1. To me, being an American means freedom, opportunity and unity but to others, being an American applies solely to those who live in the United States. Also, people consider Americans to be people who live in North, Central or South America. Others feel that the word American is a racial term meaning white. Reigning Miss. America 2014, Nina Davuluri is like no other before she is Indian- American. In her interview she stated that "i'm on a mission. Miss America has always been the girl next door. But Miss. America is evolving and she is not going to look the same anymore." I agree with her one hundred percent, yes a lot of Americans are white but there are so many different races that make up America and I think she is a perfect example of an American.
2. From visiting the website zipskinny.com I compared my zip code with 21237. I observed that my zip code and zip code 21237 had many similarities in education, marital status and occupation. The categories that had significant differences were household income, poverty and race. In Bel Air the average income is $65,669 and in 21237 it is $47,581. The amount of people that are below poverty line in Bel Air is 1.6% and in 21237 it is 4.7%. In both zip codes the majority of their inhabitants are white. But, in zip code 21237 there are more blacks than whites.
3. The first U.S. census was taken in 1790 since then things have significantly changed and in 2050 they will change even more. Whites made us 90% of the U.S. population in 1940, Census estimates in 2050 the percentage of whites who are not hispanic will shrink noticeably to just under 50%. In the 2010 U.S. census three precent identified themselves as members of more than one race. Many demographers expect this figure to increase dramatically by 2050 because of the amount of interracial couples. Also, employment projections for 2050 show that women will make up half of the labor force. The next upcoming generations will become extremely diverse because of the dramatic upsurge in the number of grade school students who are members of racial or ethnic minorities. Lastly, census predictions point to a much "grayer" population by 2050 because people are healthier, living loner and retiring at a later age. To me, the world is changing I compare the way i live compared to my grandparents and everything is different and it is only going to change more between people living longer, advanced technology and interracial couples.
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Lakshmi Gandhi [Sept.16, 2013]. "10 Things you Need to Know About Miss America Nina Davuluri." Aerogram.com.
In my opinion miss America is a great representation of America especially today. The quote u stated above "But Miss. America is evolving and she is not going to look the same anymore." speaks volumes to me because it simply indicates how much American culture has changed and how America accepts people for who they are, one look doesn't just represent America but all different looks have become acceptable.
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