humans are able to criticize objectively without bringing in stereotypes or discrimination. So‚ for a stronger and more peaceful society‚ diversity should be encouraged. Diversity is a concept that is definitely not strange in America today. For America is a melting pot of people from all over the world. As a matter of fact‚ I happen to be an immigrant from Nigeria‚ who had the immense privilege of coming to live in this renowned
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Martinez First Year Writing Professor Berger Nov 24‚ 2012 Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America” Opposite Perspective The Poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes did not have a significant impact on individuals during the time of its publication which was on July 1936. Themes of the poem‚ including prejudice and racism cease to remain today in the United States. Because America is considered the land of the free and the land of equal opportunity‚ all individuals are
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The Marshall Plan In this speech‚ delivered at the Harvard University commencement in 1947‚ Secretary of State Marshall articulated a plan a plan for American aid to Europe. The plan was designed to fill the power vacuum in Europe and to help Europe reconstruct itself after the devastation of war. The program was remarkably successful and by the early 1950s the Western European country was much recovered. The truth of the matter is that Europes requirements for the next three years of foreign
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Post-racial America means "a theoretical environment in which the United States is free from racial preference‚ discrimination‚ and prejudice" (Wikipedia). Despite America being a multicultural‚ heterogeneous country‚ often referred to as a "melting pot"‚ such idealistic concept seems to be a far-fetched dream. Many saw the election of Barack Obama‚ the country’s first black president‚ as a step forward in race relations and a sign that America is willing to put its racist past behind. After all
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America the Not-so-Beautiful Freedom is defined as the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement. It is the power to determine action without restraint and the exemption from external control‚ interference‚ and regulation. In the passage‚ Thomas Paine talks about how far America has come to have different races come together under one form of government. “We the people” is a commonly used phrase in this country. However‚ how free is this country that we so dearly love? America
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Religion has been around since the pilgrims first came to America on the Mayflower. Ever since then people from all over the world has come to America for a new beginning. Later on‚ it was known as the Melting pot because it welcomed people with different ethnicities‚ races‚ and religion. From the beginning people have had its issues with freedom of religion and its interpretations. The First Amendment was written because citizens demanded a guarantee of their basic freedom. Without knowing the
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the United States of America. What is diversity? Diversity implies a wide variety in gender‚ race‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ and other characteristics of certain groups ("Diversity‚" 2006). Diversity is present in every possible aspect of life. It does not matter where one goes or what one does in America‚ no two people look or act exactly the same. America has been and still is known as a nation of freedom and diversity. Today‚ America is considered to be the "melting pot‚" a place where all
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as a giant melting pot of different cultures and beliefs. These different cultures have all brought interesting and unknown practices with them. Basketball‚ Football‚ and Baseball all originated from the United States‚ but the world’s most popular game‚ Soccer‚ originates from England and has been a sleeping giant in America for far too long. The U.S. Men’s National team is in shambles‚ but contrary to popular belief‚ the change needs to come from underneath. The soccer system in America needs to eliminate
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senseless and brutal discrimination which results in many deaths. From 1975 to 1979‚ Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge carried out a genocide in Cambodia killing all people who seemed to oppose them and their communist government (“The Cambodian Genocide”). Before genocide had a name‚ Raphael Lemkin‚ a Polish-Jewish jurist was trying to get protection
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Diversity In America By: Jason Lundy Webster’s dictionary defines diversity as‚ “the condition of being different: variety.” The United States of America is very diverse. We have had some influential people that have helped steer us in the ways that we know diversity today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was very influential in changing the way many white Americans looked at African- Americans during the 1960’s. Long before Dr. King marched on Selma‚ Alabama and gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in
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