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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Antarctica is one of the largest and most fragile environments on earth. It is rare and unique‚ and few people get the opportunity to visit such an extraordinary place. Antarctica’s unique environment and climate sets it apart from other tourist destinations. However‚ the hostile wilderness creates many challenges for ecotourism. There is a concern regarding the high concentration of tourists and their environmental impact at the few landing sites available. The real debate is whether tourism can
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spend our summers outside soaking in the sun and splashing in the waves‚ or winters zooming down powered covered slopes on our skis. However‚ we do not always take into consideration the damage that can come along with our seasonal activities. Antarctica is a unique place to go because the sun can harm our bodies just as well as the obvious cold can. I’m sure we have all heard our parents say‚ “Put on your scarves and mittens‚ or hats and sunscreen!” Though we do not realize they are not just so
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Ice Ice Baby‚ Under Pressure In 1981‚ Queen released a song featuring David Bowie title “Under Pressure.” The song was a huge success and was recently listed as VH1’s 31st best song of the 1980’s. 11 years later in 1991‚ Vanilla Ice recorded “Ice Ice Baby‚” which was so popular it ended up being the 1st rap song to ever reach #1 on the billboard top 100. Why was the song so popular? It had an infectious beat that sounded so new‚ yet so familiar. A few months later Vanilla Ice was approached by
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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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MAITRI Maitri is India’s second permanent research station in Antarctica. It was built and finished in 1989‚ shortly before the first station Dakshin Gangotri was buried in ice and abandoned in 1990-91. Maitri is situated on the rocky mountainous region called Schirmacher Oasis. “Maitri” Base was established in March 1989 after the first Indian Station Dakshin Gangotri became buried in ice. "Maitri" is built on adjustable telescopic legs and has 25 single occupancy rooms as well as research‚
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globe are notoriously difficult to locate‚ but one is Antarctica. For this reason‚ it is critical to protecting Antarctica and the method used is the Antarctica Treaty. The Antarctica Treaty of 1959‚ ratified in 1961 was first considered by the United States of America in 1948‚ nevertheless‚ at this point‚ the treaty would have been unsuitable because of the political instability of the time. The reduced amount of knowledge of the Antarctica Treaty is due to the inadequate protection and its age
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Mixture Melting Points Abstraction Determining the melting point is very significant in order to identify an unknown. In this experiment‚ measuring the melting point was done by using melting point apparatus. The melting point of the unknown sample #10 was 111.5˚C. There were two possible compounds which were dibenzoyl ethylene and o-Toluic acid because their melting points were 111.2˚C and 109.8˚C when each compound was mixed with the unknown. Therefore‚ the unknown #10 was dibenzoyl ethylene
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Introduction The melting point is defined as the temperature at which the solid is in equilibrium with its liquid‚ and this characteristic is very unique‚ so a substance can be determined by the melting point. Determination of the melting point is very important technique in many areas of chemistry especially‚ in organic chemistry area because the melting point is really significant in order to identify the purity and the identity of a substance. Measuring the melting point is a fast and cost-effective
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Antarctica global warming has become a burning issue of the present time. Global warming in Antarctica will pose a serious threat to the rise in water level. Hence‚ Antarctica global warming has become a great concern for the scientists and researchers. As most of this continent is covered by ice‚ the impact of global warming is more acutely felt here. With the increase in the number of automobiles‚ air pollution has been on the increase in the last 20 years. This is one of the major causes of global
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