Referat Democracy versus the Melting Pot

Democracy versus the Melting Pot

1. AMERICA - a unison - melting pot (Anglo-Saxon tradition)

or

_{- a harmony - plurality}

The government has to create conditions, where every cultural group has a chance to live its life.

3. Ancestors determine our way of living and how we search happiness.

We develop towards a rational society.

He discribes an ideal society, where every nation is able to live peacefully.

_Mayo-Smith

He sees problem swith the integration of immigrants.

they do not want to integrate into American society, they want their own culture

there are too many immigrants

He sees integrative forces

economic prosperity (Wohlstand, Reichtum)

practice of free political institution

the dominance of one language - the English

intermarriage (marriage between different communities)

He sees a great future for the U.S. if

the people must really be united

the U.S. filter the emigrants ('no dregs')

_{The non-ethnic minorities in Britain}

_{Expel the English}

Introduction (ll. 1-2 )

author says how important his subject is

England will be destroyed if people do not listen

- man of duty; 'kindly', scholarly (gebildet); fond of tigers and children under 3

speaker legitimizes himself and introduces his subject

_{Different aspects of the problem (ll. 5 bis 1 9)}

umemployment

solution: expel the English, because they have been here long enough

historical background:

the English are immigrants themselves

too high a rate of procreation (Vermehrung)

- no regard for the original keltish culture

national characteristics of the English

- lazy

- hooligans, vandals

criminals

- greedy (habgierig)

stiff and boring

complaining about the weather

_{Solution to the problem (ll. 1 0 - 90)}

the English should return to Normandy

they can come back as visitors

- money ('grants)