Melting Pot Vs American Culture

The concept of the “melting pot” was established during America’s earlier years of expansion, giving immigrants the notion that there were fresh opportunities in the New World. The travelling newcomers brought different languages, foods, experiences, and more into this burgeoning society. Fast-forward to today and this country is considered to be a diverse nation of individuals, but are we really? Do we deviate to try the diverse cultures around us or do we turn a blind eye and stick to something familiar?
“A belief is a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or is true” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). According to that definition, a belief is simply something we believe in that exists. It could be a person, a value, or an idea that we hold in our minds. A belief that I considered true for the longest time was that a person is only defined and can take a part of one culture. After thinking that way for some time I have come to challenge that belief. A person should not be limited to one culture or be frightened by foreign concepts. …show more content…
The video detailed the process in which people make kimchi; a traditional Korean dish of fermented vegetables as I found out during the video. It was so compelling to me how something that I thought was so straightforward took multiple hours, even days to create. As someone who likes to eat things I’m familiar with, the thought of trying a foreign food such as Korean food seemed intimidating. After watching the kimchi video I started looking more into the culture and found that there was so much more to learn. I even chose South Korea as a topic for one of my informative speeches in my Speech and Debate class just as an excuse to learn more about the culture. Even though I have looked more into Korean culture after viewing that video I would not consider myself an