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__Diversity__
American society is referred to as a "melting pot." Traditional measures that identify a nation, such as race, sex or tradition, do not apply in the United States. There are so many races and religions practiced here that it is impossible to claim that any one is "American." Instead, like the immigrants who have come over many years, American society is defined by an idea of hope and optimism. Today, diversity is being realized as one of America’s greatest assets. Universities in the United States are striving to increase diversity. A recent survey shows strong growth in the enrollment of every minority group in U.S. graduate schools over the past decade. International student enrollment in America is also up. And as of 2006, almost 60 percent of U.S. graduate students were female.

Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885 in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. She grew up in a Quaker (a Christian religion that believes in equality and justice) community. Her parents believed that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. She attended Quaker school and church in Moorestown. After college, Alice went to England where she started working for women's rights in the British suffrage movement. To attract attention to the cause, she planned parades and protests. Most of the time she was arrested and taken to jail, along with the other suffragists protesting. While in jail, they would protest by not eating, and were brutally forced to eat through feeding tubes.

In 1910, Alice returned to America to work for a federal amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would give women rights. The first thing she planned was a big parade for women’s rights in Washington, D.C. Over thousands of women marched in the parade. They carried purple, white and gold banners, signs, also wore clothing in those colors. There were a lot of men who watched the parade, and protested against it.

Tradition plays a big part in our lives and an even bigger part in our country. Everyone has their own background and stay true to it. Thanks to Chinese people we have china town. If they would have abandoned their background they wouldn’t have shared their traditions with everyone. As a country we have embraced their culture. We use their Hanfu dresses as fashion forward outfits. They have introduced their beauty secrets that keep us young. Body scrub that is so common in America was first originated in China. Most of all they have given us a taste the food they have in their culture. There has been a huge money empire that has been built around oriental food. Tradition is what helps us remember out past and how we can improve from it. Living in America means we have a choice. We have the choice to go with any religion that we want. We are one of the only countries who don’t prosecute people if they believe in one thing. America supports Christianity, Protestantism, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Orthodox Church, and Catholicism. Catholicism originated from the Hispanic background. When the Hispanics relocated and immigrated to America they brought their religion with them. When they started building their towns they put the Catholic Church in the middle of the town. That show how important their religion is to them.

When we set up our station and put out items that attract our viewers, we decided to have a hand scub station for traditon chips and salsa for race, and we don't know what we can do for the womans rights.