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“The land of the free and the home of the brave” – America’s proud promise that it parades like a tall flag to the outside world. However, to the millions of migrant workers whom have been immigrating to this great nation for over half of its history in search of a life of opportunity, this promise has been revealed time and time again to be nothing more than a facade. Tomas Rivera’s …And the Earth did not Devour Him protests the bitter reality of America’s harsh treatment towards these people…

What does it mean to be an American? This is a complicated question only because there are so many aspects involved in being American. There is the hope of fulfilling an American dream and the patriotism felt towards America. There are prejudices and discrimination toward those who are different and rights and freedoms in abundance. There is the innovation of Americans and the diversity seen here. To be an American means to fight for the freedom and protection of not only oneself, but for…

The world has many problems and not enough patience and time to solve them all, so the “smaller” problems tend to be pushed aside. The problem with this is that those smaller problems can grow into much bigger problems if they are not addressed. The violence that is happening at the Mexican-American border is one of those problems that will just continue to grow if not addressed properly. Frey (2013) states that “Fatal shootings by Border Patrol agents were once a rarity… Even more rare were…

In Paul’s Ryans passage of his book, he discusses the concept of the American Idea, which is the embodiment of what it means to be living the American Dream. Initially, the sign was towards Irish immigrants leaving the tragedies of their homeland, and embarking a new start in the Americas. Of course this was all new to them, the sign symbolized this manifestation of the American Dream. Therefore in order to make it true, these newcomers will have to work hard to get to where they want to be. Of…

Being American and Mexican, simultaneously, is harder than it seems. I had been living in the U.S,for ten years and for the first time, I was going to visit San Luis Potosi, Mexico, which is where my family lives. My mother always said that Mexico is known for being a poor country, even so I still didn’t imagine it would be any different from the U.S. At this point, I was arriving, taxis everywhere, people shouting to find their arriving families, it smelled like Mexican food, it was a…

The Rope America shouldn’t work. The idea that everyone of different cultures and backgrounds are truly able to (get along) be compatible shouldn’t work, but it does. The definition of improbable idea is something unlikely to happen. The idea of freedom that America runs off of is unlikely to happen yet America still succeeds. America succeeds despite being an improbable idea because they always reanimate after something devastating and they learn to unite through their problems. Most…

In these two its talking about two different countries and the cultures. However each country around the world is different and people may or may not agree or disagree with what people say or do. These topics is about the United States and Mexico. In "Mericans" The grandmother is freaked out because she's in the United States and she's seeing and hearing ask these different things being done and she's not used to it. She has her grandchildren with her and they understand whats going on expect…

How Do We Define Who Is “American”? How to define an American? What a hard question to be answered among all immigrants who live in America. Most people could not distinguish between the people who are living in America from those who are actually Americans. In the last two decades, many people have moved to America seeking a better life. They came from all over the world with different social class and backgrounds to live in this geographical location; therefore, America is considered as a…

America’s Gift To My Generation There are many wonderful gifts that America, but some countries don’t have what we own . For example, some countries don’t have some of the freedom of religion and free choice. America has gavin many gifts to my generation, but my favorite two gifts are free quality and freedom of religion. The first gift that America gave me is free quilty which is my favorite one gifts America gave me. The first reason I chose freedom of equality because I would…

“The American Dream” is a newspaper article written by Don Baer and Mark Penn from The Atlantic, claiming that contrary to what news agencies are reporting, the American Dream is thriving. Their claim is supported with a variety of evidence, gathered from both the Penn Schoen Berland Poll and the Gallup Poll; as well as through their use of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to justify and further advance their claim throughout the text. The authors’ use of Ethos was made effective by their use of the…