Beggars in Spain

The American Dream was a goal that other Americans and immigrants wanted to achieve, to have religious freedom, their own land, and a decent job for themselves to support their family. That dream was achievable, but not many were able to actually achieve their dream of what they wanted so desperately. The American Dream, despite it being a goal and a dream that most wanted to achieve, it is not a suitable nor is was it to many others due to the fact of unequal rights and needs of the nation…

‘With a Little Help from my Friends” by Dumars Firoozeh, is a well written story about life of an iranian immigrant and changes she went through to adapt to our American culture. There was one quote from the story that really stood out to me. “They wanted to know more important things , such as camels. How many did we own back home? What did we feed them? Was it a bumpy ride?” (Firoozeh 90). This quote shows how Americans affect immigrants themselves, their families, and their relationship to…

.Spain and Spanish America shared an interesting relationship during the 18th century. Spain had conquered many areas in the Americas and it controlled large land areas in South America calling it Spanish America. Spain was interested in wealth and dominance, so they needed money to feed their desires and the resources in America gave them just that. One of the valuable resources Spain sought was silver and they used Native American workers to extract these goods. Spain was tied economically to…

“Shall the Mothers and Children be Sacrificed to the Financial Greed Of the Liquor Traffic? It’s up to you, voter, to decide. VOTE DRY!” From New York City to Birmingham, Alabama propaganda posters line the streets of large cities and small towns. Some flaunt scared mothers and children while others show saloons swallowing up frightened men trying to make it home.. There is a war going on for the soul of America, and the prohibitionists are winning. The saloon has been a staple of the working…

Immigration is when a person enters a country with the intention of living there. Those of you who think immigration is bad, well, your wrong! I immigrated to this country as Syrian refuge a year ago, coming here changed my life, it freed me from war, it gave a chance to start afresh. When i came here i did not know much english but coming to england help me to progress my knowledge. This leads me to my first point. Immigration provides people with a new start, it allows them to turn over a new…

Based on the documents that I have read, I have learned many things about the arrival, and possible expectation, of Cortes. The documents that I read led me to believe that Moctezuma was very excited to meet Cortes. Document B stated that Moctezuma welcomed Cortes to Mexico by saying that his throne was kept for him and that he has been worried about Cortes for a long time. He also said that he was looking toward the unknown place from which he had come, Moctezuma believed that he would return…

The disaster destroyed records which generated a chance for Chinese residents to state that they were born in the United States. The opportunity gave Chinese citizens to bring their children to America, and be able to return to their village without losing their citizenship. They also claim “new” children had been born to them. Historians called them, “paper sons and daughters” — children on paper only without a direct family connection. These paper children were in effect “slots” which people…

Immigration in America was at full force in the early twentieth century, and Zangwill’s play “The Melting Pot” (1908) along with Kallen’s essay (1915), present two different views and perspectives on the matter. These two important pieces support two different theories for American immigration, “the melting pot”, supported and made popular by Zangwill’s play, and cultural pluralism, promoted by Kallen. “The Melting Pot” supports a sense of assimilation and Americanization by European immigrants.…

Columbus' agreement with the Spanish rulers guaranteed that he could keep 10 percent of whatever wealth he found, alongside a respectable title and the governorship of any lands he should encounter. On August 3rd, 1492, Columbus and his team set sail from Spain in three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Clause Maria. On October 12th, the boats made landfall-not in Asia, as Columbus expected, but rather on one of the Bahamian islands. For a considerable length of time, Columbus cruised…

America has the largest immigration rate in the world. These immigrants are having difficulties getting settled in our country. There are the nationalists who oppose these immigrants for taking away “American jobs.” It is important to see immigrants, not as enemies, but as people. Though some U.S. citizens welcome immigrants, there are still many who are hostile toward them. For example, immigrants who move here from places such as India, get paid a third of the amount an American-born…