Cultural Values Archives – Vintage American Ways

December 5, 2018 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

Former President George H. W Bush (1924-2018) is being remembered this week as one of the last leaders of “the greatest generation.” He was a decorated war veteran, a member of the US House of …

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June 22, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

A Special Labor Day Message… Hard work—it’s one of our basic American values, the price we pay to get ahead, to capture the American Dream of a better life. But do our young people really have a …

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Filed Under: Business and Finance, Cultural Values, Lifestyle Leisure and Sports, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: Ambition, American Ways 11, American Ways 2, American Ways 6, Audio Recording, Children, Commentary, Creativity, David McCullough Jr, Discipline, Efficiency, Egotism, Hard Work, Ideals, Lesson Plan, Parenting, Routine Work, Throwback Thursday, Work Ethic, Workplace, You Are Not Special…And Other Encouragements, Young People, Youth’s Companion 1914

June 21, 2017 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

Times are tough. We’re facing a lot of important issues in the United States and instead of thoughtful, serious discussions, many political leaders and commentators on television have resorted to …

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Filed Under: Civil Conversation, Cultural Values, Government and Politics, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: American Ways 12, American Ways 2, American Ways 7, Audio Recording, Branches of Government, Church and State, Commentary, Commentators, Competition, Constitution, Equality of Opportunity, Hard Work, Hereditary Aristocracy, Immigration, Individual Freedom, Lesson Plan, Material Wealth, Responsibilities, Rights, Self-Reliance, Settlers, The American Dream, Titles of Nobility

October 3, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman

Meet Granny Rhoda, who could be the “poster child” for the self-reliant frontier woman. She was beautiful, accomplished, fearless, neat, sweet-tempered, and had faith in God. An inspiration to us …

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Filed Under: American West, Cultural Values, Gender Roles, Home and Family, Lifestyle Leisure and Sports, Nature, Religion, Short Stories, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: Accomplishments, Adventure, Audio Recording, Equality of Opportunity, Family, Gender Roles, Hard Work, Lesson Plan, Nature & Science, Parenting, Self-Reliance, Women, Youth’s Companion 1914

October 2, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

Most of us are familiar with the term “grandfathered in” that indicates an exemption from some new rule or law that has been enacted. Merriam-Webster defines the grandfather clause: “Law: a part of a …

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Filed Under: American West, Cultural Values, Diversity and Immigration, Government and Politics, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, African-Americans, American Ways 7, American Ways 8, American Ways 9, Audio Recording, Census, Civil Rights, Civil War, Commentary, Elections, Emancipation Proclamation, Lesson Plan, Race Relations, The North, The South, The West, Throwback Thursday, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Youth’s Companion 1914

September 17, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment

What do you think of when someone says they are going to talk about the “culture” of a country? Do you think of art, classical music, ballet, and literature? Or do you think about food, hip-hop …

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Filed Under: American Culture, Cultural Values, Six Basic American Values Tagged With: American Ways 1, American Ways 2, Anthropology, Audio Recording, Behavior, Beyond Culture, Commentary, Common Sense, Competition, Cultural Iceberg, Edward T. Hall, Equality of Opportunity, Hard Work, Immigration, Individual Freedom, John Zogby, Lesson Plan, Material Wealth, Motivation, Polls, Self-Reliance, Sociological, The American Dream