The Melting Pot of The World

          In the reading, “America: The Multinational Society”, talks about the diversity all around the world. As something that was written 30 years ago, the reading still holds up to present time. The reading holds up to present time because it’s impossible to change the past and history of our world. Certain events happened that will always hold a place amongst our history, good or bad. America has always been known as the melting pot of the world because of how diverse we are. The reading was primarily about diversity and the difference between certain races who live in a certain country but do not originate from there. The reading brings up a lot of events including the racism towards African Americans in the United States, the extermination of the Indian tribes in the early years of North America, and the rise of power of Adolf Hitler in Germany. Using these events as examples, he shows that even through these horrific events, America still has the ability to unite all of these different races in one country. While some countries primarily contain one race, our country has many people from all of the countries around the world. Even though the reading is 30 years old, it still holds up because not much has change in the past 30 years. The United States is united for a reason. The latest change was at towards the end of the 60s when African Americans received completely equal rights to the other inhabitants of the United States. The author also mentions the language barrier among our country. To be honest, there will always be a language barrier somewhere in the United States. There are constantly new immigrants coming to the country seeking a better life, but learning English is not easy. It’s a proven fact that the English language is not an easy language to learn so the language barrier will always be a thing. Overall, I think the reading is definitely viable even though it was written 30 years ago. Whether it be the different ethnic backgrounds or the language barrier in our country, this reading still holds the same power it had when it was written 30 years ago.