“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.” -- Jimmy Carter
A few weeks ago, Coca-Cola aired a commercial during the Superbowl. The video was 1 minute of a montage of americas with the song, "America the Beautiful" sung in different languages laid over the montage. It was a beautifully made video that received quite a bit of flack from some viewers.
The question in their comments was general one: Should an american song be sung in different languages?
And the answer is, yes.
Jimmy Carter put it beautifully. We are a "beautiful mosaic."
What make's the United States of America so special is that it has so many different cultures in it. Although we may not have deepest roots of culture or tradition, we have the opportunity to create it. Where else can that be done?
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