Great American Melting Pot Analysis
One of the first things that young students are taught in American history is the idea of a ‘Great American Melting Pot’. This idea has been formulated over many years and deals with the immense amount of immigration to America and how society allows these groups to live among them in peace. Thomas Paine in The Rights of Man confirms this idea of diverse groups working together, often times when it seems impossible they could, and creating a successful society and government. This classification of still having the ability to function in a society even when fundamental ways of life are vastly different, still holds true to America and its society today.
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This is nothing new to America, as different beliefs on government structure were dominating America even before it was America. However, there stands two main political parties--the Republicans and the Democrats-- that have effectively driven politics for years. Inevitably, there has been times in which the beliefs are too different and people have felt the need to protest and speak out, but that has only made us stronger. Especially within the recent 2016 election, many people are not happy with the outcome. Donald Trump is different from any candidate American politics have ever seen, and that has left people angry, scared, and even in denial. On the other hand, there are people who think Trump could be the greatest thing to happen to America. Overall, however, Americans have always seen a peaceful transition of power along party lines, dating all the way back from the election of 1801, when America saw its first shift of parties from Federalist to Democratic-Republicans. There, a precedent was set that compels the peaceful shift of power when a candidate is elected from a different party than his predecessor. The fact of the matter is that people do recognize that they are the ones who hold the true power in the government. Even though opinions differ, there has always been an understanding that the people have chosen, even if these are the people who do not
The fundamental belief system of a human being is often times held in their religious ideals. …show more content…
This is nothing new to America, as different beliefs on government structure were dominating America even before it was America. However, there stands two main political parties--the Republicans and the Democrats-- that have effectively driven politics for years. Inevitably, there has been times in which the beliefs are too different and people have felt the need to protest and speak out, but that has only made us stronger. Especially within the recent 2016 election, many people are not happy with the outcome. Donald Trump is different from any candidate American politics have ever seen, and that has left people angry, scared, and even in denial. On the other hand, there are people who think Trump could be the greatest thing to happen to America. Overall, however, Americans have always seen a peaceful transition of power along party lines, dating all the way back from the election of 1801, when America saw its first shift of parties from Federalist to Democratic-Republicans. There, a precedent was set that compels the peaceful shift of power when a candidate is elected from a different party than his predecessor. The fact of the matter is that people do recognize that they are the ones who hold the true power in the government. Even though opinions differ, there has always been an understanding that the people have chosen, even if these are the people who do not