Why We Chose the Amish
The Amish Culture is
located in America, but no
one takes the time to
examine it. Therefore, we
wanted to examine this
culture and figure out why
they live the way they do.
Overview of the Culture
The Amish live a modest life that is free from worldly
temptation. They came to the United States of America
to escape religious persecution. Family and community
are very important for accomplishing daily life. The
Bible is their instruction manual to life and beyond.
They believe God chooses who goes to heaven.
Therefore, they must do everything to make sure that
their family makes it.
Lexicon
 “Schteh uff”- get up
 “Gut marriye”- good
morning
 “Geb acht”- be careful
 “Sell iss gut”- that is good
 “Guck datt hie”- look
there
 “Was hoscht du”- what
have you
 “Mache schnell”- hurry up
 “Helfet eich selwert”- help
yourself
 “Graddle nie”- crawl in
Overview of Ox-CartMan
We chose the Ox-Cart Man
because it was about an Amish
family. They lived in
Pennsylvania where their lives
were simple, and so were their
clothes. The family worked very
hard and did the majority of the
tasks by hand. We felt that this
really represented the Amish
culture. They live very simple
lives in order to resist all worldly
temptations.
How Can I Research?
 Internet
 Growing Up Amish
 Ox-Cart Man
Questions
 http://animoto.com/play/ljDxY8t2RIvgsVYpClr0ag
More Questions
 What language do they speak?
 Do they have a leader?
 Do they allow people to become Amish?
 What are the gender roles?
Website Citations
 Amish Dress/Amish Clothing Styles/ Amish Fashion/
Amish Clothing Tradition (n.d.). Ohios Amish Country/
Berlin OH/ Graphic Publication. Retrieved February 9,2012
from http://oacountry.com
 Lancaster country. (n.d.). Lancaster PA Amish Education
and Work. Retrieved February 9, 2012 from
http://www.padutchcountry.com
 The Amish- Religion Facts. (n.d). Religion, world religion,
comparative religion- just the facts on the worlds religions.
Retrieved February 9, 2012 from
http://www.religionfacts.com
Book Citations
 Ammon, R. (1989). Growing Up Amish. (led).
Atheneum, NY: MacMillan.
 Hall, D. (1979). Ox-Cart Man. New York, NY: Viking
Press.