Kevin King 4/23

Land and Culture

We discussed in class during a Tender Carnivore disccusion the issue of how the makeup of the land and earth can impact the culture of the people that live and civilize there. I thought about how America fits into this discussion a little more after class because we summed up that we are still mixing together so much that we are not quite at the end of figuring out how the land has shaped our culture as a whole. I dont think that we will ever get there as a country because of the levels of diversity in the people that inhabit the United States and because of the wide range of diversity in the land that covers our continent. Between mountains, deserts, beaches, and the various rural and urban areas, our land is very diverse and each region deals with different implications with civilization that will keep us with varying cultures for many years to come. Yes we're all American's but I think the part of land that we live in gives us all unique assets to our character and identity and I dont think there will ever be labels that we can put on our country as a whole.