Ivanna Mejia Professor Andrew Warburton Essay #3 October 22‚ 2012 David Brooks’ “People Like Us” Analysis Many individuals interpret diversity differently specifically in the United States because of its melting pot of distinct cultures and lifestyles. In his essay “People Like Us”‚ David Brooks’ argues that although the United States is a diverse nation as a whole‚ it is homogeneous in specific aspects like interactions between people. To some extent‚ his observation is true; people tend
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major religions‚ and 5 human races in the world. Similarly‚ most people don’t know what diversity is‚ why is it important? And how often do we see it? American holds more immigrants than any other country! Due to our rich heritage‚ know as a “melting pot”. As U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said “ America is a nation of nations‚ made up of people from every land‚ of every race and practicing every faith. Our diversity is not a source of weakness it’s a source of strength‚ it’s a source of our success
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The Khmer Rouge with its leader Pol Pot‚ seized Cambodia in 1975. Year zero is declared‚ in effect Cambodia was isolated from the rest of the world‚ and cities‚ money‚ private property and religion were abolished. In hopes of making Cambodia become an agrarian utopia‚ Khmer Rouge forced the people who lives in the cities of Phnom Pehn and Battambang to leave their homes and were dictated to work in the labor camps‚ where people are abused and executed. About 2 million people died during their reign
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The United States: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? 1. Immigrants from all around the world have come to settle in the United States where they all gathered together and created one “Americanized” culture. All of the people in this culture have a lot of the same traits. Most of the Americans speak English. Almost all Americans dress the same and eat a lot of the same foods. Public schooling‚ communication around the world‚ and other influences shaped the US. 2. All of the immigrants that
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The cartoon ‚‚The Mortar of Assimilation’’‚ from 26 June 1889 appeared in Puck and drawn by an unknown cartoonist . It shows a huge Woman and stirs the melting pot with the ladle of ’’ equal rights’’ In the bowl are a lot of men‚ who are seeming to be content. But a malcontent Irishman stands on the edge and is protesting.The cartoon doesn’t include any caption or speech bubbles. On the very left you can see a big woman‚ who allegorically stands for America or especially the Alma Mater. This
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Cambodian Muslims‚ Christians‚ Buddhists were indicted for their beliefs. Permanence was an important alibi for torture‚ imprisonment‚ and killings. (“Cambodian Genocide Facts and Timeline: A Clear Account”). The Khmer Rouge party made the attempt to “Pol Pot” just to nationalize and centralize the “peasant farming society” in Cambodia overnight: this action ending up in gradual devastation of over twenty-five percent of the population in just a few short years. Well over 750‚000 civilians lost their lives
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United They Stand‚ Divided They Fall Being commonly referred to as the ‘cultural melting pot’ of the world‚ the United States of America has many demographics and divisions of its people. Despite these groups‚ America is drawn together in times of havoc and will never be pulled apart. As observable in events like the World Wars‚ the Cold War‚ and the War on Terror; America is often strongly unified under chaos. In her article The Quilt‚ Anna Quindlen refers to these events with the use of logos
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different concentration levels. There includes a hot‚ 60 degrees‚ and cold‚ 5 degrees‚ temperature and an undiluted and diluted solution for both. The two constant variables in this experiment were the volume‚ 250 mL of water‚ and the time‚ 40 minutes‚ checking every 10 minutes. This experiment was performed to determine the optimal conditions for when osmosis and diffusion occur. Hypothesis: Part A: The potassium permanganate will diffusion more evenly in hot water compared to the cold water because water
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Damian Perez Austin English II 5 October 2014 Rena’s Promise Essay Does history repeat itself? There are many different cases that have had leaders and governments that have used their power to commit crimes against humanity. There are many occasions before the 1990’s all over the world that have had genocide against a certain population. Some of the most famous crimes against humanity that are still talked about today are Communist in China‚ Khmer Rouge in Cambodia‚ and Muslim militia and the
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immigration will continue to shape the demographics of the United States. What will the U.S. population look like in the year 2050? Why do you think so? With the raising population factor and the immigrant that keep flowing in will make the melting pot a whole lot bigger making some big changes like the minorities becoming majorities and vies versa.
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