Commenting on the idea that the U. S. is a melting pot, sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva says, "That melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, etc. could not melt into the pot." Think about the phrase "melting pot"—what does it imply? If this does not appropriately describe the U. S., what phrase would aptly describethe relationship between its various peoples?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Commenting on the idea that the U.S. is a melting pot, sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva says, "That melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, etc. could not melt into the pot." Think about the phrase "melting pot"—what does it imply?

This implies that the United States is a curious combination of cultures due to the many immigrants that have settled in the US territory since the 1700s. Today, there are people from all over the world in most states. English, Irish, Germans, Dutch, French, Russians, Africans, Asians, Mexicans, Latinos, among others.

However, under the perspective of sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, white people do not intermingle with other races such as Blacks, Asians, Latinos, and other minorities. It is clear that in the US there are white supremacist people that do not like black people and other minorities, and through different periods of history have attacked these people, as was the case of the Ku Klux Klan.

Basically, this describes the U.S. Nonetheless, immigrants have played a key roll in the growth and prosperity of the US. Like or not, immigrants are here to stay and have rights and obligations, as any US citizen.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.

glass wants to live in a world of super heroes and villains. he have lived all his life trying to be responsible for the creating the origin story of a super hero; he schemed and caused many incidents (many of them fatal) hoping that someday someone with superpowers would show up and save the day.

he knew himself very much. he saw himself as a villain of a real-life super hero story. he was aware of his strengths (more than smart enough for being manipulative and scheming) and weaknesses (having fragile bones and having to rely on his mind to succeed).