Allison Bergonia English 100 20 September 2013 Myths of the Melting Pot Modern America is considered to be a melting pot‚ in which a variety of races‚ cultures‚ or individuals gather into a unified whole. The ideas of being a new American for people who have migrated from their homeland to America are to leave behind all their past cultures and practices and embrace their new American ways. Is that what really happens? If it was‚ would there be still racism in America? The number of people immigrating
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Introduction The reference of America as the melting pot results from the fact that the country has many of its people coming from everywhere across the world and thus bringing with them different customs‚ beliefs‚ and cultures that should be assimilated to one. The purpose of the assimilation of the different cultures and customs is to make America a one nation. However‚ this is in contrary to the common belief since America is actually not a ‘melting pot’. Most researchers instead argue that America
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The Melting Pot Is The United States of America the “melting pot” of the world? A melting pot is “a place where races‚ theories‚ etc.‚ are mixed.” (The Oxford Dictionary) Many immigrants come to the United States for the same basic reason: A better way of life. These same immigrants envision their dreams of success‚ freedom and happiness coming true. Without different cultures coming together learning from one another‚ many of today’s modern marvels would not exist. A good example of this is
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The Melting Pot Cultural assimilation is the blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society. There are many metaphors related to the concept of cultural assimilation in the United States‚ one being the melting pot. It suggests that all of the cultures that have been brought into America melt together and become the base material of the pot. This metaphor is considered somewhat accurate‚ but some people disagree with what it implies. There are some metaphors that better represent
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Metaphor of the Melting Pot Peggy Ruth Geren The melting pot has been used metaphorically to describe the dynamics of American social life. In addition to its descriptive uses‚ it has also been used to describe what should or should not take place in American social life. How did the term originate? How was it used originally? How is it used in contemporary society? What are some problems with the idea of the melting pot? How is public education connected to the idea of the melting pot? How does
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The Melting Pot 1. Why has it been so difficult for Hmong refugees to adjust to life in the United States? It has been so difficult for Hmong refugees to adjust to life in the United States because lifestyle was very different from theirs. They didn’t know a telephone‚ an air conditioner‚ a light switch‚ etc. even existed. They wanted to keep their traditions‚ their culture. They were empty about new ideas and new experiences. This means that they were full of the past. Also‚ because they
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blend into a new‚ virtuous community. The exact term "The Melting Pot" came into general usage in 1908‚ after the premiere of the play “The Melting Pot” by Israel Zangwill. The melting pot is a theory used to describe the American society in its first years. In the very beginning‚ the settlers in the “New World” had to create a totally new nation from many different origins and the proximate result of this situation was the birth of the melting pot theory. The idea behind it is that every immigrant arriving
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ate different foods‚ dressed differently‚ and lived a different lifestyle is a huge sacrifice in itself. Achieving the American dream was their goal. The two different views of America could change a whole country. The poster represents the "Melting Pot" America. The immigrants were to blend into the American culture and society. Rather than bringing their old country into America‚ and changing it. The poster is promoting to "Keep America Great‚" and "Learn the Language." The article states that
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The melting pot or salad bowl. From foreign shores. 1. In what way is the history of the United States different from that of other nations? The history of U.S is different from other nations because it’s one of continual immigration from all continents‚ and opposed to most other nations it’s a very young one‚ but only if we counts from Columbus’ discovery. Asians had already discovered and inhabited America‚ when Siberia and Alaska where still connected‚ these people are called the Native
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a winner. There is always a good and bad side and one of them has to come out on top. In these two stories‚ “7th grade” and “The Melting Pot”‚ each have a winner or a resolution to the problem or conflict either an external or an internal. In “Seventh Grade”‚ the type of conflict is internal‚ because of all the sequences happening in Victor’s mind. In “The Melting Pot” the conflict is external because of all the sequences happening between the people of the town. In the story “Seventh Grade”‚ The
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