America is a cultural melting pot that exposes a person to many cultures other than their own that they would not otherwise. Knowledge alone is not enough to shape our multicultural society like America.
Therefore, I believe that learning about other cultures and religious are the best way to gain more knowledge around the world and make people get closer to each other. In response to a story “Being a Muslim- and a Teenager- in America,” by Mily J. Sharko, the readers can understand how the immigrants balance their personal lives between …show more content…
At the end, Sharko wants to show that even though her family is Muslim, they do not support and agree with terrorism. She encouraged people try to balance both cultures. She also emphasizes that we should never let religious or cultural differences make us forget that we are all in this together. I believe that learning about other cultures is the best way to gain more knowledge which is not only in our homelands, but it is also around the world. On the contrary, some of White Anglo Saxon
Protestants just want to allow their own root culture and religious because they want to emphasis that
America belongs to them instead of sharing with people came from other countries. I strongly disagree with this idea because of the multicultural that have enriched Americans. Many cultural differences have enhanced their influence in the world. If everyone only reads about only one culture or religion, they will lack real experiences. Luckily, immigrants who come to the US have built many museums to display more specifics about their own cultures and histories so the Americans can obtain