Anthony, a retired army officer, is a professor of sociology at a small state university. during the vietnam war, he was awarded the medal of honor and he usually wears a small ribbon on the lapel of his suit coat denoting this. he also wears his west point ring from the class of 1965. using the terminology of dramaturgy, the lapel pin and class ring would be classified as select one:

Americans often speak of their country as one of several large regions.  these regions are cultural units rather than governmental units --  formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share. what makes one region different from another? a region's multicultural heritage as well as distinct demographic characteristics like age and occupation make regions different and special. within several regions, language is used differently and there are strong dialects. there are also differences in outlook and attitude based on geography.