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Language: You will usually find the Amish speaking fluent English. This is their main language, and use it to communicate with all sorts of people around them. However, when talking with each other, they might use some form of Pennsylvania Dutch, or Pennsylvania German. This is another popular type of dialect you will hear them using. You will find this type of conversation mostly in just Pennsylvania, Ohio, and parts of New York and Indiana. You can also find the Amish people, and this variety of language in some parts of Canada, especially in and near Ontario.

Values: The Amish people believe in a lot of wholesome values. One main thing they value is something called Demut, which is displaying humility. They also reject Hochmut, which is more easily known as pride or arrogance. A lot of values that Americans from last century practiced and recently through out the window can be found in the lives of the people who live by the Amish culture. The Amish are known for being simple-living, humble people.

Beliefs: The most important belief that the Amish people practice is the religious practice of Christianity. Their core beliefs are based on submitting to the Holy Spirit and living by the will of God. They stay close to the words of the Bible, and hold steadfast to what it says and how it guides. It's basically impossible to be of the Amish culture if you're not a firm believer in Christianity.

Behaviors: The Amish are vey social. They do everything to be part of the community. In fact, the main stereotype of the Amish is that they use no electronics or modern technology. This comes from them wanting to be part of the community, or at least the Amish community. They feel that implementing the use of electronic technology will cheapen or take away their need to be interdependent. They say no to these options simply to stay part of a group that they feel makes them better people.

Impact: The Amish peoples' goal is to live simple lives in a tightly-knitted community with very little self-independence. This is being seriously threatened. This is due to the simple fact of how much technology is impacting our country, and the world. It's hard to stay in a "little bubble" like it seems the Amish have for an extended period of time. It's going to be hard to keep their lives this simple and survive in a community anywhere in North America. It is becoming to technological and too commercialized. And, even if they did start to adapt and use electronic technology, it would totally change their culture. The need to be interdependent would decrease, or even disappear. This is one of their main values as a people, and it would be hard to see that be dismissed without the whole culture and way of life disappearing. Plus, horse and buggy seems to be VERY outdated source of transportation. It's hard to imagine this not changing soon as well.

"Amish." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 25 Jan. 2011. .

This source gives a brief oversite on the Amish culture. Even though, it isn't the most reliable source, it does help give a detailed overview.

" Amish Studies." The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. http://www2.etwon.edu/amishstidues. (April 7, 2008). This gives an overview of studies completed on the Amish culture. It contains details on everything that has to do with the Amish people.

Beaman-Hall, Lori. "The Amish Struggle with Modernity." //Sociology of Religion// 56.3 (1995): 345+. //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. This source gives a nice insite on how the Amish people are still trying to keep their culture in tact even with all of this modernization. It explains all of their main values and beliefs, and how they're being challenged by today's society.

Gall, Timothy L., ed. "The Amish." //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life//. Ohio. Print. This source tells a lot about where the Amish came from and how they came to be. It also, like most of the others, gives details on their beliefs, behaviors, values, language, and more.

//Holy Bible.// Collins, 2010. Print. "Be not yoked with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14) "Come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord." (2 Corinthians 6:17) “And be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” ([|Romans] 12:2)

Amish Grace : How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy Although this is a book about a particular event in Amish history, it gives a firsthand account of how two Amish people handled their situation. It gives details on the Amish way and how they handled this tragedy.