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Goodfriend, Joyce D. "Before the Melting Pot": Review, 2008.
A review of Joyce D. Goodfriend's book, "Before the Melting Pot".
983 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper reviews Joyce D. Goodfriend's book, "Before the Melting Pot", and explains that the book highlights the fact that the story of American diversity and immigration did not begin in the 19th century but has its roots early on, before America even officially became 'America'. The paper discusses how Goodfriend's book is a potent reminder that America is a nation founded by immigrants and notes that the book pays particular attention to New York's Dutch population. The writer also notes what she believes to be one of the most interesting aspects of the book: Goodfriend's discussion of the importance of African-Americans in the development of the young New York City.
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"Goodfriend's analysis is a potent reminder of the fact that America is a nation founded by immigrants. Early New York City was made up of a heterogeneous blend of populations that came to the land's borders for different reasons. New York did not suddenly transform itself into a city divided into little Italy, of Eastern European Jewish and Chinese neighborhoods, rather it began as a blend of ethnicities, and even after the English government came to dominate its political life, the groups that had lived there before the English still kept their cultures alive. New York City had an unusually diverse ethnic makeup, with substantial numbers of Dutch, English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, and Jewish immigrants, as well as African-Americans who came as forced immigrants in the form of slaves."
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The Melting Pot, 2003.
Uses Bebe Campbell's "Envy" to discuss the "melting pot" theory.
719 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 0 sources, £ 17.95
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The essay discusses the whole myth of the "melting pot" and how peoples' views are distorted to see only what they want.
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"American aspires to be an egalitarian country. America is made up of many different voices; yet, if all of those voices are not represented, then American cannot survive. All races have contributed in building this country; hence, we should all be recognized for that and reap its rewards. Bebe Moore Campbell, the author of ?Envy,? writes about a girl who is envious that her friend has a father in her life but she does not. Campbell is saying that one should not live his/her life according to how others think s/he should."
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The American Melting Pot, 2005.
This paper discusses the concept of race and the races that make up the American melting pot.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that all people look different, but every human is created equal; no one can judge if a person is superior over another by appearance alone. The author points out that people who want to immigrate to America often dream the American dream that America would offer opportunities for all to obtain a better life if these individuals compete and show off their abilities in America; however, the first Africans came to America because of forced labor and slavery. The paper concludes that race is based on genetic, cultural, social and historical facts; individuals must come to understand other races, cultures and customs.
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"There is a term that is made by sociologists in America; the Melting Pot. For example, people can boil a soup in a big pot, which needs various items such as carrots, onions, tomatoes, beef, and so on. When it boils all together, the items combine and make a new flavor. Each material has an inherent flavor but it takes on a new flavor by mixing with other materials in the pot. At this point, the pot represents America, and various items mean different races."
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The Melting Pot, 2002.
This paper discusses America as a melting pot.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This paper explains the nature of assimilation in American society. The author reviews ongoing patterns of immigration and assimilation.
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" Americans do share a common national identity at some level, but at the same time, different groups in American society have somewhat different perspectives on the degree to which they belong to the larger entity of America. America is often referred to as a melting pot, a reference that is meant to indicate the fact that so many different kinds of people have come here to join the larger American society. The virtue being promoted in this concept is the virtue of assimilation, and it was long felt that even if the first-generation immigrants were unable to assimilate fully because of linguistic or cultural differences that might emphasize their separate identity, their children would be fully assimilated and "Americanized." America is effectively a multicultural society which on the one hand benefits from an infusion of different beliefs, mores, and traits, while on the other hand suffering because many groups feel disaffected and inferior."
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Melting Pot, 2002.
Examining whether the theory of the "melting pot society" works in practice, focusing on the Hispanic community.
1,857 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper explores the economic and employment needs of the Hispanic immigrant population in the United States and examines whether this community receives equal rights and benefits as native and veteran American citizens. It looks at the rights especially of new immigrant Hispanic women workers and how they are very often abused and mis-treated in the job world. The paper provides many statistics and figures.
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"Hispanic women are treated poorly in America?s workforce today. They are paid significantly less than others doing similar work. Indeed, a recent study indicated that Hispanic women make .52 cents for every dollar that White men make. (Bustamante, Pg 2) Even the most educated Hispanic women are not rewarded for their perseverance in education. The average income for a Hispanic woman with a college degree is less than the average for a White man with a high school degree. (Justification for Affirmative Action, Pg 1) In the eyes of corporate America, these women have two distinguishing factors which are held against them. The first is that they are Hispanic in origin and the second is that they are women. The combination of these two items make these individuals ripe for discrimination and prejudice in the workplace."
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The Melting Pot, 2002.
A discussion of the melting pot of cultures evident in the U.S. due to the large number of immigrants.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 18.95
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This is a paper on the topic of immigration and assimilation into the United States. The paper shows how Immigrants from the earliest times have accepted the culture, traditions and beliefs of the United States, yet they have managed to maintain their own identities and cultures as well.
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The Canadian Mosaic vs. The U.S. Melting Pot, 2001.
The advantages and disadvantages of both countries cultural policies and analysis of the impact of the structures on each?s society.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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Canada is internationally recognized as a culturally diverse nation that emphasizes the concept of ?The Mosaic?. No other country in the world encompasses inhabitants from so many different backgrounds who exhibit strong loyalty towards Canada, while still preserving their cultural heritage. This is contrasted to the American ideal of the "Melting Pot", which attempts to shape all of their citizens into a set mold. Canada?s philosophy is believed to be more effective and respectful than that which is possessed by our American neighbours. The following discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, and analyzes the impact of the structures on each country?s society.
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"Canada is world renown for being one of the most tolerant, welcoming, and democratic countries in the world - a dynamic mosaic of multiculturalism where people live and work together in harmony. Over the past 150 years, more than 14 million people have immigrated to Canada, with 16% of the 30 million citizens being first-generation immigrants. The Government of Canada is committed to a policy of diversity designed to preserve and enhance the multicultural heritage of Canadians, while striving to achieve equality in the economic, social, cultural and political aspects of Canada. In 1991, the Department of Multiculturalism and Citizenship conducted a survey, which revealed high levels of Canadian values and identity. Six out of ten interviewees portrayed a "deep emotional attachment to Canada" and 95% believe they can be proud of being a citizen and of their ancestry simultaneously. As a nation, Canada is continually becoming more diverse in its practices, which requires residents to expand their knowledge and appreciate other cultures."
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America's Melting Pot, 2001.
This paper discusses the idea that America is a home to people of varying origins.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, £ 25.95
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The following paper critically analyzes the concept of ?Melting Pot? which is a term that supposedly defines America as a land of the free and home to all cultures, races, and ancestries. The author makes reference to two journal articles which claim that ?Americanness? is an idea that has always been linked with ?Whiteness? and that ?whiteness? can not exist, without something against which to define itself - ?blackness?.
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?But in the 1960s and '70s, a more inclusive ideology was suggested -- ?a stew? or ?mixed salad? term was beginning to emerge as the American label. This term recognized that immigrants to America might maintain their distinct cultures, languages and traditions, their ethnicity or ancestry, while at the same time recognizing their ?Americanness.? (Chideya, 1999) While this term equally recognizes the presence of many different cultures, in my opinion, it doesn?t quite articulate the mixture and combing and cultures as it is in America.?
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The Myth and Reality of the American Melting Pot, 2004.
Examines the role the media plays in promoting ideas of racial harmony and stereotyping in the United States.
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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Using, among others, Vincent N. Parrillo's essay, "Causes of Prejudice", as a source, this paper shows that Americans are not unique, either in the fictional absence of racism in the dominant media and culture or in the general, permeating presence of racism within various aspects of American society. The paper shows that television may not truly be color-blind, but it has helped to increase interracial familiarity, shatter some stereotypes, fortify the comfort zone, and multiply the number of black role models for everyone in America. The paper warns, however, that if not wisely deployed, television can play into the psychological factors discussed by Parrillo and simply provoke more institutionalized and societal racism.
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"One must remember that prejudice is not merely confined to the American past. It is present in the American media today. Today, it sometimes seems as though the American media is growing progressively more integrated in its construction. Yet television and the integration of a mass, as opposed to a community media also allows for individuals to meet on the screen, without truly interacting with individuals upon a personal level. Individuals meet the media construction before they meet the human being of a different race or ethnicity, much as C.P. Ellis met stereotypes of Blacks in the white Southern rhetoric of his area, rather than actual individuals. (144) People see a Black person accused of a crime before they meet a Black father or a Black child in school."
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Linguistics and the Social Melting Pot, 2001.
A look at sociolinguistic differences in the "Crocodile Dundee" films.
1,755 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, £ 39.95
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This paper defines what sociolinguistics is, illustrating this definition by looking at the movies "Crocodile Dundee" and "Crocodile Dundee II". It looks at dialectal and pronunciation differences which appear throughout the two movies, which help explain the way in which different social networks/stereotypes are developed and maintained.
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"Sociolinguistics deals with the attempt to understand the relationships between language, and the societies that give it structure and function. A variety of factors separate these ?societies?. These factors include a variety of things such as social stratification, personal identity, geography, and group reference through a type of accent/dialect continuum, which can be associated with characteristics derived from economic factors and language contact. Due to the lack of a ?consensus? view of social class or one socially prestigious norm of social class, the sociolinguistic differences are made obvious in the movies Crocodile Dundee I and Crocodile Dundee II (Thomas and Wareing 128)."
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Families of the Melting Pot, 2002.
A comparison of two literary works, "The Color of Water" by James McBride, and "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" by Richard Rodriguez.
716 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 17.95
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This paper provides a brief discussion of the diverse ethnic groups in America. The assumption that assimilation and "Americanization" occurs, is examined in relation to the two books. The paper illustrates the reality of the racial and ethnic division in America. The theme of family is emphasized throughout the paper, portraying an awareness of the power of family to make differences seem trivial.
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"America is often characterized as a melting pot, a term meant to show that the country is one in which many different kinds of people have come to join American society. These people are supposed to be assimilated, but this is not always true. Even if the first generation is not completely assimilated because of differences in language or customs, though, it is thought that their children would be fully assimilated and "Americanized." James McBride in The Color of Water and Richard Rodriguez in "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" point to an America where the melting pot may be a reality, seen in the degree to which members of the family accept each other and their different heritages, but where they must also contend with the many examples of racial and ethnic division defining an America that remains separated by ethnicity and color."
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Immigration, 2002.
This paper compares the ?melting pot? and multi-culturalism approach to immigration.
1,678 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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The first part of the paper examines early studies regarding the concept of melting pot and its effect on the early immigrants, particularly those from Europe. The second part then studies the experience of the new wave of immigrants who arrived since the 1960s, focusing on people from Asia. The last part of the paper then examines why the ?melting pot? theory has failed to provide a uni-cultural America, in both instances.
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"In their seminal book Beyond the Melting Pot, Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan posited that an ?assimilating power of American society and culture operate(s) on immigrant groups?to make them?something they had not been.? This is the crux of the melting pot theory, where people of various ethnicities and cultures get swished together into the larger cauldron of American-ness. However, the authors themselves acknowledge that after decades of assimilation, ?the point of the melting pot is that it did not happen.? "
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"Our Iceberg is Melting" by John Kotter: A Report, 2008.
A review of John Kotter's book - "Our Iceberg is Melting."
1,463 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 34.95
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This book review examines John Kotter's "Our Iceberg is Melting", describing it as an entertaining book on leadership that tells the tale of a group of penguins and their personal trials. The author maintains that few books on the topic are quite as entertaining as this one.
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Overview
The Characters
Jobs and Leadership
Discussion and Conclusion
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"As amusing as it is, the book has flaws. The apparent shortage of female penguins of leadership caliber might take female readers aback. In addition, although the framework for providing the information is new, Kotter presents very little new information. This book, however, might be able to provide this information to people who cannot, or will not, get it from earlier and drier books. In addition to the light presentation, the short, 160-page length makes the book a quick read."
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The Loss of Identity, 2002.
A discussion of how three authors show that America is not a melting pot of cultures, but a struggle for preservation of identities.
2,455 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 52.95
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This paper examines three works -"Blood Meridian" by C. McCarthy, "The Hunger Of Memory" by R. Rodriguez, and "Maus, vol. 1&2" by A. Spiegelmann. These authors all show that despite the idealistic notion that America is a cultural melting pot, it is rather a battlefield of clashing ideas. The characters in each of these stories are examined for their experiences as immigrants and the hardships they entailed.
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"It does not take one long to realize the Maus is no ordinary kid?s comic. The artwork may be in comic book style, but that is where the similarities end. Spiegelman reduces human social classes into three major categories. Some other minor categories exist, but there are three main ones, cats (the Nazis), mice (Jews), and pigs (the Poles). Reducing the three classes into animal forms accomplishes several things. First, the cats, mice, and pigs are small, they are miniature versions of the huge political powers that battled during World War II. He also used this to symbolize the attitudes that people have today about the survivors. Many listen to the stories and say that they did not happen at all, or pass it off as someone else in some other time. It occupies a small mouse-sized space in the minds of most people."
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