Blog Post #4

      Living in a nation where there is so much diversity, many families prefer to retain the identities of their homeland by practicing the culture mainly from that place. For example, people from Asian nations such as the Chinese or many Islam practicing cultures come to America and continue to practice their own customs and religion.
      Any child of one of these cultures is growing up in a peculiar situation. Should they practice the culture that their parents instill upon them or do they create and grow up with their uniquely American culture? My thought is that they should do a little bit of both. But is there such a thing as somewhere in the middle and how do these children attain it?
      My idea of accomplishing this is that the children should not be disrespectful of their parents culture and retain some to most of what their parents teach them but look to find their own way through the freedom that Americans possess. If your parents do not allow such treachery the only thing you can do is wait until you're 18 and you can do what you want unless you don't mind getting in trouble for what you believe in.
      In conclusion, due to America being such a ridiculously diverse place everyone has the opportunity to find their own way and break away from the culture they were born into.