Friday, September 14, 2012
Week 4 discussion - Question 1
I agree that the metaphor "melting pot" is not very respectful in terms of honoring people's differences. America is such a diverse country, full of people with different backgrounds, cultures, and personalities. It would be completely wrong to say that all these people are supposed melt into one kind of person and have a unified character. For me, I see the American society as ingredients to a wonderful family dinner. All these ingredients are unique and one of a kind that give their own flavor to the entree. The American society is full of people who contribute to the country with all their different attributes that makes this country a special one. If there was a missing ingredient because one does not fit for the recipe, there are many others who can fill in the spot even if they are not exactly the same. That also goes for America because different people are better fit for different type of jobs. So I believe that the metaphor of the society being ingredients to an amazing meal is a good one because each and everyone of us has something to offer to be a part of something great.
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I also agree on how the "melting pot" metaphor is not very respectful in honoring the difference's of people as you stated in your post. I also believe it is wrong to expect people to melt their differences and become one character. Your metaphor of American society being a family dinner is very unique. Being a different ingredient to an amazing meal, is definitely applicable to the different diversities in the American society. I really enjoyed how you used that metaphor to describe the American society. I believe your metaphor was very unique and different. Thank you very much for your post and metaphor idea.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you that the “melting pot” is not a very good way to describe the different types of people in America. The metaphor that you used about our nation being like a family dinner is very interesting to me and I really like how you used it to describe America. This is a metaphor that I do not see many people taking as a bad thing. In my opinion, if I was compared to a different ingredient in a wonderful dinner, I would probably be happy. I really enjoyed reading your metaphor. Thank you for your insight into the differences in America.
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