So that leaves us with the question of how to view this country. Are we a melting pot of incorporated cultures and ideas, molded into one society? Or, perhaps we are looked at as merely a tossed salad, which has a good mixture of ingredients, but never blends together to make one item. I believe that we should educate our citizens on our history. In saying that, we need to emphasize the unity that our society has created rather than continue to highlight the diversity within. Therefore, the concept of E Pluribus Unum needs to be a concept taught on the most basic level to all of our youth.

The concept of the American melting pot can be explored look

ing at several different ideas. First, we have to look at the equality that we have created within our governing system. Also, we must look at the subject by way of our ability to combine cultures successfully Finally, we must explore the concept of what it is to be an American.

Another great thing about America is that over the course of time, we have successfully incorporated cultures from across the globe. A very basic example of this is the restaurant industry. On any given night we can celebrate a different cultures flavors in what is still an American restaurant. Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying, “No other nation has so successfully combined people of different races and nations within a single culture.” Part of what I believe to be so interesting about this concept is how recently this idea came to fruition. My grandparents still speak about someone dating a Pole or an Irishman. Over only a couple of generations we have come so far as to no longer be so quick to recognize people for their backgrounds. Rather, we view people for who they are in society today. Mind you, if asked, most people have at least a rough idea of their heritage. My personal lineage includes Italian, Irish, and German stock. While I consider it important to know my roots, I do not consider myself any one of these particular nationalities. Rather, I consider myself

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