THE SEARCHERS SPREAD …OUT.. TO OVER THE AREA FASTER.SECTION III –...

10. The searchers spread …OUT.. to over the area faster.SECTION III – READINGI. Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions below. (10p)Traditionally the United States has been described as a melting pot, a place where theprevious identities of each immigrant group are melted down to create an integrated, uniformsociety. Since the 1960s, many Americans have rejected the melting pot metaphor in favor of theimage of the mosaic, a picture created by assembling many small stones or tiles. In a mosaic,each peace retains its own distinctive identity, while contributing to a larger design. Advocates ofthe mosaic metaphor assert that it better represents the diverse multicultural society of the UnitedStates. Today, may Americans value their immigrant heritage as an important part of theiridentity. More recent immigrant groups from Asia, such as Vietnamese Americans and KoreanAmericans, have established communities alongside those populated by the descendants ofEuropean immigrants, such as French Americans, German Americans, Irish Americans andItalian Americans.