Journal #26

Something that America has that is particular to our region is our title.  We are generally referred to as "The Melting Pot." How did we gain this name you ask?  During the 20th century, people from other countries became curious about America.  A lot of people could not live comfortably in their homeland.  An example of this discomfort would be Ireland!  During the 20th century, Ireland was faced with a potato famine.  The primary source of food, trade, and profit for the people of Ireland was the potato, therefore when they were unable to produce their valued potatoes, they began to search for new places to go to and start a new life.  Once of the popular places to immigrate to was America!  The people of Ireland were not the only people to begin to do this, many other cultures also began to immigrate to America to find a new start for themselves and their family.  How does this relate to our unique title you ask?  America gained a very new appearance one people began to immigrate to our wonderful country.  Over the years, different cultures began to intermingle among each other and mix.  This created a completely new environment and culture, unlike any other in the world.  America was just a large pot of different peoples and their cultures that simply had mixed together.  Back in the 20th century, there was no other country that accepted others so openly.  Because of our friendly-ness back then, we gained a very unique and lasting appearance.  To this day we still are a giant mixing pot of cultures that upholds that appearance.  The only difference is now other countries have began to take in other cultures as well.  Back then we were the only ones with this appearance and wide variety of cultures.  Now you can go almost anywhere and encounter many different heritages among the people.  America is unique because we were the first to begin this giant melting pot of cultures.