Marie's Heritage Research Paper

Once there was a girl. This girl’s name was Marie. Her Mother was British, Japanese, Mexican, German, Irish, and Dutch, her Father was Irish, German, Italian, French, Australian, and Canadian. Marie’s heritage is unique, and has been changed and morphed by world events. Through different wars, treaties, and explorations, this is the only way she would be who she is.

Marie’s heritage is a unique one to say the least, her father’s ancestors came here for religious relief; her mother’s a refugee; both famine. There is so many events that would have hurt many people that shaped Marie’s past and future. Without the pilgrimage to America, the US and Mexico War, the potato famine in Ireland, the American Revolution, and so many more events; Marie would cease to exist. …show more content…
Some examples are: the Treaty of Paris, the Oregon Treaty, the Adams-Onís Treaty, Pinckney's Treaty, and so much more. We had to humble our country to make it possible that we got along. There is no point in arguing and holding grudges against others when we flourish together so much more.

Let me be honest: I made Marie up. She is a figure that I used to show that conflict can not stop us from helping others, and compromise does not deny who we are. In this world today, we are constantly searching for our identity, but the truth is in our past. We know where we come from and what challenges our ancestors faced. If our ancestors could conquer the ocean, discrimination, war, disease, hard times, we can conquer our conflict as well.

Throughout our history we see wars, discrimination, grudges, closing out immigrants, disease, threats, famine, treaties, freedom, aiding others, welcoming immigrants, helping refugees, exploring the world. As all these different events happen; we change. We change physically, mentally, spiritually, and our moral truths change as well, whether or not we want