This document provides feedback on essays and expands on an American identities essay. The feedback addresses the need to expand certain essays by a page and add more transitions and conclusions. It also provides a summary of an essay on economic inequality exploring how wealth is concentrated among the top 1% and how this impacts society. The identities essay discusses the author's experience in America and perspective on concepts of race, gender, sexuality, religion and class in American society. It reflects on core American values of liberty, self-governance, equality, individualism and diversity.

1. Feedback
Essay 1: The purpose of the essay is get you to talk about your
own experience in your own words, so there is no need for
citing others' ideas and experiences. (expand to one more page
write about a personal experience related to the topic) hence
"am a student and am not American"
Essay 2: add more transition words, replace the (this, it, they
etc..) with the nouns.
Expand the essay to one more page.
Essay 3: (melting pot) add transitions, make sure to give
opinions about topics "personal opinions"
Expand the conclusion.
Essay4:(inequality for all) add more transitions , add
conclusion, expand one page
Fatma AlsadiAmerican Identities, 212C
February 19, 2020
Essay #5
The documentary by Reich elaboartes on the issues facing the
modern soicety today, not only in the U.S but alos in other
jurisdications within the larger global economy. Specifically, he
explores economic inequality, how its affecting us and what
could be done to mitigate against its effects. As porpounded by
Prof. Reich, economic inequaity is an issue affecting a
significnant proportion of the population. It can be said that
those of a differeing opinion are probably those belonging to
the top 1%. The extent of economic inequaity is manifest in
civil movements such as The Occupy Wall-Street movement, the

2. Green Party as well as the various industrial strikes regulalry
organized by workers all around the globe (Milanovic, 2016).
As explained by Prof. Reich, most of the world’s wealth are
held by only 1% of the poplation. These are the wealthy
individuals in the society who own sifingicant factors of
production and hence control and influence economic and
political systems, both in their countries and the world. The
problem is that this 1% do not utlize a significant proportion of
their wealth in real-economic activities. These are the activities
that have the greates potential in generating jobs for the
massess as well as real goods and services (Milanovic, 2016).
That is, they essentially hoard their wealth and choose to invest
it in speculative markets so as to generate even more money for
themselves. Th downside to these avenues of investments is that
theu do not, atleast directly, enhance employment levels or
goods and services. Besides, Reich argues that the top 1% tend
to engage in selfish activities that end huriting the economy.
That is, if the economy is not doing good, the top 1% may
withdraw their resources resulting in lay-offs as well as scaling
down of production activities. Unfortunately, their selfish
considerations only end up huring the economy even further
(Milanovic, 2016).
From Reich’s documentary, it can be constures that economic
inequality is multi-faceted. This implies that economic
inequality encompassess the distribution of income as well as
the distributiion of wealth. The former makes reference to how
much money people make while the latter makes reference to
the amount of resources owned. With this in mind, both income
and wealth are disporportionately distributed within the larger
society in the sense that more resources are in the hand of only
a few people, whereas the majority of the population remains
bombarded with daily economic struggles (Piketty, 2015).
There is literature to suppport the fact that the extent of wealth
inequality in the U.S is greatly underreported in the media.
Over the recent years, this inequality has become more severe
than what many people may think. In fact, the top 1% in the U.S

3. are said to hold more wealth than the entire middle-class.
However, this is not to say that belonging to the 1% is a bad
thing. Besides those who inheritied their fortunes, there are
wealthy individuals who have made fortunes for themselves by
making major innovations that have generally enhanced our
living standards today, especially in the periods following the
advent of the internet (Milanovic, 2016).
Still, there are some welathy individuals in our current society
that engage in cronysim. This refers to cartels of wealthty
people who have influence over the economy and politics and
hence are able to seek taxation and regulatory advantages. Such
selfishness and greed ensures the contniued proseprity of the
top 1% and is in contravention of the ideals of shared prosperity
(Piketty, 2015).
References
Milanovic, B. (2016). Global Inequaltiy: A New Approach for
the Age of Globalizaztion. Harvard University Press.
Piketty, T. (2015). The Economics of Inequality. Harvard
University Press.
Running head: MELTING POT AND MULTICULTURALISM
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MELTING POT AND MULTICULTURALISM
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Fatema Alsadi
02-06-2020
Melting Pot and Multiculturalism
The melting pot is a model that refers to a dissimilar society

4. which is transformed into a more identical with the diverse
essentials fusing together to create a symphonic unit sharing a
conjoint culture (Crossman, 2020). In the U.S, the phrase
melting pot is often used to refer to the assimilation of the
immigrants into the U.S; however, this phrase can be employed
in any situation where a new ethos blends with another to co-
exist. For instance, in the current past, immigrants from
different parts of the world have fashioned melting pots in the
United States and Europe. However, this narrative has been
challenged by scholars arguing that diverse cultures from
different parts of the world should be preserved because they
are useful for the identity of a people. Mosaic or a salad bowl
is, therefore, a more preferred term meaning different cultures
mix although they still retain their distinct cultures.
The U.S.A was founded on the idea of creating a chance for
every immigrant; hence this right is protected by the highest
courts in the U.S.A. The melting pot terms were initially used in
1788 to define the many different cultures of the Europeans,
Asians and Africans that were fusing together to form a
formidable new American culture. The melting pot concept
lasted in the 19th and 20th century and gave birth to the famous
play of 1908, 'The Melting Pot" which intensified the American
ideal of a harmonious culture made up of many beliefs.
Although, as the world went through world war I and II,
Africans started to form the anti-globalist strategy to American
morals (Crossman, 2020). Therefore, a big chunk of citizens
began calling for the ban of settlers from some countries
considering their cultures and religious attributes.
Multiculturalism on the other end can be defined as different
cultures within a society having equal opportunities and rights
and not one culture is ignored or considered superior (Westfall,
2019). From the provisions of social evolution, it is evident that
neither "the melting pot" nor multiculturalism has no flaws or
devoid of value.

5. Considering these two models, the melting pot offers a
boundary of individuals from different origins although sharing
the same culture, for instance, American culture while
multiculturalism is a people sharing the same boundary but
uphold their beliefs and customs. The melting pot can have a
positive impact when the shared blueprint acts to unify and the
people focus their energies for the sake of the challenges
affecting the society. Although the melting pot has a challenge
in that it does not embrace diversity, it focuses on sameness.
Whereas, a society that embraces diversity and utilizing the
different strengths from many cultures is likely to strengthen
American society (Westfall, 2019). Each and every culture has a
contribution to society and a story to tell. In as much as
respecting different cultures is crucial, multiculturalism is not a
nostrum as not all cultural practices have the same value.
In reality, there are some cultures that should be assimilated
when they set foot in America. For instance, there are some
cultures that believe women should not have the same rights as
men, some belief in female genital mutilation; other cultures
offer women younger than 15 years for the marriage to older
men. Ideally, all these cultures are not right and melting pot
plays a significant role in doing away with such beliefs through
following the practices of the dominant culture.
In conclusion, there is no perfect continuum to follow between
the two ideals; therefore it is important to consider a blend of
the two to form a more solid society that protects the interests
of the American people as well as considerable respect to
different cultures as they are supreme to the adherents.
References
Crossman, Ashley. (2020). What Is the "American Melting
Pot?". Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/melting-pot-
definition-3026408

6. Westfall T. (2019). Melting pot vs multiculturalism. Sterling
Journal-Advocate. January 24, 2019, at 9:21 pm
Fatema alsadi
28-01-2020
Essay#2
Declaration of Independence
To begin with, the declaration of independence is with no doubt
the most significant as well as influential document in American
history. This important document originated from Thomas
Jefferson in the year 1776 and has shaped various aspects of
U.S politics for over 240 years now. In the declaration of
independence, Thomas Jefferson captures four major values as
well as ideals; Equality, Consent of the Governed, the
unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty as well as the Pursuit of
Happiness. These ideals are the cornerstone of the democracy
enjoyed by U.S citizens (Tsesis, 2012). They are explained in
the subsequent paragraphs especially how they relate with the
American society today.
1. Equality
The essence of equality is most profound in the U.S more than
any other nation in the world. The level of equality in the U.S is
much advanced as compared to other countries such as Iraq as
well as Pakistan. It is reflected in the advanced democratic
elections process that guarantees all Americans of all races,
genders, ethnic backgrounds as well as social status, have the
same opportunity to elect the leaders they want (Tsesis, 2012).
This is a marked improvement from the status of elections in the
past years. Before the Declaration of Independence, white
superiority was rife such that only Americans of white-origins
had the right to vote. Furthermore, only men who had property
had the power to make political decisions. Over the passage of
time, developments such as the 15th Amendment empowered
African-Americans to participate in the election process. Also,

7. the 19th Amendment empowered women to be voters as well.
All these developments are a testament of how much the ideal
of equality amongst all American has been incorporated in the
political processes (Armitage, 2009).
2. Consent of the Governed
This ideal means for a government to be governed well, then
this government should first be constituted by seeking consent
from the people. The essence of this consent is that the people
get to influence what their government does as well as those
who form the government. It is important for the people to
decide how their government is constituted as eventually; the
same government influence their fate. It is this consent that
justifies government activities such as taxation (Armitage,
2009).
3. Certain Unalienable Rights
This ideal is an amalgamation of various unquestionable rights.
These rights have their backing in the dictates of natural and
common law. They include, the right to life and the right to
liberty. The Declaration of Independence also captures the
pursuit of happiness as another form of unalienable rights. This
means that no human being or any authority in the world has the
power to deny any person the right to life, or the right to
liberty. It is this ideal that liberated ethnic minorities such as
African-Americans from slavery and white-supremacy
ideologies (Armitage, 2009).
4. The right to alter or abolish the government
It can be argued that the most important ideal protected in the
declaration of independence is the power to alter or dissolve the
government. This ideal should be exercised at any point in time
when the people feel that their government is becoming
destructive to the general happiness and welfare of the society.
Hence, what Jefferson envisioned is the electorate having the
power to reform their government through for instance recalling
their elected representatives in the various levels of government
(Armitage, 2009).

8. References
Armitage, D. (2009). The Declaration of Independence: A
Global History. Harvard University Press.
Tsesis, A. (2012). For Livery and Equality: The Life and Times
of the Declaration of Independence. Oxford University Press.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 1
AMERICAN EXERIENCE 2
American Identities
Fatma Alsadi
01-23-2020
Americans are regarded as idealist natives since they place very

9. high values and stick strongly to ideals that they consider are
factual, vital, and pleasant. However, through my experience
being in America, these natives do not constantly observe these
ideals of these core values (Azzam, 2008). They rather adhere
to them as a deposit of basic attitudes that form the basis of the
foundation of the American nation and that function to date.
The five core values and ideals include liberty, self-governance,
equality, individuality and diversity. The value of liberty
allows citizens the freedom of thinking, speaking and acting as
long as they do not violate the rights and freedom of other
natives. Self-governance declares contribute views on how the
state is run, they have authority in the state governance and that
the government existence should be geared to their welfare
(Julianna, 2008). Equality as a value affirms that all natives are
entitled to fairness and with self-respect and be in a position to
embrace chances of economic prosperity, education, political
involvement together with a satisfying existence. Individualism
as value is geared towards sovereignty, self-satisfaction, and
private initiative alongside with individual economic expansion.
Besides, diversity holds the different cultural norms and values
where majority of the American natives pride themselves in
their heritage and cultural history (Julianna, 2019)
I conceptualize that definition of race has undergone numerous
changes being in America. The past antiquated beliefs have
been eradicated. Race has been socially constructed and its
popular acceptance of personal identity and joint awareness.
Race as an aspect in the United States has been fluid and a
focus of numerous determinations. Nevertheless, the concept of
race in America has been violated in the areas of social science
research, the public policy ideas, the representation of culture,
and political dialogue. Additionally, the idea of race has been a
problem issue in all areas encompassing federal principles for
racial and ethnic classes. The connection between race and
racism among Americana has been the key transformation in the
scenario of raced governance. I consider the division of
governance and how it is structured, its ideologies, and

10. activities at different levels of institutions and individuals is
increasingly based on race and is greatly emphasized on the
urgency of interrogating specific notions of racism (Azzam,
2008).
Consequently, numerous demographic shifts this include;
heterogeneity. Over the first decade's numerous diversities
among the Americans social segment numerous of the minority
groups face racism despite identify their national identity and
ethnicity they are continuously facing racism. I regard the
increasing mixture of racism in America has marked a
prolonged liberal nightmare since multi racism has resulted in a
racially stratified society.
Gender has been violated in the American society. His has been
a remarkable public health difficulty and has greatly decreased
civil, social, political and economic involvement. Being in
America biasness of gender has undermined the safety of
dignity, general health conditions, and human rights of
numerous American ethnic groups. Consequently, these gender-
based discrimination has encompassed race, customs, divisions,
and international borders (Karen, 2008).
The era of industrial revolution in America has resulted in a
significant change in the sexual standards of the United States. I
appreciate the newly introduced techniques of birth control that
have significantly transformed sexual behavior among
Americans. I also respect American Social movements of sexual
revolution that have resulted in the rise of feminism and the
progression of bisexual, across gender, and queer (LGBTQ)
rights that have introduced massive transformations in social
idea of sexuality (Karen, 2008).
Basic Americans are recognized with the basics of Christianity
and the bible and have few concepts of Islamic. I find most
Americans adults conceptualizing about few concepts related to
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism and most do not
conceptualize the religion concepts of the United States
constitution. Additionally, I find majority of Americans are
uncertain about the distribution of the United States Public that

11. constitutes the Muslim and Jewish.
The class conflict issue has taken a rising share of national
perception. Most of the American public believes that there
exist very strong conflicts among the rich and the poor.
Additionally, my American experience finds the disputes
between class disputes are more intensive. This has resulted in a
public assessment of divisions existing in the American culture.
These conflicts have been ranked as one of the potential sources
of assembly tensions (Julianna, 2019).
To develop an inclusive narrative of my experience, America
needs to find, develop, and support a varied network of its
network and work jointly towards ending educational inequality.
In order to pursue equality, they should work to transform
practices, hierarchies and policies that achieve equality among
young Americans. They should enhance active examination of
practices geared towards completing inequitable schemes.
Moreover, there is need for courage as they act on their beliefs
and values with acknowledging the limits of Americans’
perspectives. Nevertheless, they should demonstrate resilience
in their core value challenges and have a continuous learning in
order to embrace new ideas for constant enhancement and
innovation.
Conclusively, although the United States has embraced the
ideals of liberty, equity, a democratic state, individualism,
togetherness, and variance, it has not yet fulfilled them. This
has been encapsulated by slavery discrimination of Native
Americans, and the state’s failure of women leverage that
denies most American women the right to vote. Additionally,
some minority groups such as Hispanics and black Indians have
received numerous racism which draw back the realization of
these core values.

12. References
Julianna, M. (2019). Race in America, Social and Demographic
Trends, Vol 4, Issue 2, p 67-87
Karen, C. (2008). Social Relations, Core Values, and the
Polyphony of the American Experience, Sociological Forum,
Vol 23, Issue 2, pp 351-362
Azzam, A. (2008). Neglecting higher achievers, Educational
Leadership in U.S, Vol 66, pp 90-92