tter of chance for a selected group of lucky people, like TV stars and singers. The fact that there exist so many awards for a certain group of people, and at the same time, some other groups pass unnoticed their entire lives, makes evident traits of the American culture. The author hypothesized hero-worships as an American habit, although not everybody might agree with that thought. Hazleton was perplexed by a phrase affirmed by the acclaimed baseball player thanking various people in his speech, and specifically thanking God for making him a ball player. That phrase manifested in the author's opinion what a particular being God represents in the American ball player's life. Those words made the author picture America as a culture devoted to God, or at least a superior being. Of course, not everybody is as religious as he made evident when speaking in his speech. Some people do not mention God at all and never go to church, while others have different ways of expressing their spirituality. Every coin of The United States of America says, "In God we trust," yet there are thousands of different religions in those United States. There are communes, sects, and temples of every type. In addition, some days are religious in itself, like Thanksgiving Day when people make a stop in their lives to just thank God for all they have. In addition, many people see Saturday or Sunday as the day to go to the synagogue or the church. At the same time, a percent of people have never had any kind of religious formation, and see weekend days as mere resting days of the week. Overall, I believe that Americans have many kinds of beliefs and that it does not matter what it is that they believe in, it fulfills a very significant part of their lives. The mixture of cultures influence the diverse types of religions seen in the United States and that same union is what makes American culture a particular one, devoted in my opinion to a Supreme Being, but diverse...
