The "melting pot" is a term used to describe the way that the American system of integrating citizens is today. This is a system used by the United States of America and not used by the Canadian system. The Canadian culture uses a term known as the mosaic system. This is a system where by people who are distinct and have their own cultural beliefs are allowed to keep those beliefs. In America, a Muslim man is known as an American, in Canada, that same person is known as a Muslim. The Canadian system allows those individuals to keep their own distinct beliefs and sometimes even rights granted to them by their own distinct societies. This paper will discuss the differences between the Canadian mosaic system of society and the American melting pot system of assimilation using different examples along the way. Some of the examples will include religion, beliefs, morals, and points of view.
             Now, throughout the different societies that make up the Canadian and American way of living one will find a similar commonality. This being that each country is made up of several different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. In Canada we believe in accepting people's values beliefs, ethnicity and religious backgrounds. This is what is known as a mosaic society. Something that is mosaic is composed of diverse elements. Canada has many different cultures such as African, Jewish, Chinese, Japanese, Ukranian, Irish, Turkish, French, and Greek to name only a few of the distinct societies that exist in Canada. These nationalities remain distinct within Canada and yet become a part of Canada. When people immigrate into Canada they are usually welcomed and accepted into our society as sometimes happens in the United States. However, the main difference in Canada is the acceptance and allowance of cultural and sometimes even legal differences. An example of this would be a family!
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