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1、A French Fourth,background,This text is taken from The Atlantic Monthly, July /August 2001. The author Charles Trueheart is a correspondent for the Washington Post based in Paris. Globalization make people can touch their own cultures more easily and children abroad can learn the history of their mo
2、therland from school. The culture divide between different countries is less jarring. However, on the other hand, people are less than fully immersed in a truly foreign world,Independence Day (美国独立日 ),Independence Day,On July 4, 1776, the United States claimed its independence from England and Democ
3、racy was born. Each year on July 4th, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate their independence with picnics, barbecues, fireworks and family gatherings. All Americans are entitled to Independence Day off work - although some people have to work. (like policemen and firemen). Independen
4、ce Day is considered a Family Day with picnics, barbecues, fireworks, parades, to celebrate independence and freedom. Americans proudly fly the American flag and spend the day with their families.,Celebration Early independence day celebrations are mainly demonstrations and lectures, and with some r
5、eligious overtones. Later increased outdoor activities, sports competitions and other projects. Firecrackers, fireworks activities were also very popular, in twentieth Century before being cancelled, to prevent the occurrence of danger.,Why do we celebrate the 4th of July?( for children) by Kim Moon
6、,That is how the colonists felt in the years leading up to 1776. Great Britain kept trying to make the colonists follow more rules and pay higher taxes.,Declaration of Independence,Declaration of Independence,July 4, 1776, the declaration by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia approved the day after the hereby U.S. Independence Day. The originals of the Declaration was signed by the Continental Congress delegates, and on permanent display in Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Department. This one of Americas most important founding instruments of the Declaration.,