Class blog for SUNY Fredonia HIST/WOST 359, Meeting TR 3:30-4:50 p.m., Spring 2011. Taught by professor Jeffry J. Iovannone.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
I could really go for some salad right now...
In the Marger text, chapter 5, they talked about the idea of a Melting Pot. Melting Pot is the idea that multiple ethnic groups would blend together, blend into and mix up, until eventually, they would all dissapear. I found this interesting because I don't really hear the term Melting Pot anymore. In a lot of my classes I have herad teachers and students use the term Salad Bowl. The Salad Bowl represents different ethnic groups in the salad. It is supposed to be a symbol of mulicultrualism: embrassing different ethnic groups to make one (tasty) salad. I wanted to know what the rest if the class thought. Do you think a Melting Pot or Salad Bowl describes our society?
I dnt believe either one is more truer then the next theory but we have to teach children about cultural diversity in such a manner that doesnt steal thier innocence, upset and scare them. Children are a innocent and untill they are spoiled by outside influences they see no color or diffrences amongst people. they dont have the capasity to hate. They only know what is told to them and most of all love. they love whom ever loves them. So yes I would rather tell my child that America is life a salad bowl,Very diverse. And that every ones diffrences should be respected. Its everyone's human right to respect.
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