As the group read the article that we chose to focus on for this project‚ we came across various contrasting ideas that Foner has in his book and the ideas in the article itself. From the very beginning of the section where Foner speaks about the War of 1812‚ brutality that American’s used to gain the Indian territory is completely played down. The book does not go into an extent of what the American’s did to the Indians to strip them from their own possessions and rights. In the article‚ since it
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“We’re moving to America tomorrow” was what my mother said to me on April 21‚ 2007. I was playing with my toys when she told me the news and considering we had regularly joked about moving to America for as long as I could remember‚ I thought she was just messing with me. The next day‚ I realized that she was serious than ever. It all seemed to happen so fast. I had so many questions running through my head and experienced so many emotions at once; fear‚ excitement‚ confusion. It felt unreal.
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“Danny‚ Danny wake up time start packing!” Screamed Mom. “What we’re packing today.” I yelled back. “Yes Danny” Mom Replied. As I got dressed think about moving to America‚ I remembered that I had my soccer championship on Saturday. I ran down stairs to tell my Mom that I had my soccer championship. She said that we a moving on Friday and I am sorry we are going to miss the soccer match. “No no no no” I screamed “Please mom can we stay until next week.” "Sorry Danny we already booked our flights
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Coming to America Three years ago‚ I came into a world full of dreams‚ but these dreams can take you down if you don’t pay good attention. I am the first born in my family. Before I came here‚ I was so afraid to come to a new country‚ which I didn’t know any thing about. I was somehow confused‚ and the biggest fear that I had was about adapting to a new culture. After some days of being at home‚ I was taken to school where I met so many student‚ teachers‚ and other nonteaching staff. Although I didn’t
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consider myself to be affluent. I am a college student who was thankfully blessed with a full tuition scholarship. With preparing myself for the next chapter of my life next fall‚ I wonder how I will ever pay for my bachelors degree. I think that in America a lot of people live like this they spend so much money to get a degree that has left them in a great amount of debt. They just hope that one day they will become an affluent person. At least that is my dream. It is an American dream to live life
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Violence in America has to stop. Its ashame how the young is dying. There are so many people not making it to see 30 years old and for the people that its all I see on social media is God thank you for letting me see 30 I thought I wasn’t going to make it to see this day. I’m like wow how people life is shorten in a blink of an eye. I turn on the t.v. and see momma’s crying cause they babies dying. Everybody want the right to bear arms but nobody want to put the guns down to save a life. Lives matter
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Strutting through the looming stone gate that acted as a portal into another world‚ I could hardly tell that I was still in America. Gold Chinese inscriptions glittered atop the gate‚ which was guarded by two pearly‚ white granite lions standing erect‚ flashing their menacing teeth. Taking a few steps through the gate‚ it felt as though I had walked into a wall‚ a wall of cigarette smoke‚ shouts of old men playing cards‚ and an array of sweet and savory smells wafting through the air. I walked beside
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South America‚ bordering Argentina‚ Bolivia and Peru. Many of you may have heard of it. However‚ it is unlikely that many of you know much about it. How much do you know about Chile’s Independence‚ or its political turmoil in the 60’s and 70’s? In school‚ we have been taking a history class every year since the third grade. Yet how much have we really learned about our world? We have learned a bit about foreign countries in the past few years‚ but how much have we learned about South America‚ our
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this letter today with hopes to inform you about a religions course I am taking. I know you are a history guy so I thought it would be interesting to write about the religious history of America. The United States happens to be one of very few major nations in history to be founded and established on principles of separation of church and state. This book I am reading‚ “The Religious History of America”‚ by Edwin Gaustad and Leigh Schmidt‚ gives a great overview of the different strand of religious
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Veronica heard the doorbell on her end. “Celeste! Ravishing as ever‚ and Jake- how’s business? Is Duncan home?” The show‚ Logan’s always been good at. Veronica closed her phone noiselessly‚ ready to move. She remembered being fourteen and sneaking in and out of Lilly’s house. Silently‚ she thanked Lilly for encouraging that mischievous streak in her; who would she be without it? After slipping out the window‚ Veronica shimmied down to the roof’s angled landing‚ thankful she’d decided
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