The Myth Of The Latin Wom An Analysis

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In our Unit I Seminar Prep, we discussed our ideas upon the novel, Enrique’s Journey, the Tortillas essay, the summer 2016 illustration, the Just Walk on By essay, and The Myth of the Latin Woman essay. There were many ideas throughout the Socratic seminar that I found interesting. For example, I found it interesting when Jessie pointed out that we are more like the Salad Bowl, not the Melting Pot. This was interesting to me for the fact that America is true to their culture. Meaning, the immigrants coming to the U.S. will not lose the unique aspects of their cultures, they will keep them. I did not agree with Craig. This is due to the fact that he was viewing America as the Melting Pot. The Melting Pot is when people from various cultures

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