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culture英美文化

LosAngeles

•Metroareapopulation-about17,000,000

•Citypopulation-3,695,820

•BehindNewYorkasthesecondbiggestcityintheUS

•47%Hispanicpopulation（12%nationally）

•13%Asian（4%nationally）

•UnlikeNewYork,mostimmigrantsinLosAngelescamefromLatinAmericaandAsia

•LosAngeleshasmorepeopleofHispanicheritagethanpeopleofEuropeanheritage

•“Tehrangeles”-thelargestIranianpopulationoutsideofIran

•ThetelevisionandfilmcapitaloftheUS

•MostUSfilmandtelevisioncompaniesareheadquarteredinLosAngeles

•LosAngelesweatherissomeofthebestintheworld-theyearlyaveragetemperaturedoesn’tgetbelow9orabove30

•Verylittlehumidity

•OneofthereasonswhysomanyAmericanchoosetomoveto“TheCityofAngels”

•WhatIsLAFamousForInTheUS

•Angelinosarethoughttobetooworriedaboutglamourandappearances-superficial

•Greatweather!

•Movies,ofcourse

•Liberalmindsetbothpoliticallyandsocially

•Terribletraffic,someoftheworstintheworld

•And…

•LosAngelessitsnearoneofthemostactivefaultlinesintheworld

•Frequentmildearthquakes

•Occasionalseriousones

•Thereasonwhythecity’ssubwaysystemissmallcomparedtothepopulation

•ThisexplainswhymostAngelinosdrive

•Alsothereasonwhytherearen’tmanytallbuildingsinLA

•LA’sdowntownisrelativelysmallgiventhecity’ssize

•January7,19946.7magnitudeNorthridgeearthquake

•Withsomanydifferentpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld,raceissometimeaseriousissueinLosAngeles

•Mostrecently,tensionssurroundingtheLatinAmericanpopulation

•Historically,theAfricanAmericanpopulationhasbeenthefocus

•The2005movieCrash,winnerofTheAcademyAwardforBestPicture,isprobablythebestfilmexplorationofracerelationsinLosAngeles

•AmericanHistoryX

•Averygoodmovie,butnotindicativeofthecomplexitiesofracialrelationsintheUnitedStates

•StarsEdwardNorton

•WattswasandisaprimarilyblackareaofLosAngeles

•BeginApril11,1965-last5days

•34peoplekilled

•Over1000injured

•Almost4000arrested

•TodayWattsstillhaspovertyandcrimeproblems

•1992“RodneyKingRiots”

•BeganafterpolicemanaccusedofbeatinganAfricanAmericanaredeclaredinnocentinaLosAngelescourtroom

•RodneyKing’squoteaimedatendingtheriots

•MoreonSports

•TheLosAngelesLakersarethemostfamousinternationally,buttheDodgersarejustasfamousintheUS

•LosAngelesDodgersvs.SanDiegoPadresinBeijingin2008

•TheyusedtobetheBrooklynDodgersbutmovedtoLosAngelesinthe1950’s

•VeryupsettingtopeopleinBrooklyn,butwildlypopulartothoselivinginLosAngeles

•TheNBAlogoismodeledafterLakergreatJerryWest

•LosAngelesAngelsofAnaheim-baseball

•AnaheimDucks-Hockey

•AnaheimisasuburbofLosAngeles

•LosAngelesClippers-basketball

•LosAngelesKings-hockey

•Currently,noAmericanfootballteamplaysinLosAngeles,butinthepasttheRaiders（nowinOakland,California）andtheRams（nowinSt.Louis,Missouri）calledLosAngeleshome

•LAhostedthe1984SummerOlympics

•Boycottedby16nationsinretaliationforaround60nationsboycottingtheMoscowGamesfouryearsearlier

•UCLA

•TheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles

•Establishedin1919

•38,500studentswith27,000asundergraduates

•Oneofthetop50universitiesintheworld

•22%acceptancerate

•#1collegeathleticprogramintheUS（124nationalchampionships,10inbasketball）

•Oneofthebestfilmschoolsintheworld

•ThemembersofLinkinParkallattendedUCLA

•TheHollywoodBowl

•Thenaturalacousticsmadethespotapopularlocationformusicians

•Itdebutedasanopenair,allyearmusicalvenuein1922

•EverymajormusicalperformerorbandthatgoesthroughLosAngelesplaysTheHollywoodBowl

•Theseatingcapacityis17,000

•AmericanAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences

•TheAcademyAwardswerefirstawardedin1929

•Itistheoldestandmostprestigiousfilmaward

•ItwastheideaoflegendaryfilmproducerLouisB.Mayer

•Thegoldplatedstatueisbasedonaknightofthecrusadesstandingonareeloffilm

•CriticsbelievetheAcademyAwardsaremoreapromotionschemethananhonestrecognitionofachievementinfilm

•ThemostfamousmovietheaterintheUS

•HometomanyHollywoodpremiers

•Alsothelocationofthe“WalkofFame”

•“Homeoftherichandfamous”RodeoDrive

Chicago

•Citypopulation-2,900,000

•Metropopulationofabout8,000,000

•Europeanheritage-907,000,31%

•Hispanicheritage-754,000,26%

•Africanheritage-1,084,000,37%

•Asianheritage-140,050,5%

•MayorRichardM.Daleyjustretired

•RahmEmanuelwonthemostrecentelection,soChicagowillhaveanewmayorforthefirsttimein22years

•EmanuelwasObama’sChiefofStafffrom2008to2010

•OfallAmericancities,Chicagohasperhapsthemost“colorful”history

•Gangviolence,politicalcorruption

•NYC-Chicago-LA

•Chicagoisgeographicallyandatmosphericallyin-betweenNYCandLA

•Notasfast-pacedandaggressiveasNYCbutlifemovesfasterinChicagothanitdoesincasualLA

•Chicagoansaren’tasfiercelyproudoftheircityasNewYorkers,butaremoreproudofChicagothanAngelinosareofLA

•Theunofficial“capital”oftheMidwest

•Thelargest,wealthiestcityintheregion

•Theindustrialandeconomiccenteroftheregion

•TheculturalcenteroftheMidwest-music,museums,sports,entertainment

•LikeNewYorkitisapoliticalandsociallyliberalcity

•Theheartland’scenterforagriculturalcommerce

•TheChicagoBoardofTrade-thecenterforbuyingandsellingcommoditiesintheUS

•Illinois

•TheLandofLincolnHonestAbewasfromSpringfield

•Myhometown,Dunlap,isrightoutsidePeoria

•Chicago,theMidwest,andNativeAmericans

•Like“Chicago”and“Illinois,”manycityandstatenamesintheMidwestcomefromAmericanIndiannationsandwords

•Michigan,Missouri,Iowa,NorthDakota,SouthDakota,Ohio,Kentucky,Wisconsin,Detroit,Milwaukeeareallexamples

•ThereareliterallyhundredsofotherexamplesintheMidwest

•“CityOfTheBigShoulders”

•FromCarlSandburg’spoem“Chicago”

•Chicagohasawellfoundedreputationasabluecollar（workingclass）city

•EventhoughChicagohastransformeditselfintoamoderneconomiccenter,citizensarestillproudofthebluecollarworkethicandstillprojectaworkmanlikeattitudetowardslife

•TheGoldenArches

•McDonald’swasfoundedinSanDiego,California

•IscurrentlyheadquarteredintheChicagosuburbofOakBrook,Illinois

•SkyscraperCity

•AlthoughNewYorkclearlyhasmoreskyscrapers,ChicagoearnedthisreputationasanindirectconsequenceoftheChicagofireof1871

•ChicagowasthefirstAmericancitytofocusonsky-scraperconstruction

•Afterthedestruction,Chicagorebuiltherselfvertically

•TheWillis（Sears）Tower

•Thesecondhighestobservationplatformintheworld

•EveryoneinChicagostillcallsit“TheSearsTower”

•TallestbuildingintheUSuntil1WorldTradeCenterinNewYorkiscompleted

•“MagnificentMile”

•Thebiggestshoppingdistrictinthecity

•IslocatedontheeastendofMichiganAvenue

•MichiganAvenueusedtooverlookLakeMichigan

•AllthelandbetweenLakeMichiganandMichiganAvenuewasreclaimedbyusingdebrisfromtheChicagofireof1871

•TheUniversityofChicago

•FoundedbyJohnD.Rockefellerin1891

•Arguablythebestplaceintheworldtostudyeconomics

•Ofthe64peoplewhohavewonaNobelPrizeinEconomics,45havebeenAmericansand25havebeenconnectedwithUC

•Adjustedforinflation,Rockefelleristherichestpersoninhistory

•Chinatown

•ChicagohasoneofthelargestChinatownsintheUS

•About68,000ChineseliveinChicago

•Inthelate19thCentury,manyChineseimmigrantstooktheTranscontinentalRailroadtheyhelpedbuildandsettledinChicago

•CurrentlytheChicagoChinatownisn’tmuchtosee,butthecityhasrecentlytakenstepstoincreaseit’sstandingasatouristattraction

•LakeShoreDrive

•MostfamousstreetinChicago

•Runsthelengthofthecity

•Asyougonorth,thecityisonyourleft,LakeMichiganonyourright

•EarlythispastFebruaryLakeShoreDrivewasclosedafterChicagowashitbyoneoftheworstblizzardsindecades

•Commuterswerestranded

•ChicagoBluesFestival

•Chicagoistheunofficialbluescapitaloftheworld

•Therearehundredsofbarswithliveblueseverynightoftheweek

•EveryyearinearlyJunetheChicagoMayor’sOfficesponsorsthreedaysandnightsoflivebluesinGrantParknexttoLakeMichigan

•TheChicagoBluesFestivalattractsmusiciansandbluesloversfromallovertheworld

•Chicagovs.NewYork

•Foralongtime,ChicagowasthesecondbiggestcityintheUSA

•NewYorkersbegancallingit“the2ndcity,”tryingtoputitdown

•Chicagoansembracedthename

•ThisnicknamebecamesopopularinChicagothatafamouscomedyclubisnamedafterit

•ChicagosportsfansstillhaveaparticulardislikingforanyNewYorkteams

•MoreSports

•TheAmericanfootballteamtheChicagoBearsarethemostpopularteaminthecity

•TheChicagoCubs,baseball,arenearlyaspopular

•TheCubshaven’twonachampionshipsince1909

•TheChicagoWhiteSox-baseball-2005champions

•TheChicagoBulls-basketball-6championships

•TheChicagoBlackhawks-hockey-2010champions

•The2010NHLchampswithChiefJosephontheirjersey

•MayorRichardJ.DaleyandCorruption

•RichardM.Daleywasmayorfrom1989-2010

•Hisfather,RichardJ.Daley,wasalsomayor（1955-1976）

•TheseniorDaleywasunquestionablypopularamongvotersalth