Walter Benn Michaels' argument makes more sense than Giroux's, because the idea of keeping diversity apart of our lives keeps America from becoming truly "united." Benn Michaels says that focusing on race as the thing keeping America seperate is entirely wrong. The main problem comes down money and class. Class differences are the sole reason why America is diverse and not united. When focusing on race and ethnicity the real problem of social class differences gets brushed under the rug.
Republicans believed that a child could not be raised properly if the mother was uneducated. Though the plan was increased public education, little was to be found. What was rich in the new republic was culture and individuals trying to leave their name in American literary history. Individuals such as Noah Webster set and example that America was going to do it their way. They would do away with the teachings of the British, make there own way and stand out.
The invocation of divine will is an example of one of the many ways in which Europeans sought to change the story about their relationship with Native Americans during America’s early history. They describe themselves as intellectually and culturally superior, as deserving of the land they call theirs. Jean O’Brien argues in her book Firsting that New English history utilizes narrative frameworks to erase Native American’s role in history United States Indian policy and history. This essay will argue that these frameworks utilize race and culture as divisive tools, as well as paternalistic ideals to claim power over Native Americans. Finally the re-scripting of events through diaries and other literature that describe Indian “occupation” rather than possession or nativity, or the “first” wedding in a New English colony to manufacture a status quo where the New English become native New Englanders, and where Indians become intruders in settlements rather than the land’s native inhabitants.
In fact, by merely eliminating the bilingual and multilingual courses, the government would have millions of dollars to spend on foreign language courses for all students. Also, basic education courses could be helped by the elimination of such bilingual courses that are currently suffering from a severe lack of funds. The seriousness of this debate can not be underestimated, for to do so would lead to the reprimand of Untied States history. It is currently in our own hands as to the fate of our fellow Americans as to what road we shall travel. For to create some sort of dual linguistic society would change the scope of the moral cloth that makes Americans who we are.
S. Gold mentioned that in his article and attributed it to David Stoll. However, this is a conclusion reached based on the issues raised by the part of the American population that sees only the detrimental side of immigration. That attitude is one of fear and paranoia. There has always been a part of society that is very concerned about the purity of the White race. Many of the reasons that the original colonies chose to break from the British and the reason other Europeans came to this country was to live freely, worship freely and create a less repressive society.
Diversity in America In David Brooks’ People Like Us, Brooks states that Americans really do not care about diversity even though they talk about it. He claims that “it is human nature for people to group together.” People will tend to group together by race or social distinction. Brooks claims that we are responsible for segregating ourselves and that by doing so we are choosing to separte ourselves from those that are different from us. We might be a diverse nation as a whole, but block by block we are relatively a homogeneous nation. Brooks argues that we are a “congealing pot” that tend to gravitate to like-minded, like-cultured people.
In order to lessen the problem of racial tension in America it is crucial for one to recognize the similarities between minorities and non-minorities. In the essay "What White Publishers Won't Print" Zora Neale Hurston claims that the white majority is not interested in the common lives of the minority population. She asserts that this lack of interest by the majority heightens the racial tension in America. To overcome racial tension in America, these stereotypes of minorities can only be replaced by truly understanding how much the white majority has in common with their minority members of society. Although some will argue that there are no similarities present when comparing minorities to the white majority, many of these people do not want to believe that minorities live a normal life just like the majority population.
Also he mentions that people might have stopped appreciating America when we re-elected Bush because it made them all look like hypocrites. Hilton makes an interest point of humanizing America, saying that one cannot look at America as perfect, because its imperfection adds to the greatness of the country, he makes it clear that foreign countries attitude is freudian in the sense of, they do not want to look at what their own problems are, so they take a
However, because of strong emotions, the goal on both sides has become a mixture of historical facts, myths and half truths. (Bosiak). Some supporters of the English only movement believe that current policies such as bilingual education are deterring people from learning English. The current English-Only Movement, which states that English be the official and only language used in the United States, influences the lives of ESL students, their families and the teachers that work with them (ERIC). English only supporters state that bilingual education is ineffective and actually hinders the academic progress of children.
It is derived from misunderstanding and miscommunication. Latin Americans should not have to accept assimilation into American society, nor should Americans try to force it upon them. To solve the disagreements and weed out discrimination, the two cultures must become interdependent (Beebe, Beebe, & Redmond, 2011, p. 217) and learn to not only exist harmoniously, but to depend upon each other. While many of the prejudices that once existed towards Latin Americans have been eradicated from our society, there remains the conflict of racism and of hesitation to allow citizenship to those who would come here searching for their own “American dream.” As it was stated earlier, the United States declared their own independence under the precedence that all of mankind was inclined to the same unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For those of us who belong to the American culture, it is our responsibility to uphold this belief and make room for those who seek the same opportunities as