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Illegal Immigrants: Taking the Underground Railroad Above Ground The world is often viewed as an ever changing environment, however, history is known to repeat itself. African slaves in America, seeking better opportunities, cast off their literal shackles of oppression and fled to states that would provide them with a better quality of life. These slaves often utilized a system known as the underground railroad, as a transit way to a better life. While the railways African slaves utilized…

German-American heritage, over time, has integrated with Americans that first migrated to America causing a loss of German identity. German immigrants had a major impact on the development on the United States over the course of four centuries, which is left out when students learn about the history of the United States. Learning about German-Americans is only one example of understanding how the United States development shows how the country is a melting pot of different cultures and…

Over the past couple of months, there has been strong discussions and growing support for a vote to take place in Europe. This historical vote has to do with the decision for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. This monumental decision is summed up into one word; “Brexit.” Brexit refers to the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union. Throughout several articles there is influential discussions that discuss how a Brexit could harm and or strengthen both Britain and the E.U.…

Imagine immigrating to another country with the hopes of making money and living the dream, but arriving there and living on the streets and nobody understands what you are saying. The movie Buen Dia Ramon takes place in Mexico and Germany as it follows the journey of young illegal Mexican immigrant Ramon. The film was directed by Jorge Ramírez-Suárez and was released in 2013. Some awards that this international film won are Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. In the movie,…

focus of the imperialism and colonialism was to expand physically and in order to fulfill this goal European nations established colonies in the New World, Africa and India. At one point in history, some dominant nations of Europe such as England, Spain, France, Netherlands and Portugal experienced a rapid growth in their economy, because of…

slaves from Guinea. They came across many parts and many Guineas people in which they all were ready for a fight. Christopher Columbus addressed King Ferdinand in a letter he had written about his first few experiences with the native people of Spain. When he arrived…

Being “American” can mean many different things to many different people. Someone who was born here versus someone who came here from a different country. Through the eyes of an immigrant being American could mean multitudinous opportunities to get a stable job and provide a safe home for their family. A natural-born American might be more aware of the flaws of the country they live in, rather than see everything it has to offer. Think about what being American means to you. “A Quilt of a…

The Golden Door to America Immigration is what made America into what it is today; in fact without immigration we would not have our country. From the beginning of our grand nation, immigrants have brought new innovative ideas, and new businesses. They built the basic principles of the America we now have today. Therefore, immigrants should still be allowed to come to America. Building walls, forcing people out, not letting in those in need would go against the freedom that America stands for.…

Most would agree Land of opportunity, the free, and the brave would all be accurate assumptions of America. Although, some people do believe not everyone is treated as they should be. Legal or illegal Mexican immigrants are not always treated like “Americans.” Jimmy Santiago Baca expresses this in his poem, “So Mexicans are Taking Jobs from Americans.” Baca’s poem is about one of the false accusations Mexicans face when coming to America. The false accusations that immigrant Mexicans take…

Many people would say baseball is America's greatest pastime but I would like to argue and say that chasing the “American dream” would be the greatest and most common pastime. What is the American dream? Well, the phrase was first coined by historian James Truslow Adams in 1931 within his book called “Epic Of America” but the idea behind the phrase is as old as the states themselves. The general idea of the American dream has typically stayed the same but each decade gives it their own little…