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    Rodriguez’s “The Chinese in All of Us” is about multiculturalism and bilingual education in America‚ which impacts our individual identity. He claims that it is our surroundings that define who we are‚ culturally‚ and because of the fact that America is a melting pot of many cultures‚ it is difficult to define who we are. To support his argument‚ the author uses pathos in the form of his personal experiences. Fallacies are present in the article but it is committed by others and supports his claim. In establishing

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    Richard Rodriguez The Chinese in All of Us A Mexican American Explores Multiculturalism The other day‚ the phone rang; it was a woman who identified herself as the “talent coordinator” for the “Oprah Winfrey Show.” She said Oprah was planning a show on self-hating ethnics. “You know‚” she confided‚ “Norwegians who don’t want to be Norwegian‚ Greeks who hate Greek food.” Anyway‚ she said breezily‚ wouldn’t I like to make an appearance? About 10 years ago I wrote a thin book called Hunger of

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    find that Americans are consists of many people from different races‚ religions and ethnics. A lot of culture‚ might be‚ live together in the same area. Before‚ they called it as “melting pot” where so many different culture are blending‚ mixing each other without decompress the culture it self. However‚ the term “melting pot” is no longer use by the American because‚ in fact‚ the culture is not blending or mixing to each other. They are stand side by side and keep their own color like mosaic. With

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    Aleena Joseph‚ Melting Away‚ 2017‚ Oil on canvas‚ 16 x 20 inches It is common knowledge that the world has been changing and over time‚ it will come to an end and that the reason for those changes is humans. It is due to the excessive amounts of harmful human activities that the world is almost melting away. Global issues such as climate change or global warming may sound unrealistic‚ however‚ the events occurring around the world proves that these issues are real indeed. Just as an example‚ London

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    It has been said that America is designed to be a melting pot of culture from all over‚ and that is the reason why efforts to be more incorporating of other cultures have been practiced still as of today. However‚ there still exists a group of people who believe that America belongs to the white people and thus they believe that the aforementioned race is superior to the other races. These so-called white supremacists have been rising in prominence as of late since Donald Trump became president last

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    20 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

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    United States has become a melting pot of cultures and‚ thus‚ languages spanning the world. This blend of world cultures began as far back as the American Revolution. In that time‚ the culture of Native Americans and that of the Europeans melded together. Through this newfound combination‚ traditions like Thanksgiving and storytelling became staples of the American existence. Furthermore‚ with the passage of time came more cultures to contribute to the American melting pot - bringing in hosts of

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    Ethnic and racial assimilation Melting pot or salad bowl Assimilation is the process by which many groups have been made a part of a common cultural life‚ which commonly shared values. The United states is described as a melting pot‚ because various racial and ethnic groups have been combined into one culture. The united states is described as a salad bowl‚ because various groups have remained different from one another. A bicultural group is characterized by considering themselves as

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    The Melting Pot The myth of the melting pot was created by a man named J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur. His idea was that immigrants from all over the world would come together to create a new society. A new race‚ religion and way of life would come from this society. The myth is widely known today and is often related to the United States. America is known to be a melting pot because it is a society made up from people of different race‚ culture and beliefs. The myth of the melting pot implies

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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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