Melting pot

America The Melting Pot A nation founded by immigrants, for immigrants, but now decides it’s too risky to let in people who need our help. Imagine being forced to put all belongings in a bag, and walk with your family to the nearest countries, and being denied continuously of shelter. The same politicians who say “Live the American dream”,deny it from other humans because of fear. The most important thing in life is opportunity, giving these Syrians rights, and freedoms they haven’t previously…

families. In his play he illustrated that America was a place for new immigrants to end their old hatreds while they were being molded into being a sole entity : American. That was when the 1908 play The Melting Pot popularized the image of the United States as a melting pot. The metaphor "The melting pot" has been used to describe the differences in racial and ethnic backgrounds among people in United States and the process of assimilation with American culture and belief. According to the…

assimilation process and what comes out at the end of it all, complete loss of culture shapes identity and something unidentifiable takes its place. For Lefty to keep his job at the factory he had to participate in a pageant, the "Ford English School Melting Pot", in which they must take off their 'immigrant costumes" and dress in "blue and gray suits... waving American flags" (104-105). At that point in time and even to this day there is a glorification of one's destruction of culture and…

A melting pot of the world is what by parents proudly told me was the land I could call my own. But was it really? Was the Sunday school story of the scapegoat really that farfetched? In the era of media coverage I have learned one thing, that if this story was…

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…

the petals, what makes America beautiful, like power, love, and family. We also have our thorns. The evils and pains lurking that are under all of that beauty. You do not notice those thorns until you look deeper, reaching out for that perfect melting pot we call USA. The America I believe in has its own beauties and blemishes. To begin with, the America I believe in has the potential to be something greater. Independence from Britain, abolition of slavery, and…

Every story has a conflict. In “Seventh Grade” the conflict is internal while in “Melting Pot” its external. In “Seventh Grade” Victor the internal conflict takes place in Victors mind. While in “Melting Pot” being external takes place with groups of people. These are two very different situations, with two different people with different mindsets as well. Is there a winner for any of these conflicts? There is no winner in “Seventh Grade”. Because his conflict was talking to Teresa, his crush…

to America for some reason or they choose to come here, they are American if they make their home here and gain a love of this country. They can come from all over the world which is what makes this country to diverse, and as some call it, The Melting Pot. From Equiano being brought over as a slave and then gaining his freedom, to the Puritans choosing to come here for religious freedom and great choices of land. All people who have ended up in our country, and have made it a place they want…

possesses at least one immigrant. Over time, immigration has poured its way into the United States, stirring in a dash of heritage, a sprinkle of ethnicity, and a drop of culture, in order to grant it the popular and widely-known nickname of “The Melting Pot.” Although it has been transpiring for centuries, immigration has always been a heated topic, and based off of its enduring history,…

I am much more than than what hollywood depicts my culture to be. Although some of those stereotypical ideas presented by the media may apply to some individuals, my individual culture is so broad that it can not be depicted with ease. I am a melting pot of…