"They are no
longer masses of aliens, waiting to be 'assimilated,' waiting to be melted down
into the indistinguishable dough of Anglo- Saxonism. They are rather threads of
living and potent cultures, blindly striving to weave themselves into a novel
international nation, the first the world has seen".
The author explains
that foreigners do not wish
to lose their origin's, their belief's, their culture, and they don’t
wish to disappear into the masses. They are not forced to conform to a
predetermined set of American values but are given the freedom to retain their
cultural identity. The ability to follow
your beliefs regardless of where you come from is characteristic of this
"novel international nation".
I chose this quote
because I also came to this great nation
with the desire to belong, to be part of
the greatest nation in the world, and I did not have to give up my culture and
traditions to do so.
This quote relates
to the class because it is important to understand the different cultures that
define a nation because it is ultimately the people that influence politics at
every level.
I agree with your response because like you said you didn’t have to give up your culture and lifestyle and you shouldn’t have because that’s the glory of living in America. You can come from anywhere in the world and when you migrate to America you will find a certain percent of your race and a certain percent of people following your lifestyle. So it’s like you’re never alone when coming to America and that’s why America is the land of freedom.
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