Laura Stoeckle 14 September 2010 ENG 201 TTH 9:30 America: The Melting Pot? For as far back as history books go there have been stories about people moving from one place to another. Immigration is defined as the movement of people from one country to another for the sole purpose of a stable residence. The United States of America has always been known as the melting pot of the world. Now our country is being faced with people trying to come here illegally and it is creating an argument
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founders‚ the guarantee for the freedom of religion was cemented in the first amendment (Religious Freedom‚ auburn.edu). It takes the smallest amount of common sense to see why religion was more important than race. The belief in the American melting pot would essentially mean believing in equality for all races. On the contrary to this ideal‚ the majority of the founders had slaves‚ because slave labor was the cheapest labor. For example‚ Jefferson condemned the moral depravity of slavery and the ownership
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Ingredients of the Melting Pot When reflecting on a timeline of America‚ what is clear is that this nation has grown in many ways due to far-reaching ideas‚ movements‚ and historical events. Immigrants who decided to continue their lives in the United States remain as the key factor of keeping this country functioning at the prosperous rate that it is. Unfortunately‚ Immigration has always been a controversial matter in America. Nonetheless‚ the population of the United States’ composes of citizens
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Political differences‚ rather than ethnic-cultural divisions‚ led to interstate tensions in SEA since independence. To what extent do you agree with this assessment? The assessment above is accurate to the extent that political differences had triggered direct tangible actions which led to actual tensions between SEA states. Compared to ethnic-cultural divisions which merely bred suspicions and mutual distrust‚ contributing indirectly to the development of i/s tensions‚ political differences were
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In 1962‚ Pol Pot began forming a guerrilla army known as the Khmer Rouge to oppose Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s rule. In 1970 when the United States attacked Cambodia‚ the Vietnamese were driven deeper into Cambodia where they eventually joined the Khmer Rouge. A combination of the happenings resulted in economic and military regression in Cambodia and led to many favouring Pol Pot. A key event was the incident in which the American B-52 Stratofortress
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Morocco and the USA is the diversity of ethnic groups. Morocco was colonized by Europeans‚ and its culture has greatly influenced by this fact. However‚ the identity of the Moroccan people is not a product of Western civilization. Morocco is a “melting pot” of many ethnic groups that immigrated there and mixed with the native people. The USA also has a diversity of ethnic groups representing the early colonists from northern Europe as well as groups from Africa‚ Asia and South America. The mixture of
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Austin Friend BUS341 Prof. DiCicco America‚ a cultural melting pot of diverse races and talents. We have prided ourselves on a land that can be sought after‚ with pipedream stories of roads that were paved of gold to inquiring travelers. Although there is some that are for and immigration and some against it‚ that doesn’t change that it will always be a part of America and what we stand for; freedom. So why is a simple Coca Cola commercial depicting people of different races singing “America
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sitting somewhere between fear and excitement‚ expectation and trepidation. As we become a more globalized society one would think that it would be easier to accept or even become a part of a different culture. Even with the current mainstream melting pot theory where all immigrants were expected to assimilate into the American mainstream while fighting for one country (immigrant assimilaiton‚ 1998) it is still a challenge to be completely assimilated to one culture. A few challenges are communication
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views of life. No one is really a true Canadian besides the native people. We are all part of a vast society we call Canada. In Canada we pride ourselves in being a mosaic‚ so to speak‚unlike the United States where they are a so called melting pot so that if it doesn’t fit they make it fit where as we change to adapt. The many cultures existing in Canada have created a rich cultural experience. An example is our Heritage Day celebrations where we celebrate our various diversities. Did
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prejudices and ancient manners‚ the American obtains a new social system and a government he is willing to obey. In this nation‚ peoples’ labors greatly affect the world. An important part of America as well‚ its deep diversity allows for a great melting pot of a new race who will carry on the arts‚ sciences‚ vigor‚ and industry of the east and still work to improve it. And so the author has‚ through his specific details exemplified his attitude toward Europeans and Americans. In a multitude of peoples’
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