Stupid The worst thing someone could have said to me when I was young was the two-syllable word “stupid.” My parents conditioned it in me that “stupid was a bad word. I never really understood the weight of words. To me, “stupid” was a term to describe someone behaving in a silly manner, so what was wrong with the term “stupid?” In third grade, my teacher had all of us sit in a circle. In the middle was a paper bag with a smiley face drawn in Sharpie with yellow hair (yarn) attached. My teacher then instructed us to say something mean to the paper bag and crumple/tear it. After we all took turns saying every nefarious thing a third-grader could think of, she instructed us to say something kind and attempt to smooth the bag. But, no matter how many kind words we said or how much we tried to flatten out the crinkled bag, it remained wrinkled and torn. "The Melting Pot" was a play written by Israel Zangwill in 1908. The play depicts …show more content…
Where are you from? Do you ever wish you had met your real parents? Is it true that you eat dogs? My answer: Yes. Wuhan, China. You mean biological parents, and no have not thought about it. No. The melting pot metaphor can have a negative connotation because it implies that people will lose their individuality as they assimilate into American culture due to the "melting pot" effect. While there are many diverse views on what it means to assimilate in America, knowing English and learning American cultures and traditions seems to be the commonality. However, despite following the criteria to a t, one may still be perceived as an outsider. I have lived in the United States for practically my entire life. My first language is English. I grew up celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the Fourth of July. I believed in the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus. Yet, people still view me as un-American solely based on my appearance. To some, I am more Chinese than