Cultural Diversity in America

America is greatly influenced and enhanced by the many versatile cultures which inhabit it. Cultural diversity has added to our economy in such a way that it brings innovated ideas and contact structures throughout the world. International cuisines have come to America through subcultures, have expanded the food industry, and have allowed English Americans to try new foods and flavors. Immigrants have brought with them religious values that greatly differ and vary from those at which were natural in the main stream American culture. The educational development through foreign nationals has led America, as a nation, to excel and be deemed one of the most intelligent nations in the world! Consequently, the subcultures have kept our nation youthfully versatile and have added to our production capacity as a whole. Critics tend to find contempt in immigration in America. Oliver Goldsmith once wrote a story named, 'National Prejudices' about how he had run across one such critic in a local public resort (Par 1). This critic "declared that the Dutch were a parcel of avaricious wretches; the French a set of flattering sycophants; that the Germans were drunken sots, and beastly gluttons; and the Spanish proud, haughty, and surely tyrants" (Par 2). But critics of immigration are as erroneous as the predictions of the end of the world by Nostradamus. Contrary to critics' beliefs, we are a successful nation through immigrants. Cultural diversity has led to our economy being one of the leaders in importing and exporting goods. The subculture has brought innovative ideas into business, both industrial and commercial. Immigrants create new needs and wants, which eventually creates a broader marketing spectrum in the nation. Foreign contacts and associates have further aided in research and development, which in turn, allows for a higher production output, as well as product quality increases. The ideas and concepts we learn, via foreign sources, expand our educational

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