Arguments are never won by those who are the loudest or the most outrageous. When an argument turns into hateful shouting, the meaning is completely lost. Ideas about culture spark many heated arguments because of the connotation of the word. Their culture directly influences the way people choose to view the world. When cultures clash; people use argumentation to say or show that their culture is better. This moment of conflict is where violence and social degradation can enter the lives of people belonging to these different cultures. Cultures should never be associated with hatred, including arguments, but rather be accepted and appreciated. Deborah Tannen's "The Triumph of the Scream" provides a basis for the assertion that arguments should not arise in discussions of culture, assimilation, and the pursuit of happiness. A supreme culture has not yet existed because there never will be. All who follow established laws are the same and entitled to equal treatment. Unfortunately, this has never been the case in America. Someone representing a pretentious culture always believes that they should be entitled to more than someone else because they are somehow better than others. Arguments between cultures lead to violence that turns the argument into a hate match that is never a solution. This belief is supported by Tannen who said: “That's the problem. Today, more and more journalists, politicians and academics treat public discourse as an argument, not in the sense of arguing, but in the sense of having one, of fighting." (476). Tannen's "The Triumph of the Scream" describes exactly the illogical and negative tactics people decide to use to win an argument. Screaming... middle of paper... thankfully see the opposite of how cultures should not be oppressed by each other. The KKK is a hate group that will never succeed in its actions because it is not peaceful but ignorant and ethnocentric. Arguments are a great way to prove things when done with positive outcomes in mind, but no one should argue about culture. No one should kill someone else because of their culture. The discussion about culture is commendable, but no culture is better than another. American cultures have suffered from the hatred of others, but this is simply vain ignorance. The world should realize that argument and culture do not mix. In fact, argument and culture are intended to separate things that should never come together. As Rodrigues said, “Expect marriage” (491), cultures have appreciated each other and there is hope for an end to the cultural debate. Cultures should have cake and get married.