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This 12 page paper uses the novel “Who Would Have Thought It?” by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton as a springboard to consider the question of whether the term “melting pot” applies more accurately to the U.S. or Mexico. The paper argues that the term as generally understood doesn’t apply in this context, and that the book shows the bigotry, racism and arrogance of the United States clearly, while Mexican society is shown as warm and caring. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: D0_HVMeltPt.rtf
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are examples where newcomers are not accepted or appreciated, leading to the question of whether or not America truly deserves this title. This paper uses the novel Who Would Have
Thought It? by Mar?a Amparo Ruiz de Burton extensively to examine the question of whether the U.S. or Mexico actually has the more welcoming, accepting society; that is, which country
really is a "melting pot"? Discussion The prompt for this essay is the students work with Burtons book and the ideas she puts forth, which have led to the question
of whether "mixed" relationships are more welcomed and understood in the U.S. or Mexico. The thought behind the prompt is apparently that the mixed marriage was ridiculed in the United
States but the couple found a welcome in Mexico, which indicates that the U.S. is not truly a "melting pot." There are actually two separate ideas here which the student
needs to differentiate and explore: the concept of the "melting pot" itself; and the books depiction of the reaction to a mixed marriage. As noted above, the phrase "melting
pot" is used to describe the way in which the United States has developed, as new waves of immigrants from various regions have arrived there; there are hundreds of sources
describing these groups. The study of American history is fascinating, since it reveals a nation that is founded solely on the rule of law, since there is no one single
language, religion, or culture to which all Americans adhere. There are generally considered to be four "waves" of immigrants to the U.S. over the centuries. The first wave "arrived before
entries began to be recorded in 1820" and consisted mainly of Europeans (Germans, Scots, Irish and English) who sought to escape religious persecution (Martin and Midgley). The second wave arrived
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