Reflection on "One Hundred Years of Multitude"

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My mind reflected back to the time when I first learned what the word “melting pot” represents in eighth grade while I was reading this article. In my meager memory, the passage that I read says America is like a big salad bowl, mixing various races from different places all over the world. In this article, I learned that eugenics is the belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population. It was quite interesting but upset at the same time to know that people actually believed in this kind of prejudiced idea. I couldn’t agree more with Downes when he says “Who condemn “illegals” but refuse to let anyone become legal.” This problem also exists in Taiwan. Brides from Vietnam, worker from Philippines and helpers Indonesia all have trouble to get identification cards in Taiwan. Some of them worked in Taiwan for seven or more years before finally getting identification cards, before finally being treated as a citizen of Taiwan. As time passes, our society also changes. Cultures are mixing and people are more connected due to the advance technology. Not only the United States, but the whole world is becoming one big melting pot as well!