Melting pot

I personally connected to this discussion because of my experiences as an immigrant in the United States. You proposed the question of if immigration issue is about culture, legality or numbers and majority if not everyone in the class stated it was culture. I actually disagree with this answer. When many people argue why they desire stricter immigrations laws, they make claims such as immigrants are taking jobs, they are increasing the population significantly, and they are harming American…

main concern was how I would possibly be able to amuse myself. It was not only the state that made me so apprehensive about living there, it was also the city. I grew up in the bay area, where it looked like the visual embodiment of the “American Melting Pot.” Where I was moving to in Missouri, it looked almost overwhelmingly white. There I would no longer have my Muslim neighbors, or the little mexican girl that I played with at recess as child, who grew up to be one of my closest confidantes.…

Assimilation means multiple groups become mixed by obtaining each other’s social and psychological characteristics, such as how waves of immigrants have been assimilated into the American culture. Richard Rodriguez, the writer of “Blaxican’s and Other Reinvented Americans” is telling the readers about mixing race in America and belongings of immigration. Cultural assimilation in Rodriguez’s view is the processes by groups of cultures that comes from different countries and speak different…

The United States is a country flourishing with culture and diversity from all over the globe. Many recognize the “Home of The Brave” as a “melting pot” meaning that all of the different cultures are thrown into a fictitious pot and are “melted” together to create a new and unique experience. That experience, which is referred to as American Culture. The diversity of American culture is evident in a multitude of ways. From our apparel and what we eat, to how we pray and the language we use to…

America is a melting pot of different nationalities coming together as one. Most everyone who lives in America either originates from a different country or their ancestors came to America looking for opportunity. Since America is made up of immigrants that arrived in our country years ago, it is reasonable to conclude that America would have an open door policy for everyone today. In reality, immigrants don’t arrive at Ellis Island and simply walk off the boat becoming a U.S. citizen anymore.…

From the beginning of time, diversity is one of the oldest concepts involving mankind across the globe. Colonies, tribes, empires, and nations have been a part of diverse populations and among many early cultural groups of people that migrated to the United States where people from Africa, Spanish, European, Dutch, French and British colonies. These early settlers have not only shaped American history, but continue to transform the United States, today. According to the World Atlas, (World…

The American phrase “melting pot” is supposed to represent the idea that all people from different backgrounds are able to live together in equality. Conversely, Hyppolite’s experiences in America challenge this idea when she grows up with racism and is excluded from all social events because she is Haitian. Being Dyaspora brings her closer to the other Haitians in her community, but it also distances her from the caucasian portion. Notwithstanding, Hyppolite’s experiences with apartheid growing…

Often America is referred to as “The large melting pot.” The idea that the United States is a land of opportunity, where anyone can come and blend into a new breed that is uniquely American. However, the cultural diversity in America is clearly evident, from physical characteristics to different religious beliefs and customs. As minorities immigrate to America and attempt to assimilate into society, they are forced to live a pluralistic lifestyle of blending with the current society, while…

how people view our country as a whole. Of the two sayings, I believe that the “America is a melting pot” is the most used and is in my eyes the best description of what our country was built to be originally. While it does match well with what the country foundation was as to how our country was established, I do not believe it to be in all entirety solidified as to represent what we do with the melting pot of different cultures and races in general. Many people come to our country with hope of…

immigrants. Today we have 61 million immigrants in the United States including many who are undocumented immigrants. We are a diverse country with many cultural ethical backgrounds. Our country is nicknamed the “American Melting Pot”. Stated by vocabulary.com’s dictionary, “A melting pot is a metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one” The meaning of the term is a metaphor where many people from different ethnicities coexist as one. Many people from…