1. ESL-156-M1567 Comparative Culture Studies 08EW1 Presenters: Min Xu(Christy) Instructor: Lyra Riabov October 21 2008

2. Contents American values Chinese values C hallenges Solutions reference

3. American values Individualism –History –Self- Reliance Equality –Personal Rights –Competition Time –Time is Money –Productivity Directness –Openness 9.83 million km² more than 300 million people the third or fourth largest country multicultural nations

4. Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 Mayflower

5. Martin Luther King 《 I have a dream 》 Statue of Liberty New York City

6. Chinese values Collectivism –Cooperation –Collective Interest Harmony –Peaceful,Benevolence and Tolerance –Allows Differences Confucianism –For Family –For Individual Behaviour Hierarchy –2000 Years’ Feudal Society –Modern Society 9.6 million square kilometres The world's third or fourth largest country by area A diverse landscape Near with Mongolia and Russia's Siberia The most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people

7. Mao Zedong proclaiming the establishment of the People's Republic of China October 1, 1949 Shang hai Tian'anmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace)

8. Confucian and Terracotta Army of the Qin Dynasty The Last Emperor

9. Challenges America Illegal Immigrants Problems International Role Foreign-Born Population In The Unite States 1990-2000

10. Challenges China Chasm Between Urban and Rural Cultural Globalization Modern China

11. Solutions Multicultural Education Communication

12. Combined Class American Family Independence Halloween

13. Reference http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.umsl.edu http://www.irespect.net http://www.americasdebate.com