性格概括成：熱情、開朗、冒險、創新、奔放活剝、直白的幽默，而相對應英國人的性格特點是：冷漠、含蓄、內斂、保守、理性嚴謹、紳士的幽默這就是英美文化各自的特點。英美的教育理念不同。美國人孜孜不倦的追求平等和自由，體現在教育上就是美國的教育體制具有多元性、開放性、國際性、靈活性的特點，使美國教育既能滿足不同人群、不同層次的人們的需要，確保教育公平和機會均等，又能滿足并充分發揮不同受教育對象的個性特點，使教育充滿活力和生機。而英國人的保守與嚴謹，體現在教育上就是嚴謹的學風，完善的教育體系。它擁有一套嚴格的質量監控體制，各大院校的教學質量評估與科研水平評估結果向全世界公布，英國的高等教育會定期受到檢查。

整個課程老師以認識和解讀英美文化為切入點，深刻形象的講解了英美文化的內涵關聯。在提高學生文化學習意識的基礎上，提高學生的文化觀察能力、文化思索能力、文化甄別能力和文化探索能力。通過這門課的學習我對英美文化有了深刻了理解，讓對各國文化的學習產生了更濃烈的興趣。

09級計算機應用技術1班

大名：宇宙超級無敵美少女

第五篇：英美文化論文

American Racism

A popular saying is that America is a nation where people, with diligence and perseverance, can realize their dreams regardless of their religious beliefs, colors of skin and political convictions.However, others frown on this idea.This issue has given rise to a heated discussion.For my part,I’m all for the idea of disapproval.The reasons are mainly as follows:

It is generally known that the United States of America is a nation of immigrants.People of different skin colors,religions and faiths creat the nation — America.And inevitably,religious conflict,racial discrimination and political struggle come along.The most prominent phenomenon is the racial discrimination.Nowadays,the racial discrimination in America remains quite serious.This social issue has been a long-standing problem.In the first place,there are so many roots of racial discrimination.Looking back in history, it began with the slave trade.Needless to say,it is so miserable and disastrous.Between 1650 and 1900, 10.24 million enslaved Africans arrived in the Americas.The transatlantic slave trade resulted in a vast and as yet still unknown loss of life for African captives both in and outside of America.Approximately 1.2 – 2.4 million Africans died during their transport to the New World.No scholars dispute the harm done to the enslaved people themselves.The African slave trade helped to shape a wide variety of societies from modern Argentina to Canada.These differed in their use of slaves, the harshness of the regime imposed on slaves, and the degree of mixing of the races that custom and law permitted.But none of these became as virulently racist--insisting on racial separation and a strict color bar--as the English North American colonies that became the United States.The institution of slavery was abolished through Civil War,a bloody second American revolution that cost at least 600,000 lives.Today,in the United States, although legal racial discrimination was cancelled,institutionalized racism remained intact.In addition, the United States parties which are based on different interests,1

formulate a series of related policies and harmed the interests of black people.The original U.S.Constitution permitted slavery and counted Black slaves as three-fifths of white persons in determining both Congressional representation and taxation, which were deeply rooted the racism in the very foundation of U.S.society.Unfortunately,to blacks,their performance provide discrimination discourse.In the black areas, the excessive crime happen at any moment.Worse still, Black also do the drug trade which undoubtedly violates the nation’s law.Politicians from both the Democratic and Republican Parties got the big calls “tough on crime,” embracing the so-called war on drugs, which tripled the prison population between 1980 and 1995.Two-thirds of those who entered the prison system during that period were Black, Latino or poor, and the vast majority of them were nonviolent drug offenders.Today, with the prison population swollen to more than 2 million, African Americans make up just 12 percent of the U.S.population and only 13 percent of drug users, yet account for 35 percent of drug arrests and 53 percent of drug convictions.Blacks are also 43 percent of those on death row.Last year, the U.S.Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that 30 percent of 12 year-old Black boys will spend time in jail in their lifetimes--far more than will attend college.And because many states have laws denying present and former inmates the right to vote, an estimated 13 percent of all Black men--including one in every three in Alabama and Florida--have been disenfranchised.In light of racial discrimination,black people conducted a series of racial fights which was called the Civil Rights Movement.The most illustrious march is probably the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.It is best remembered for the glorious speech Martin Luther King, Jr.gave, in which the “I have a dream” part turned into a national text and eclipsed the troubles the organizers had to bring to march forward.The process was long and tenuous,and many of these movements did not fully achieve their goals although,the efforts of these movements did lead to improvements in the legal rights of previously oppressed groups of people.The current status of racism in America are still in poor condition.While discrimination has decreased and old forms of segregation have been recalled,subtle

patterns of informal discrimination in housing,employment,education and virtually every social sphere still persists.Indeed,for many African Americans,discrimination,as of now,remains a central part of their experience in the United States.According to a report of American, the black’s income only accounted for the three-fourths of the white,and African-American family’s income was just one-tenth of the white family’s.Half of all black men in New York can’t find a job,while Black teenage unemployment stands at 37 percent nationwide.As Mr.Bush said,”And this poverty has roots in generations of segregation and discrimination that has closed many doors of opportunity“.These statistics show a crisis among Black Americans that should be setting of alarm.Racism, not criminal records, explains the high unemployment rate for Black men today.A recent Wall Street Journal report showed that in the city of Milwaukee, a white job applicant with a criminal record has a better chance of being called for an interview than a Black man with no criminal record.”The disadvantage carried by a young Black man applying for a job as a dishwasher or a driver is equivalent to forcing a white man to carry an 18-month prison record on his back,“ concluded reporter David Wessel.And only racism can explain these statistics: Segregation in public schools, which decreased continuously from the 1950s to the late 1980s, has now returned to levels not seen in three decades.Black infants are almost two-and-a-half times more likely than white infants to die before the age of one, a wider gap than in 1970.More than 200 years since slavery was written into the U.S.constitution, its racist legacy remains--and the words of abolitionist Frederick Douglass remain true: ”Without struggle, there can be no progress."

In general,only a struggle that shakes the foundation of U.S.society can end racism.As is the always the case,the darkest hour comes before the dawn.A mixed-race man is president says much about the peaceful progress on race relations in America.I believe that the black people can have equal rights and are free to live, study and work as they wish in the future,and people can truly realize their dreams regardless of their religious beliefs, colors of skin and political convictions.