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    Bau Nguyen Mrs. Renee Richards ESOL 0351 April 12 The reasons of American immigrants According the website www.cnn.com: In 2010‚ about 1.04 million people received legal permanent resident status. What make the United State of America so attraction? and why people immigrate to this country? In reality‚ people immigrate to the United State of America to pursuit of the American Dream. There are many reasons for the immigration‚ searching of better employment opportunities and being interesting

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    America’s Western Frontier The American Old West compromises the history‚ myths‚ legends‚ stories‚ beliefs‚ and cultural meanings that collected around the Western United States in the 1800’s. Most often the term refers to the late 19th century‚ between 1865 to 1900‚ post-Civil war time period. Terms Old West and Wild West relate to life beyond the western frontier. The Wild West appears as a simple romanticized perception of the actual Old West identity‚ which forms numerous characters‚ lifestyles

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    opponents of early American expansion were Federalists b) Opposition to expansion rested on several premises‚ including constitutional considerations‚ national security and self-interest

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    Reasons for the American Revolution The King of England and Parliament were the direct causes of the American Revolution‚ because of their demands on colonists and harsh reactions after the colonists failure to meet their ridiculous expectations. These demands were far greater than any loyal American was able to provide. The taxes placed on Americans were so heinous that the sugar in their mugs was taxable. Survival while paying these taxes was slim to none. How could Britain force

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    The American west was perceived as a land of opportunity and success for many people of different racial and financial backgrounds during this specific era. However‚ the extent of success from opportunity varied on one’s race‚ willingness to take chances‚ and federal involvement. Farmers‚ miners‚ and indigenous people predominantly appeared in the west for opportunity. Farming dominated the West beginning in the 1870s‚ but the decline of agriculture economically immediately followed during the mid-1880s

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    Wessay The United Staes were trying to push people to settle in the west brought a lot of trouble. Since‚ Settlers and Native Americans thought very differently there were many conflicts between them. They both thought in different ways about the land usage‚ settlement‚ and ownership. Native Americans thought different about land usage than the Settlers did. The Native Americans thought that land should not be purchased or sold to anyone. They looked at land as a gift of the Great

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    In this era‚ there are a number of people immigrating to Canada. They are immigrating for the sake of getting enormous benefits from Canada‚ but they also face many problems in Canada. They have job problems because of low pay rate. People face another problem regarding their health. The Canadian weather is not better because it is cold‚ so it has bad effects on immigrants health. There are many problems for immigrants in Canada. They have culture and language problems. They cannot speak good English

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    The main reason‚ most Americans moved to the west was to gain wealth‚ freedom‚ and to worship what they believed (Schultz‚ 2013). There were two periods of Americans moving west the first period transpired from 1820 and 1844 and took place regardless of the governments consent. At the beginning of the settling of the west Mountain Men were responsible for the exploration and finding the safest trails and paths to traverse. These Mountain Men paved the way for the new settlers into the western region

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    painful love so often intertwined with good literature? What is its never ending appeal to readers? 4. Evaluative Questions * In attempting to answer evaluative questions‚ students may be combining multiple logical and/or affective thinking process or comparative framework. * Erickson. H. L‚ 2007) added "These types of questions usually require sophisticated levels of cognitive and / or emotional judgment" * Examples: * What are the similarities and differences between the deaths

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    Drew VonWaldner Com. 112 2/6/2013 Critical Analysis: “Better connected‚ farther apart” The author‚ Leonard Pitts Jr.‚ comes from the credible resource the Miami Herald. Pitts is a very well respected author‚ and happens to be a Pulitzer Prize winning author. Pitts specializes in commentary pieces and this piece‚ “Better connected‚ farther apart” also happens to be a commentary piece. I personally heard about this topic before I read this article‚ and I’m sure most other people have unless

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