Melting

The story of Tinkerbelle’s melting face is a perfectly related to Jeannette herself, because she has faced real fire and has lost parts of her skin. This furthermore describes the parts of her emotional self she may have lost. When Jeanette nearly dies in a motel fire, the idea that fire is out to get her is reinforced. Not only is it literal, but also metaphorical for the traps and obstacles she faces in a life that is made so unstable by her careless parents. The fire would be no threat to…

Americanization was a nativist movement which sought to erase the histories of immigrants and mold them in the image of the original anglo-american elite. The melting pot theory saw difference as an impediment to American greatness and hoped to eliminate the features of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe which did not correspond to traditional protestant ethic. Therefore Americanization was a thinly veiled attempt to impose cultural hegemony and reproduce the ruling order, in addition…

Americans have many defining traits. These characteristics are shown in the development of the American Dream to the “melting pot”. The traits of Americans are explored in works by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, Senator John McCain, Emma Lazarus, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Elizabeth Blair. Their works all include descriptions of characteristics of Americans, with the pieces going back from the 1700s to the present day. Americans are hardworking, optimistic, and multicultural.…

reason of living a better life, this can’t happen if English becomes the official language. So many times, America has been referred to as a, “melting pot”. The whole idea of the melting pot is easier than it sounds; it’s all of the amazing and especially diverse people, communities and cultures we have, all together and unified. This whole concept, the melting pot, this is the unified America that we’ve strived for-- the United States. Another wonderful concept is the, “mosaic”. Time and time…

represented in the national government, prominently under a bicameral legislature, but still have an opportunity to participate in political activities. Socioeconomic status is defined as one’s social and economic standing in society. The American Melting Pot holds a multitude of races and income rates that contribute to socioeconomic statuses. Political participation is a measure of any person’s activity in government, including but not limited to voting, running for office, donating money,…

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…

Becoming a Melting Pot is a story about the civil war of USA, the North (Union) against the South (Confederacy). There was a time when immigrants from other countries enter to the USA, but not all of the new American people were treated equally because there were Americans who don’t treated people fairly because if there were black people they don’t were treated as white people, some people, or they were treated bad because the country in which they were from like were from Asia and Europe. So…

America is often referred to as a cultural “melting pot,” welcoming all types of people from around the world, all hoping for the same freedom and opportunity. The history of our country begins with immigrants, all with unique cultures and traditions. The diversity which exists in America makes the country unique but also is the source of many problems. Irish Americans are just one of many cultural groups which have contributed to the American culture. The factual story of how this group came to…

I yearned to view the world in a different perspective. I aim far beyond just experiencing the world first hand, seeing it through multiple lenses, and watching how it runs in the background. In fact, what I desire is to see where I must stand to give my maximum contribution to the global industry and multicultural understanding--a purpose I know I must serve. And this was what drove me to fly 8,500 miles from the Pearl of the Orient to the Land of the Free. I am Jolina Chiong, currently in a…

The story of America is a brutal mess. From leaving the home country of Great Britain to moving and creating a whole new life in the newly discovered world. This country has changed from the beginning of the original thirteen colonies, but some see it as the same. Patriotism. A weird word to say, for me at least, about the brutal country. People use the word patriotism as an excuse to be crazy. A patriot is someone who takes pride in the nation they call the United States of America.…