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Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others see it as a melting pot.

In a bowl of freshly tossed salad, all the ingredients are mixed together. ___1.__ All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing, but the green vegetables, tomatoes, lettuce and eggs can all be seen for what they are.

___2.___ Individual ethnic groups blend together, yet keep their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic communities where their own individual culture directs their way of life.

The other concept , which is also used to describe American society, is the melting pot. __3.__and yield a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together forming one nation.

There are dozens of shared symbols. __4.__In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nation’s official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.

Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can best be described as a mixture of both.__ 5._

A. Both are correct depending upon one's point of view.

B. From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl

C. All of the ingredients mix together, losing their identity

D. That is to say, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.

E. Thus, one needs to abandon one’s culture to be considered “American”.

F. They never lose their shape, form, or identity.

G. They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American society.

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