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The United States is a vast country of immigrants Each immigrant adds an ingredient and a flavor “A melting pot”, visualizing a soup pot of giants Each and every culture has some fine gifts to offer. Immigration began in 1607 with Jamestown colony Immigrants arriving called themselves pilgrims here Where they could practice their own religion freely Each and every culture has some fine gifts to offer. Self-reliance of New England in the north and in Boston Almost for two centuries an economic-cultural centre And south “southern drawl” the most colorful region Each and every culture has some fine gifts to offer. The West, the last frontier, the move Westward impact To find new opportunity, to live a new life in a way better The Great Lakes Region, an auto industry stacked in fact Each and every culture has some fine gifts to offer. Now shifting toward multiculturalism, not assimilation The old “melting pot” replaced by “salad bowl” metaphor Or still new “mosaic” not blending immigrant population Each and every culture has some fine gifts to offer. =================================== Dr. Ram Mehta Eighth Place win Contest: America the melting pot for freedom by Dane Ann