{"id":19605,"date":"2023-05-12T16:37:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T16:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/essay-4-prompt-argumentative-research-essay-the-american-melting-pot-or-the-demonization-of-difference\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T16:37:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T16:37:45","slug":"essay-4-prompt-argumentative-research-essay-the-american-melting-pot-or-the-demonization-of-difference","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/essay-4-prompt-argumentative-research-essay-the-american-melting-pot-or-the-demonization-of-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Essay 4 Prompt (Argumentative Research Essay) – The American Melting Pot or the Demonization of Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background:<\/strong> <\/span>The notion that America is a melting pot is much older than many Americans realize. In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Cr\u00e8vecoeur envisioned an America in which \u201cindividuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labours and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world\u201d (qtd. in Colombo et al. 494). Since 1782, the metaphor of the melting pot has been used to describe the ethnic makeup and race relations in the United States. However, the melting pot extends beyond ethnic relations; it can be used to explore the notion of difference in American society. It can be argued that the melting pot ideal is also used as a way to identify differences as deviant, dangerous, and even monstrous.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Prompt:<\/strong> <\/span>In a well-developed and MLA-formatted essay, identify a recent or historical example of difference in American society and explain how that difference has been perceived as deviant, dangerous, and even monstrous. You should identify a specific community that is or has been perceived as different and the impact of that perception. In order to make this paper argumentative, identify a counterargument and provide a rebuttal for the counterargument.<\/span><\/p>\n

You should <\/span>integrate 1-2 passages <\/span><\/a>from selected secondary sources in each body paragraph, cite them correctly according to MLA format, and explain how they support your interpretation (or convey the counterargument). <\/span>Your essay should include an introduction, five body paragraphs (or more), and a conclusion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


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Your essay should be a minimum of five full pages and no longer than seven pages<\/strong>. Your essay should adhere to <\/span>MLA formatting guidelines<\/a> <\/span><\/span>Download MLA formatting guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>(Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, and one-inch margins on all sides) and should be submitted as a file upload–either a Word document or a pdf. <\/span><\/span>Be sure to provide a Works Cited page that includes all works cited in your essay. You should cite <\/span>five secondary sources, two of which must be peer-reviewed journal articles<\/strong>. In addition to these five secondary sources, you are encouraged to cite other appropriate and credible sources to support your argument.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Some examples of communities that are or have been perceived as different:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n