1. What is melting pot?

4. The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous

5. The different elements are “melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common culture

6. The ingredients in the pot - people of different cultures, races and religions

7. Melting pot was first used by Rabbi Samuel Schulman, who spoke of America as "the melting pot of nationalities" in a 1907.

8. It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States.