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"A" 
American
Business 
American Culture 
American Heritage 
American Labor 
Animal Science 
Archaeology 
Archery 
Architecture 
Art 
Astronomy 
Athletics 
Atomic Energy 
Auto Mechanics 
Aviation 
 
"B" 
Backpacking 
Basketry 
Bird Study 
Bugling 
 
"C" 
Camping 
Canoeing 
Chemistry 
Cinematography 
Citizenship
Community* 
Citizenship Nation* 
Citizenship World* 
Climbing 
Coin Collecting 
Collections 
Communications* 
Computers 
Cooking 
Crime Prevention 
Cycling* 
"D" 
Dentistry 
Disability Awareness 
Dog Care 
Drafting 
 
"E" 
Electricity 
Electronics 
Emergency
Preparedness** 
Energy 
Engineering 
Entrepreneurship 
Environmental
Science* 
 
"F" 
Family Life* 
Farm Mechanics 
Fingerprinting 
Fire Safety 
First Aid* 
Fish & Wildlife Mgmt. 
Fishing 
Fly Fishing 
Forestry 
 
"G" 
Gardening 
Genealogy 
Geology 
Golf 
Graphic Arts 
 
"H" 
Hiking 
Home Repairs 
Horsemanship 
 
"I" 
Indian Lore 
Insect Studies 
 
"J" 
Journalism 
 
"K" 
 
"L" 
Landscape Architecture 
Law 
Leatherwork 
Lifesaving** 
 
"M" 
Mammal Study 
Medicine 
Metalwork 
Model Design & Building 
Motorboating 
Music 
 
"N" 
Nature 
 
"O" 
Oceanography 
Orienteering 
 
"P" 
Painting 
Personal Fitness** 
Personal Management* 
Pets 
Photography 
Pioneering 
Plant Science 
Plumbing 
Pottery 
Public Health 
Public Speaking 
Pulp and Paper 
 
"Q" 
 
"R" 
Radio 
Railroading 
Reading 
Reptile & Amphibian Study 
Rifle Shooting 
Rowing 
 
"S" 
Safety 
Salesmanship 
Scholarship 
Sculpture 
Shotgun Shooting 
Skating 
Skiing 
Small Boat Sailing 
Soil & Water
Conservation 
Space Exploration 
Sports** 
Stamp Collecting 
Surveying 
Swimming** 
 
"T" 
Textile 
Theatre 
Traffic Safety 
Truck Transportation 
 
"U" 
 
"V" 
Veterinary Medicine 
 
"W" 
Water Skiing 
Weather 
Whitewater 
Wilderness Survival 
Wood Carving 
Woodwork 
 
"X" 
"Y" 
"Z" 
  
  
    
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    American Cultures  
    Requirements 1995 | 
   
 
Choose TWO groups that have different racial, cultural, national, or ethnic 
backgrounds. Use these groups to meet requirements 1, 2, and 3. Also complete 
requirement 4 and either requirement 5a or 5b. 
  - Do TWO of the following, choosing a different group for each:
  
    - Go to a festival, celebration, or other event identified with one of the 
    groups. Report on what you see and learn. 
 
    - Go to a church, clubhouse, school, or other institution identified with 
    one of the groups. Report on what you see and learn. 
 
    - Talk with a person from one of the groups about the heritage and 
    traditions of the group. Report on what you learn. 
 
    - Learn a song, dance, poem, or story that is traditional to one group, 
    and teach it to a group of your friends. 
 
    - Go to a library or museum to see a program or exhibit featuring one 
    group's traditions. Report on what you see and learn. 
 
   
   
  - Imagine that one of the groups had always lived alone in a city or country 
  to which no other groups ever came. Tell what you think the city or country 
  might be like today. Now tell what you think it might be like if both groups 
  lived there at the same time. 
 
  - Tell about some differences between the religious and social customs of 
  the two groups. Tell about some ideas or ways of doing things that are similar 
  in both groups. 
 
  - Tell about a contribution made to our country by three different people, 
  each from a different background such as black American, white American, 
  Native American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, or any other background of 
  your choosing. Their backgrounds may be religious, as well, such as Jews, 
  Muslims, Hindus, etc. 
 
  - Do ONE of the following:
  
    - Give a talk to your troop or school class on how people from different 
    groups have gotten along together. Lead a discussion on what can be done to 
    help various groups understand one another better. 
 
    - Tell about some achievements of the United Nations accomplished by 
    people of many cultures and beliefs working in one organization. Tell how 
    the U.N. has dealt with some problems caused by conflicts between different 
    groups. 
 
   
   
 
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