Melting pot

In David Brook’s article, “People Like Us”, he discusses how America is not really diverse. The United States as a whole has always identified as being a diverse country. In a way, this is true. There are people of all kinds of races, religions, personalities, political views, interest, and so forth, but yet there is still a lack of diversity. Diversity would be when all of the nation would be unified despite differences. I think David Brook`s makes a valid point in “People Like Us” when he…

America has a ton of immigrants, but I bet you didn’t know America is built off immigrants. Literally our country is founded on immigrants, every single person in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. “America is the melting pot”, as Kennedy said. This is a true statement. whether you want to believe it or not, you come from immigrants. Some would begin to feel insecure about this, however others will feel connected to something much bigger. Its part of making up our…

The article “The exodus from Russia” focuses on the migration of Jewish people to America and the way they lived their life. Before their migration, they were seen as an odd group of people in Russia. Even the government planned on creating violence against the Jews. They were prohibited from owning land. The Russians killed many Jewish people thereby destroying their shops and other businesses. They were forced to leave. During World War I, some Jewish people migrated to America. They expected…

The United States has been a diverse nation since its early beginnings. It is the immigrants that travel to the United States that allows it to be unique. All immigrants travel to the United States due to their unhappiness in their native country. They bring their aspiration to create their own American dream and fill their lives with success. However, there are thousands of immigrants that enter the United States illegally with their families. It is those illegal child immigrants that are…

Living in America, the cultural melting pot, you become exposed to various cultures and ethnic groups. America has races and ethnic groups ranging from Hispanics to Italians to Haitians to Asians. Each of these ethnic groups all have their distinct differences, but they all contribute to the cultural melting pot idea that America attempts to uphold. With all of the diverse ethnic groups in America, encounters with different ethnic groups are inevitable. While I have not been heavily exposed to…

that seem different. We are all human. Our actions define us, not where we came from or how we look. That is my belief, my cultural identity. I was born in Dallas, Texas, however for most of my life I was raised in Hawaii. Here in the “Cultural Melting Pot”, there are many different cultures from around the world on one small island. Just by walking down the street, you could pass by people from China, South America, Canada, people from just about every continent. Not all of them have only one…

Over the past century, the ‘mosaic’ and the ‘melting pot’ have emerged in North America as concepts to explain Canada and the United States’ relationship with immigration and cultural pluralism. Canada is often referred to as a mosaic due to its rich multiculturalism, while the US is considered a "Melting Pot". Like a mosaic, Canada celebrates and honors various cultural groups while the US wants citizens to "melt" and assimilate into one culture -- the American culture. In Canada,…

The Law And The Message Of Marijuana Legalization of medical marijuana is a topic of significant debate in the United States. California was one of the earlier states to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in 1996, under Proposition 215. While many are familiar with the discussion of marijuana, researched-based information about its medical benefits is not always easy to find. In the article written in the Journal of Drug Issues; 34.4, Dr. Shereen Khatapoush Director of Youth Services System…

The United States has many accomplishments contributing to the illusion of a perfect melting-pot nation, when in fact Americans are far from shedding their prejudices. A prevalent issue transcending time is the mistreatment of Native Americans, and is often forgotten since Americans don’t want to admit to a system that frequently fails minorities. Racism within American society taints Native American culture because it denies a whole ethnicity equality, and stems from the average person choosing…

From the time of the first European settlements it became a gamble from the start. With the addition of the natives, white settlers and later Africans the Americans soon became a “Melting Pot” of culture, race, customs, and religion. This, in my opinion, was the recipe for the “Social Experiment”. Towards my understanding this phrase refers to establishing a new form of government/country in the use of taking a piece of each culture to not just survive but use as a way of life. Settler’s began…