Taminder Anand 9/20/10 English II Honors Page 106 1. A. In Letters from an American Farmer‚ Crèvecoeur describes why European immigrants were glad to leave Europe for America. In Europe‚ they were treated like they were worthless. The European immigrants were starved‚ they didn’t get food. Crops started to fail causing a shortage of grains‚ therefore raising the price of bread. They Europeans were treated horribly; they were thrown into jail for reasons unknown. They didn’t even
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American identity. This lecture was given in 1837‚ only fifty or so years written after the Declaration of Independence was written. Thus‚ I think that Emerson is trying to break away from being European. According to the last author we read‚ Crèvecoeur‚ "The American is a new man‚ who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas and form new opinion. From involuntary idleness‚ servile dependence‚ penury‚ and useless labour‚ he passed to toils of a very different nature‚ rewarded
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The Revolution was the beginning towards America’s independence from Great Britain. When the colonists began to acquire experience in the art of self-government they realized they could leave the British rule. They had become irritated by how King George 111 and parliament imposed a number of regulations on the colonists liberties. Since the patriots’ demands could not be met‚ the country proclaimed itself independent from ’mother England’ and the United States of America were born. The revolutionary
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The Melting Pot The myth of the melting pot was created by a man named J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur. His idea was that immigrants from all over the world would come together to create a new society. A new race‚ religion and way of life would come from this society. The myth is widely known today and is often related to the United States. America is known to be a melting pot because it is a society made up from people of different race‚ culture and beliefs. The myth of the melting pot implies
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freedom. An American is an opportunist‚ an patriot‚ and an optimist. Americans have opportunities to show freedom and different things you are able to do while you live in America. The letter‚ “What is an American?”‚ by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur shows why Americans have more chances than Europeans in certain ways. He states “here they are incorporated into one of the finest systems of population.” Immigrants usually come to America for the chance to change their life around. Although‚ they
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to the arrogance of Baby Boomers. Similarly‚ in Violence is Who We Are‚ Steven Crichley compares the mainstream culture of a few decades ago to what teenagers are interested in now. Taking a slightly different approach‚ Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur contrasts the differences in the way of life between his home country and the new country. Friedman writes about the
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The term “American” is viewed differently by many distinct people. In this essay‚ one can find out what it truly means to be an American. An American is someone who can be themself and is classified as an American. What it means to be an American is that you can be who you want to be. According to an article written by Marcie Sillman ‚ “Shmidt hopes [his family] [gets] the opportunity to come to this country. He spreads his arms wide as he describes his own experiences”. Shmidt’s personal experiences
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Individualism and Democracy Why do we inherently choose to address our differences by either ignoring them or fighting about them? From a young age we are taught to conform to what is normal and reject what is not. In elementary school we learn from our friends to shun and bully kids who are different. We pick on the boy who is short and does not play any sports. We won’t play on the playground with the girl who always dresses in old fashioned clothes. We mock the child who talks with a lisp
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The American Revolution The colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the revolution to a great extent. They discovered who they are and how to become unified progressively from 1750 to 1776 and the documents come from a first hand source as to what the colonists went through and how they progressed as the years went by. Although they wanted to get absolute separation‚ they were adamant on their attempts of becoming independent from England. By the eve
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Mrs. Sommers English 3 honors 12 February 2014 Letters From an American Farmer Essay Is it really worth living in America if you’re an immigrant? In Jean de Crevecoeur’s Letter from an American Farmer he talks about how living in America is better than living in Europe in 1763. During this time‚ countless Europeans wanted to leave Europe because of increased poverty‚ religious freedom‚ and poor harvest seasons. Immigrating to America was a good idea during the 1700’s‚ but now its not. Many
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