The Melting Pot Is The United States of America the “melting pot” of the world? A melting pot is “a place where races‚ theories‚ etc.‚ are mixed.” (The Oxford Dictionary) Many immigrants come to the United States for the same basic reason: A better way of life. These same immigrants envision their dreams of success‚ freedom and happiness coming true. Without different cultures coming together learning from one another‚ many of today’s modern marvels would not exist. A good example of this is
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Metaphor of the Melting Pot Peggy Ruth Geren The melting pot has been used metaphorically to describe the dynamics of American social life. In addition to its descriptive uses‚ it has also been used to describe what should or should not take place in American social life. How did the term originate? How was it used originally? How is it used in contemporary society? What are some problems with the idea of the melting pot? How is public education connected to the idea of the melting pot? How does
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The Melting Pot 1. Why has it been so difficult for Hmong refugees to adjust to life in the United States? It has been so difficult for Hmong refugees to adjust to life in the United States because lifestyle was very different from theirs. They didn’t know a telephone‚ an air conditioner‚ a light switch‚ etc. even existed. They wanted to keep their traditions‚ their culture. They were empty about new ideas and new experiences. This means that they were full of the past. Also‚ because they
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blend into a new‚ virtuous community. The exact term "The Melting Pot" came into general usage in 1908‚ after the premiere of the play “The Melting Pot” by Israel Zangwill. The melting pot is a theory used to describe the American society in its first years. In the very beginning‚ the settlers in the “New World” had to create a totally new nation from many different origins and the proximate result of this situation was the birth of the melting pot theory. The idea behind it is that every immigrant arriving
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The Melting Pot Cultural assimilation is the blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society. There are many metaphors related to the concept of cultural assimilation in the United States‚ one being the melting pot. It suggests that all of the cultures that have been brought into America melt together and become the base material of the pot. This metaphor is considered somewhat accurate‚ but some people disagree with what it implies. There are some metaphors that better represent
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country where people spoke a different language‚ ate different foods‚ dressed differently‚ and lived a different lifestyle is a huge sacrifice in itself. Achieving the American dream was their goal. The two different views of America could change a whole country. The poster represents the "Melting Pot" America. The immigrants were to blend into the American culture and society. Rather than bringing their old country into America‚ and changing it. The poster is promoting to "Keep America Great‚" and
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The melting pot or salad bowl. From foreign shores. 1. In what way is the history of the United States different from that of other nations? The history of U.S is different from other nations because it’s one of continual immigration from all continents‚ and opposed to most other nations it’s a very young one‚ but only if we counts from Columbus’ discovery. Asians had already discovered and inhabited America‚ when Siberia and Alaska where still connected‚ these people are called the Native
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resolution which involves a winner. There is always a good and bad side and one of them has to come out on top. In these two stories‚ “7th grade” and “The Melting Pot”‚ each have a winner or a resolution to the problem or conflict either an external or an internal. In “Seventh Grade”‚ the type of conflict is internal‚ because of all the sequences happening in Victor’s mind. In “The Melting Pot” the conflict is external because of all the sequences happening between the people of the town. In the story “Seventh
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The Melting Pot Throughout the entire book of “The Mangy Parrot”‚ Lizardi composes many daily aspects of life of different social groups that made the society of Mexico turn around‚ so to speak. Some of the social groups that stuck out and helped made this happen were the middle class artisans‚ women‚ and the bureaucrats. During the course of this paper‚ I will cite examples of how Lizardi uses each of the social groups I have listed that portrays obstacles to a just and prosperous Mexico and
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ll)Wn‚‚111d each of them has its own special atmosphere. The Laughing Clowns has been in existe.nce for ten years and has had two owners during this time. Alphonse‚ the current owner‚ purchased the business six years ago and is quite contented to keep the business indefinitely. His profits are good‚ and he enjoys the interaction he has with cu~tomers on a daily basis. Alphonse is 54 years of age‚ and is somewhat of a ’roving n1anager‚’ meaning that he tends to wander through the shop most of the
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