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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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    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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    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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    came to America. They had high hopes of finding better lives for themselves and others. People came from all over the world to settle in America. Many gave up huge sacrifices from leaving their homelands in hopes of finding better lives in America. Going to a new 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

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    “The USA was not a ‘melting pot’ but a ‘mosaic’ of different cultures in the period 1890-1910’ Do you agree? According to some historians‚ the USA in 1890 had become a ‘melting pot’ of different cultures‚ meaning that the people who had immigrated to America had left their old traditions behind to start a new country free from outdated laws; this idea was also linked to American Exceptionalism as America was ‘Exceptional’ for these reasons. Many historians argue against this idea as there is plenty

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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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    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 Grade”‚ The

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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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    Computers Personal Computers Stephen Kemper August 12‚ 2012 ENGL 106-1203B-227 Instructor: Steven Huffman Abstract In this compare and contrast essay the graphics‚ RAM or random–access –memory‚ connectivity‚ optical drive‚ storage‚ and price were identified and explained in detail on the computers that were in question of purchasing for a company. The three computers examined for purchase by the company were the Hewlett Packard Compaq 6300 Small Form Factor desktop Personal Computer‚ the

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    Grade Level: K-3 Subject Area: Social Studies and Self- Esteem Lesson Length: Ongoing throughout the school year Topic: The Melting Pot of America Content: Students are unaware of the many cultures that make up the “Melting Pot of America”. Our classes forget to put a focus on the different cultures that make up our communities and country. This activity was designed to put a focus on that and to help students embrace their differences and their assets that the bring to their very own

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