I cannot quite describe what I was feeling the day that my mother loaded me onto a large ship on that cold‚ dark day. England was the only place that I had ever called home. After my father and two younger siblings died‚ my mother was determined that I would travel to America for a new life. A life that I could never have in England. My young‚ sixteen year old mind could not quite comprehend the entire reasoning of why my mother wanted to send me away to a place that either of us had ever been
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social‚ cultural‚ and economic disadvantages in the United States of America. As I watched hundreds of cars pass us by disregarding the sight of a mother and her child walking alone and lost‚ there were many things that I did not comprehend. However‚ what I did understand was that‚ the United States of America was different from my birth country
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and chickens. We‚ as in my family‚ have three pigs‚ and three chickens. We used to have 5 pigs‚ but we killed three of them yesterday to eat‚ and sell some at the market. We also killed a couple chickens. We need the money. We can barely survive with what we got‚ and that isn’t much. Mostly because we have six people in our family. Plus‚ my dad doesn’t work much‚ and my mother and I don’t work at all. And‚ my older brother works‚ but he makes the most money. My dad barely works. He is too lazy‚ and
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Police Department Roles and Functions Sharesa Gulley University of Phoenix CJA/214 - Introduction to Police Theory and Practices Evan Cohen January 21‚ 2013 Police Department Roles and Functions Every policing department or agency has a set of organizational goals and values that provide officers with a sense of direction and purpose. Even though these various departments may have different functions‚ policing agencies have similar roles. The roles of police include: The prevention
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not have time to write and asked me to tell you what America was like. I think American is more gilded than golden. Gilded is when something is gold on the outside and (for example) iron on the inside. America seemed like an ideal place to come. At least till I got here… On the long trip to America people were discussing that if they were turned down they would sneak across the America-British Columbia border. At first Maria and I didn’t know what they were talking about. We learned that if you
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proclaiming it the most beautiful place in the world that “overlooked the heavens”. She grew as people would call “blue blooded”‚ ridiculously rich but far from conceited. Her family consisted complete vegetarians- never eating meat or eggs as if to preserve what bodies are given. She had five brothers and she was the eldest child. My grandfather Bhagwan was similar‚ yet completely different. He grew up eating everything that moved- except for beef of course because cows are to Indians as Jesus is to Christians
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In recent years‚ immigration has become a controversial topic in the United States‚ raising tension for the majority of American citizens. Many different views have been proposed to solve this issue: some argue that the process of immigration be more tolerant and convenient‚ while others believe there should be stricter laws enforcing the specificity of who gets in and how. Ultimately‚ there should be a stricter policy of immigration‚ ensuring those who truly value living here will do so lawfully
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Senior Project Immigration Obama’s Immigration Reform Xihara Rosario Class 172 Mrs. Prysler Northeast High School Outline 1. Introduction What is my topic? Why I chose it? What do I already know about my topic? What I expect to learn? 2. Body Definition of Immigration Types of Immigration The first habitants in United State were Immigrants Immigration reform issues right now Implements that reform needs to happen Immigration outcome and implications for Americans
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am going to have such a nice life here in America.” I was quickly brought back to reality when I was issued a literacy test. Luckily‚ I was always a good student. After that I thought I would be free to go but I still had to answer questions like “What are your political views?” You would think that wouldn’t matter that much but I watched some of the people I just got off the boat with‚ after months‚ get right back on to travel back to Ireland and back to starvation. I stayed in a holding cell
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blending in with others. Document 2 demonstrates how the American Federation of Labor (AFL) wanted a restriction on immigrants entering the country. They wanted to make immigrants take an illiteracy test to determine whether they have education and what skills they have. To become a citizen‚ there were many different obstacles. Although many immigrants came to America by choice‚ some were without a choice. The Potato Famine in Ireland forced many to immigrate to America. The Potato Famine was a
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