Culture is defined as the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought or a group of people centered around a language, activity, region, or interest (www.dictionary.com). Many objects and/or people their attribute to culture, as culture comes in many forms all around the world. Whether someone is in the high school band or someone else is a blonde, everyone is a part of culture and/or a group. The one culture that I feel is strongly apart of me is that I am from Olmsted Falls. It is a small, suburban town located outside Cleveland, Ohio and is like any other middle-class to upper-class town. But, what makes Olmsted Falls what it is, is its' love for high school football. The football team gives our town this culture of excitement, unity, and everyone knows that we have something special in our town. I love football and when I moved there, I became apart of the tradition and it has made me into the person I am today. The town seems to be dead on Friday nights, mostly because everyone is at Bulldog Stadium cheering on the team. Even at away games, the fans pile into their vehicles and travel to the game, no matter if it was in Cincinnati or if it was five minutes away.
             One major object that stands/represents our culture is a ring in which 2000 team received following their championship season. It was the fall of 2000 and the town, players, and coaches were all excited about the upcoming season. In the previous years we had made it to the state-play-offs, but this team would leave a mark that no team had ever left before. This mark would certainly change our town and our tradition. The 2000 football team would take a long road going 14-1, all while winning the Ohio Division II State-Championship. In this long road, it brought our town together like never before. On many occasions, as the team would leave for away games, parents, fans, and student...