Summing up theme by Katrine Liv Grundtvig https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60 "Melting Pot" en-us 2016-10-13 08:17:13 UTC 2024-09-23 12:12:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Future / Ellis Island. https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355583 We wacthed 2 documentaries regarding immigratiion in America, and it is important to help with understading the "Melting Pot" culture that exists in parts of America.

In the virtual tour of Ellis Island, we got educated on the functions and history of Ellis Island. We also heard stories about some of the earliest immigrants that came to the the United States.

In Future we saw the history of the Mexican and Asian (mainly chinese) immigrants in America. The Americans stole Texas from the Mexicans, and then proceeded to evict the Mexican from their newly conquered teritory. In regard to the Asians they imported alot of workers to help build the railroad, but when the railroad were built they started to persecute them, much in the same way as they did with the African American population post emancipation.]]> 2016-10-13 08:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355583 Pledge of Alligence & Gran Torino https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355632 "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
The Pledge of Allegiance is a dedication to the United States, where you show that you're a part of the nation and that you stand for justice and liberty. It's also something the kids are taught in school. It's a small text/quote, they have to say out loud, in school, every morning, before their class starts. 
Our theme, "Melting Pot" shows in this pledge, because everybody in the United States is a part of the nation under God, no matter religion and everybody is a part of the civil religion, with liberty and justice. 

Gran Torino is about an old man, by the name Walt Kowalski. He misses his wife and in the beginning, he doesn't like the immigrants, even though he himself, is of Polish decent. He hesitantly becomes friends with 2 Hmongs, Thao and Sue and finally accepts the fact, that he after all, lives in an Asian "Ghetto". He does what he can, to help Thao and Sue and ends up getting himself killed for them, so they can finally be free. 
Again our theme, "Melting Pot" shows because of the many different nationalities portrayed in the movie. Everybody lives together under the same rights and everybody slowly accepts each others existence in the country.]]> 2016-10-13 08:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355632 Tiger or Rabbit Mom?  https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355808 The article is about a Chinese woman called Amy Chau. She has written a book where she expresses her opinion about the Western’s way of raising their children. She believes that her “traditional Asian parenting style”, which is stricter, is the correct way of raising children.  She thinks that if the parents believe in their kids, then their children will succeed with whatever they are doing. Whereas the Western parents give up too easy and don’t push their kids to be the best version of themselves. ]]> 2016-10-13 08:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355808 https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355932 2016-10-13 08:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355932 Terms https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355982 Push/pull factor:
    - Push: war, poverty, bad job opportunities
    - Pull: "American Dream", education, better job opportunities
Ellis Island:
    - Immigrants entered the US through Ellis Island until 1954
The Statue of Liberty
    - Stands for freedom
Melting pot/salad bowl
    - Melting pot: when immigrants integrate in their new country 
    - Salad bowl: when they contain their own countries culture]]> 2016-10-13 08:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130355982   https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130356353 2016-10-13 08:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130356353 Christian, Sam, Rasmus, Martin https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130357165 American Dream:
To come to America and be successful through hard work and that all people have potential to live happily and have a successful life. 

1.      Individual freedom
Freedom is the desire and the right of all individuals to control their own destiny without outside interference from the government or any other organized authority. 
2.      Self-reliance
Self-reliance is the ability to stand independently on your own two feet and believe in your own capabilities.
3.      Equality of opportunity
Equality of opportunity is the belief that everyone has a chance to succeed in the US.
4.      Competition
For the Americans much of life is a race for success and everyone must be prepared to compete with others.
5.      Material wealth
Material wealth is the result of hard work and a measure of social status.
6.      Hard work
Hard work is the price paid for material wealth and is considered a necessary element in achieving the American dream.

Minor/Majority: 
Minor: The minority of USA is the illegal immigrants. The smallest group (Mexicans, Indians etc)

Majority: The Majority of USA helps set the social frame and norms of behavior and they are the US citizens. 

Culture Shock:
Culture Shock is the difficulty people have adjusting to a new culture that differs from their own.

Honeymoon phase: During this period the differences between the old and new cultures are seen as romantic

Anxiety phase: After some time differences become a problem and you become very anxious. 

Adjustment phase: After some time you grow accustom to the new culture and get some routines. 

Acceptance (Mastery) phase: You accept the new culture as your own. 

Reverse culture shock phase: You get back to your old culture then you get a new culture shock because you have grown accustoms to your other one. 


]]> 2016-10-13 08:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130357165 Asian Immigrants in the Unite States Today  https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130358893 It is an article
By Sanam Malik, 2015
The article is about Asian Immigrants and their part of the American society. They are becoming a larger part of the U.S population, but are often overlooked, even though they still face the same challenges as any other immigrant. It is a stereotype, that many believe, that they have already achieved "The American Dream", but that is often not the case. They are very much still struggling with poverty and unemployment. It is therefore imperative that politicians, lawmakers, and the general public learn more about the Asian community and do something to help them succeed economically, reunite their families, and integrate them further into American society.

Pentagram - rhetorical pentagon
Writer: Sannam Malik
Receiver: Politicians / American citizens 
Topic: Asian immigrants 
Language: Colloquial English, there’s mostly logos because we mostly get information/statistic. Ethos as well.
Circumstances: Half of the US immigrants are Asians 
Intention: Pay attention to Asian immigrants

]]> 2016-10-13 08:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130358893 Hygge&Nygge https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130359157
  • Civil religion:
It’s a society religion. You can celebrate national holidays where it does not involve your private religion. 
 In U.S it can be days as thanks giving, Martin Luther King Day and 4. Of July (National day). 
 In Denmark we also have some of these days, 1. May, Grundlovsdag and Kvindernes kampdag.
 In a lot of countries we have days we celebrate as New Year, mothers/ father’s day and valentine. 
   
  • High - low context: 
 High context is a culture where you have a lot of unwritten manners and have another respect for other people and its more body language. You can see this context in Asian. 

Low context is a culture where you not have so many unwritten rules and it’s more verbal. 
 You can see this context in the West. 

  • Immigration/ Emigrants:
 If you move from Denmark to U.S because of issues in your country (war), you will be an Emigrant in Denmark and an immigrant in U.S. 

  • Migrants:
 If you move from one country to another because of work.

]]> 2016-10-13 08:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130359157 https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130359918 Yes
By Denise Duhamel
 
 A poem.
 It’s about a white American who is married to man from the Filipinos.
 He can only say Yes, because he doesn’t really understand what she says to him. The women in this poem is uncertain what he yeses mean, and because of that she is in doubt that he love her and study his lips to see what the yeses means.
 The melting pot.
 
Like Mexicans
By Gary soto.
It’s a short story about a Mexican teenager who family Is rater poor and is grandmother say he need to marry a Mexican and not “Okies” (By that she mean it’s only okay to marry a Mexican, black or Asian) one there at the same level as them. His mother says it doesn’t matter, she prefer a Mexican. 
 He start dating a Japanese,  his grandmother was not happy about it, but she accepts it. 
 When he visit her family he finds out they have different culture but still seems one alike, and not that different at all.
 
 
 The melting pot. 
 we have different culture but we are still the same race, and we act and do thing the same and we can love one even if we speak different language or culture.

]]> 2016-10-13 08:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130359918 Illegal Immigration from Mexico  https://padlet.com/klg3/sgbmjkpg4p60/wish/130361433 Pentagram - rhetorical pentagon
Writer: US Immigration Support 
Receiver: People interested in integration / US citizens
Topic: Immigration from Mexico to US
Language: Colloquial English, there’s Pathos since they talk about the family and hardship of their life, and Logos with all the statistics in the beginning, and Ethos in the link in the bottom.
Circumstances: Problem with people crossing the border
Intention: To inform people 

Claim: Mexican immigrants are poor and want to come to USA to earn money
Data: The average Mexican wage is 4.15$ and currently about 40% of the Mexican population is below the poverty line. Unemployment is set at 4% but is estimated to about 25% of those working are classified as underemployed. 
Circumstances: Problem with people crossing the border
Intention: To inform people 
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