Sunday, December 7, 2008

Diversity

In the U.S. there are many different cultures blended together to form the U.S. own culture. People immigrate to the U.S. from all over the world. A lot of the cultural influence in America comes from Hispanic heritage. Places like Latin America and Spanish speaking countries in Europe. That is why so many people in America speak Spanish. People have also immigrated to the U.S. from countries in Asia.
The U.S. supports peoples different heritages by promoting freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly. All of these unalienable rights help people who may have different beliefs than others express themselves without being discriminated against. Another way that Americans promote understanding among people from different cultural backgrounds is by not forcing any other persons religion or beliefs on others. An example of this is free prayer in school. Everybody is not forced to pray in one language or to one god. You may choose who to pray to or even if you wish to pray at all.
All together I think that America does a good job of handling the task of being a mixing bowl of cultures.