READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

1) In order: G, E, A, D, B, C (the extra sentence is F)

CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS

1. It showed the marked similiraties existing between modern American and ancient Puritan ways of seeing hard work and responsabilities as a path to salvation, as something to do because of fear (of God or of being poor, this can change)

2. It makes American people more severe with women, considered dirty if they have sexual experiences out of the marrying (as if we were living the 12th century)

3. He says "we do", so if he's talking about American people and he makes him participating, he logically is American.

4. The idea is if Tocqueville had been on the American shores when the Puritans landed on them; tha author wonders if he would have made the same thoughts he expressed.

5. It helped developing that cold capitalism that now dominates over all the world.

THINKIN ROUTINE: SEE, THINK, WONDER

1. The animal represented in the photo is a turkey

2. Those sitting on the turkey are are two Puritans

3. The people in the foreground are wearing typical old Puritans' clothes

1. I guess everything here; it all shows the importance they give to those catholic fundamentalists

2. It represents the Thanksgiving

3. I really can't say: maybe if it had colors, the fact the photo was in colour

1. They are celebrating their origins because they are prouf of them: American people are really proud of themselves and everything that is linked with themselves

2.Sincerely, none.

3. It doesn't have; anyway other countries know Italy beacuse of pasta, pizza, mafia, and Berlusconi (so, in a certain way, they are national symbols)