TheUSA-ANationofNations.pptVIP

farmland log cabins wine industry The U.S. has given many people a sense of hope and safety that they never had before. In return,immigrants have enriched their adopted land with their skills,talents,ideals,and hard work.The U.S.A. is a strong and prosperous country largely because it is a nation of immigrants. The U.S.A-A Nation of Nations -The U.S.A-A Universal Nation So in this continent ,the energy of Irish, Germans, Swedes,Poles and all the European tribes, of the Africans, and of the Polynesians — will construct a new race, a new religion ,a new state. 因此，在这块大陆上，爱尔兰人，德国人，瑞典人，波兰人以及所有非洲和波利尼西亚的欧洲部落的居民，他们的力量将创建出一个新的民族，新的宗教信仰，和一个新的国家。 -Ralph Waldo Emerson Unit Goals To get general knowledge of the diverse cultures of the U.S. To learn the effects of immigration in the U.S. To recognize the U.S. as a universal nation To learn useful words and expressions concerning ethnical diversity of the U.S. and improve English language skills Outline The Assimilation Melting Pot or Salad Bowl Contributions of Immigrants Part 1 Why were Americans very fearful of immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century? How did those “political bosses” help those immigrants? Why did many Americans strongly disapprove of the political bosses? Part 2 What are the differences between the terms “Melting Pot”, “Salad Bowl” and “Mosaic”? Part 3 What are the contributions that the immigrants have made to the United States? Before you read The Assimilation The United States was established by immigrants. Although immigrants who were like the earlier settlers were accepted ,those with s