whether America cherishes its diversity or not. Typically, most people would say that yes, America does cherish its diversity. But based after our debate last Friday, most people changed their answers to no. We’ve read 2 articles during last week that can be very controversial to this debate. Jena McGregor states that no, America does not cherish diversity, but Eboo Patel’s view addresses that America does cherish its diversity. In my opinion, I think that America DOES NOT cherish diversity. I will
different ethnicities, or they lived in another country before coming to America. Because of this, most Americans practice other cultural traditions along with American traditions. People who lived in another country before coming to America often identify themselves as something-American. An example of this would be in the essay “Growing Up Asian in America”. The author, Kesaya Noda, is from Japan but lives in America. She identified herself as a Japanese-American. Noda combines her two ethnicities
In her essay “The Representation and Whitewashing of Ethnic Women in Media, Nicole Borowicz brings attention to the issue of the White-American beauty ideals in North America. She argues that North America, as a vastly diverse continent with many different cultures and ethnicities, should properly represent all people of different ethnicities in media, and should broaden its perception of beauty as a whole. Borowicz introduces her essay with a personal anecdote, and throughout the writing maintains
Traveling throughout America can show the immense blend of cultures present. Ishmael Reed is confident in America’s ability to become a world culture by affirming “America (should) become a place where the cultures of this world criss-cross. This is possible because the US is a unique world: the world is here” (14). Ishmael Reed and J.B. Priestley’s essays support the idea of America moving toward a world culture which comes from people’s ideals of internationalism and the influences and pooling
Historically, 1965 was a year of turbulent events in America, with the Vietnam War protests, Civil Rights movement, and the Voting Rights Act was some of the issues at the forefront for many people in America. These societal, economical, cultural and racial changes meant education, including art had to examine how to discuss these areas in the classroom. As a result, June King McFee wrote an essay based on her presentation at the seminar to stimulate the conversion of art, education, society and
fact that America will no longer be considered a single nation of one origin, but a nation of many. Ishmael Reed is confident in America’s ability to become a world culture by affirming “America (should) become a place where the cultures of this world criss-cross. This is possible because the US is a unique world: the world is here” (14). Traveling throughout America is a way that can show the immense blend of cultures present. When all of the cultures and influences present in America are considered
Freedom, diversity, open-minded, possibility are words that people usually use to describe the so-called American Dream. But are there many people who realize the American Dream also includes thin walls, tiny apartments, pickpocketed and abrupt cashier? Angela M. Balcita in her essay “The Americano Dream” presented the other side of the American Dream, which did not solely have sunshine and roses. This is the story about a man who sincerely believed in his American dream. He ignored those who doubted
Ireland as a nation is embedded in history, culture and tradition. Upon getting its independence in 1921,Ireland became tied to the consolidation and affirmation of identity without English influence. There was a now a great community will to preserve what was left of the Irish culture drawing on national pride and cultural nationalism. A German Historian Fredrich Meinecke stated that there are two types of nations 1. Cultural nations and 2. Political nations. A Cultural nation like Ireland sees
‘What every American should know’ by Eric Liu is an essay that thoroughly examines the issue about cultural literacy. The essay begins with the author bringing us to the attention that the culture war is still going on in America despite people thinking that it ended a long time ago. He explains by saying the America that was defined as being white is being challenged and the people must now learn a new way to be American. They need to be aware of what they are and what their culture is. He refers
While I agree with Hurston’s idea of embracing ones ethnic heritage, I disagree with her take on how people should deal with racial diversity, I believe that in today’s society many people believe that by saying “I don’t see color” makes the issue of racism disappear, however I disagree with the idea of tolerance being what our society has settled on, which is connected to Hurston’s idea that our race simply does not matter, which I disagree with. Hurston states “Pour out the contents, and there